Renuka sat in The Yoga Institute counselling office and wiped her flowing tears on her sleeve. She even refused the scratchy tissue offered by the counsellor. “I’m thinking my peers are doing better with good job offers even before they graduate. I have no job...
Dhanurvakrasana – The Bow Posture Dhanurvakrasana also known as The Bow Pose is a slightly difficult asana to do, but if done correctly, can be very beneficial for your entire body. The asana helps improve digestion, strengthens your spine, tones the muscles of your back and...
Obesity is emerging as a silent pandemic. Corpulence leads to diabetes, hypertension, elevated cholesterol levels, High B. P., and impaired glucose tolerance. In 2016 a National Family Health Survey (NFHS) showed that approximately 21% of Indian women and 19% of Indian men between the age group...
Being steady and firm, strengthens both, my mind and body. The mountain posture reflects the ideals of stability, steadfastness and resoluteness. It has three variations to provide the spine with different kinds of stretches and movements all the while maintaining a firm base. We also...
This yoga posture has been named after the shape it takes – that of a diamond or thunderbolt. One can sit in Vajrasana at the time of doing pranayamas. This yoga posture is pronounced as vahj-RAH-sah-na. It enables the development of bala, strength, but of a...
Meditation Benefits for students Municipal school principals are grappling with ways to help their students. The Yoga Institute has been a pioneer in yoga educations for many decades. It addresses a host of mental health challenges and many conditions linked to anxiety and stress. Long term...
29 December 2018, Mumbai-“Harmony Fest” a two-day celebration of Yoga Institute’s 100 years of transforming lives saw participants from all walks of life at the MMRDA grounds. Thousands of individuals local and global participated in the festivities to celebrate 100 years of yoga wellness with...
28 December 2018, Mumbai-“Harmony Fest” a two-day celebration of Yoga Institute’s 100 years of transforming lives saw participants from all walks of life. Thousands of people participated and benefited from the various programmes organised. Open-to-all free events were held to bring about harmony and balance in...
What should you wear while practising yoga Yoga is the most beautiful thing that can ever happen to anyone. But to step into this attractive world of asana and pranayama, we have to be very particular about yoga hygiene. Hatha yoga pradipika and many other texts...
How can yoga help with addiction recovery? It takes courage to explore your fears. Addiction is a serious disorder and can happen to anyone. Addiction, unfortunately, is a taboo subject and a lot of stigmas attached to it. Anyone can be addicted to social media, TV, food...
