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Mudras for Spiritual Awakening

January 22, 2020 in /by

Along the spiritual path, we move from the identification with the limited personality to an experience of our limitless true being, from fragmentation to wholeness, from doubt to clarity and from suffering to freedom. Most spiritual traditions present the cultivation of positive qualities as an important support for our spiritual journey. We begin by cultivating these […]

Yoga Nidra

July 3, 2020 in /by

Yoga nidra is rooted in the Tantric tradition. Tantric practices also combine visualization and respiration to induce particular psycho-spiritual states. The original Tantric form of yoga nidra is called nyasa, which means “to place.” Nyasa is a Tantric technique to awaken, harmonize, and perfect each part of the body through mantras placed in each body […]

What Is Yoga?

April 3, 2020 in /by

Yoga is enigmatic in that it is both a vast field of study and an expression of the deepest part of our own being. Yoga is a discipline that requires years of dedicated effort; it is also the art of effortlessness in which nothing needs to be done. Yoga is an ancient science developed by […]

To understand the foundations of Yoga Therapy

May 28, 2020 in , /by

To understand the foundations of Yoga Therapy, we can use the model of a structure supported by four pillars: Yoga Chikitsa Darshana – The vision of Yoga Therapy Yoga Chikitsa Marga – The path or process of Yoga Therapy Yoga Chikitsa Sadhana – The tools, techniques and methods of Yoga Therapy Kaivalya – The result […]

Samkhya Philosophy, Foundation of Yoga

June 17, 2020 in /by

As a philosophical system, yoga has its basis in a philosophy called Samkhya, which means “list” or “enumeration.” Samkhya is a description of the universe and gives a detailed account of 24 different elements from which it is composed. Some of the elements contained within this description of the universe are the five great elements […]

Samkhya Philosophy for Children of all Ages

February 8, 2020 in /by

Once upon a time, there was a planet called Purusha. You could say that Purusha was a perfect place to live. Everyone was happy and there was a sense of timelessness and limitlessness. In fact, the people of Purusha were absolutely complete in every way. The only problem was that in all that vast kingdom […]