One of the things I love most about Ayurveda is how simple and intuitive it is. At its heart is the idea that we are not separate from the world around us. There is a beautiful Sanskrit phrase that says " Yat pinde tat brahmande" ("As is the microcosm, so is the macrocosm"). Changes in nature, like seasonal shifts, affect our bodies, and vice versa, linking our inner state to the outer world's rhythms. What is Ritucharya? Ritucharya means "seasonal regimen" in Sanskrit. It i

In Human life, balance is critical for survival and progress. When I say balance, i mean a balance between the two opposite experiences in life, whether its joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain or disease and health.

चतुर्-वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुण-कर्म-विभागशः ॥ catur-varṇyaṃ mayā sṛṣṭaṃ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ ॥ “The four orders of society, brahmin,...

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिबर्धनं । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ॥ aum tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ...

Even after practicing Yoga for so many years, I was still unaware of the difference between Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga in its true sense....

Teacher and Student relationship

On my first ever job interview in my college-campus in 1998-99, I was asked a question about my hobby. I had practiced for this one, and...

What does liberation mean to you? No matter the religion you follow or an atheist, everyone has a particular idea about what liberation...

Growing up, I saw my mom lighting diyas twice a day everyday; once in the morning and another in the evening. Both times she made sure to...

Self-love is the practice of being kind, patient and compassionate to yourself, the way you would be with someone else that you care...

You may have heard this before, but I have been fortunate enough to witness a leader who does this naturally in his life with everything...

If you have been reading my blogs, you know my journey for healing started a few years ago. Its not been easy; but the first moment is so...

In the final week of Advanced Yoga training at Mt Madonna Institute, we learned and practiced a new series of Yogāsanās called "kṣamā...

My journey with Yoga started before I even knew what Yoga is, way back in my childhood when my maternal-uncle did Gayatri Yajña rituals...

No matter what stage of life you are in, sleep is an essential part of life. You become one with the immortal universal life during the...

We grew up in a small village in India and though never completely vegetarian, we ate meat (mostly fish) once in a month or so when there...

Bee happy, bee kind, bee grateful For the honey of life is sweet and bountiful Bee busy, bee brave, bee humble For the challenges of life...

Yoga has become a movement; according to some statistics shared here, about 10% of US population practice Yoga. However, most of these...

I wasn't always into Yoga, infact I didn't know anything about Yoga until this flight I took from India to SFO in 2006. During this...

I hate to do exercises, never in a million times would I go and work-out in a gym. So, when my family doctor asked me to do exercise...