Yoga fundraiser for Japan

SHAH ALAM: Yoga students opened their hearts, minds and wallets during a fundraiser for quake-hit Japan at Hotel Saujana Kuala Lumpur on May 2. Yoga instructor Manoj Kaimal led a class of 70 students in releasing the tensions of their daily lives, and explained how each yoga movement or stretch was aimed at opening their [...]

Always wanted to take up yoga but hampered by age, weight or a disability? Then consider chair yoga.

Over the years, the art of yoga, first practised by spiritual gurus, has evolved from its original intention of integrating body, mind and soul into something less profound. Today, yoga has become so trendy that most people only focus on the physical exercises and nothing more. If you step into any fitness centre or browse [...]

MIND & SPIRIT: Stretching for good well-being

Looking for a practice to detoxify your body, improve your posture, increase muscle mass, and calm your mind? Then yoga may be for you.

Today, yoga is practised by millions worldwide. While many associate it with the latest fad at the gym, it’s actually an ancient practice that connects the mind, body and spirit through different body postures, controlled breathing and meditation. Yoga originated from India as a discipline to get a deeper understanding of oneself and subsequently, the universe. The word “yoga” comes from the Sanskrit word yug, which means to join or unite.

Manasa Abroad – An Interview with Kasia in Kenya

An Interview with Kasia in Kenya

Introduction to Vedas

Manoj & Sandhya on YogaLife Magazine

Manoj Kaimal comes from a family, who has long been entrenched in the various traditions of yoga. He had his first exposure and tutelage under his grandfather, Mr. Sridhara Kaimal. Later, he took the teachers training certification from the Sivanada Ashram in Kerala. This was followed by frequent trips to Mysore and Pune, from where he received [...]

Sandhya on Dyuelife

What is your first impression when someone mention about YOGA? Is Yoga a way to lose weight like some of the girls may think, or is it just an exercise from India? What is Yoga?  Yoga is a process or practice whereby we start to become more and more aware of our self- in terms [...]

Sandhya’s Yoga Demo on Astro Vaanavil

Sandhya’s Interview on Astro Vaanavil

Manoj Kaimal’s Yoga Demo on Surya TV, Kerala in Malayalam

Manoj Kaimal’s Talk on Surya TV, Kerala in Malayalam

Yoga as a Way of Life – Manoj’s Interview on BFM89.9

Yoga is not a physical thing The many different styles of yoga Stretching your mind and body – Manasa Yoga

Manoj’s Interview on The Breakfast Show at NTV7

Yoga master stamps his mark

AFTER carving a name for himself as a tough and dedicated yoga guru, Manoj Kaimal further stamped his mark in the yoga arena by authoring his first book, “Celebration of Asanas” at the Indian High Commission recently. “Initially, I was going to write a book on Patanjali’s yoga sutras but somehow, along the way, this [...]

Yoga Students Raise RM30,000

PETALING JAYA: A yoga charity session has raised funds to help flood victims. Yoga students put up stalls selling food, pottery, yoga mats and T-shirts and raised RM30,000 for The Star‘s Help a Family campaign at the Saujana Kuala Lumpur Resort in Subang. The charity was organised by the resort and Manasa School of Yoga with [...]

Yoga in the Himalayas

This is the story of 40 Malaysians, led by their yoga instructors Manoj Kaimal and Sandhya Manoj, who went on a maiden yoga trip to India, the land of mysticism, clashing colours, and that most popular of exports – yoga (or is that curry?). Our yatra (Sanskrit for “journey”) took place in December and comprised five days [...]

Yoga Teacher has Own Style of Practice

By the time he was seven years old, Manoj Kaimal was already well grounded in the basic philosophies of yoga and adept with “sun salutations.” This is not unexpected, considering both his grandfathers did not only practised yoga practitioners but taught it as well. Thus Manoj, who hails from India’s southern state of Kerala, was [...]