Wisdom
Expand the foundation of your yoga practice and deepen your knowledge of yoga’s philosophy, history, Sanskrit terminology, wisdom, and more. Consider this yoga 101, for beginner to advanced practitioners, with tools and insights to grow your practice and enhance your mind-body-spirit connection like never before.
Mental Health
Friends & Friendship
The class started with this question, ‘Who is a friend?'. Among the many topics covered in that amazing talk on leadership, Bhishma also talked about friendship. He categorized different types of friends which the prince should discern
What are the benefits of Kapalabhati and alternate nostril breathing?
Kapalabhati is normally done before other pranayamas. It is very helpful in long meditations, too. During those sessions when one may face dullness, it quickly counters the fuzziness and brings about a certain resplendent quality to consciousness.
Health & Fitness
I am not able to sleep well. Can yoga help?
Though we take for granted our daily sojourn through these states, it is really a wonder as to how it all happens; why and how we are awake, or why and how we fall asleep, etc.
Can pranayama help with asthma?
Yoga, can definitely be of help to people affected with Asthma, along with conventional medical treatment. However the opinions of different yoga teachers might differ as to the techniques recommended.
Should I attend class when I’m having a headache?
Headache, though a common malady, occurs in different people for different reasons. For eg, it can be due to the swelling of sinus cavities in some eye strain in another, […]
Contemplation
Manasa teachers, where do you place your mat in class?
When we understand yoga as karmasu kausalam (skillfulness of action), then the position where we take the teachers position in our class is also an important karma.
People say yoga is about realizing the ‘truth’? What is the ‘truth’ they are referring?
No verbal answer can clearly reveal the truth to the enquirer. In fact words will only act to cover the truth.
Specific Concentration Vs Open Awareness
After the Tapasya, Suh Chien asked me some relevant doubts, which I think might be something concerning all students. The question is: Would you advise me on how to progress; […]