Yoga Tours India

Being happy , feeling positive staying motivated -these affirmations  are better said than done. This special yoga retreat program shall demonstrate effective ways by which the body and mind can be managed using, channelizing and utilizing the bio-energy ( prana )of the body . The focal point being the energy dynamics of the body – understanding and applying them using tools of pranayamas. Recommended for the ones who seek a permanent solution to – Depression,Anxiety, Loneliness,Stress management,  Mind management,  Pranic healing, wandering mind , day dreaming lack of will /motivation ,Detoxification Fatigue , lethargy Insomnia Negative emotion , thinking Lack of concentration!! Pranayams offer an effective and one of the most efficient  solutions to these  problems  provided one has the requisite knowledge and practises with innate awareness.  This is generally lacking in majority of the practitioners and so the results are not so p...

Niyamas !! The personal disciplining , without which yoga will have no base. One must have self-discipline and grounding first.  1) Sauch- cleanliness and purity of  he body mind and the environment in which one lives in. 2) Santosha- contentment which must be discovered within and not always pursued externally.  3) Tapas- removal of impurities to bring balance, energy and health  4) Swadhyaya- self-study , gaining self-experience and introspection.  5) Ishwara pranidhana- living according to ones “true nature “ or surrender completely to ones beloved deity. These are the essential foundation of the patanjali’s yoga sutras.  A seeker who has a goal of self- realization is bound to abide by these codes if he chooses Patanjali’s Astanga yoga. Also, each point requires deep and detailed understanding,  this article just touches the points for general awareness.  Nevertheless if each point is understood properly and ...

Yamas !!  The social Rules. Before entering into the yogic lifestyle, a seeker’s  general conduct must be managed well. And so, the five yamas or the social rules have been stipulated first. 1)    Ahimsa- ( Non- violence)- this includes , right thought, speech and action towards self and others.  As channelized anger and violence leads to tremendous loss of mental energy, this must be governed. 2)    Satya- (honesty) – Truthful intention in thought, speech and action. Yet again an honest person is free of mental blockages  and lives more freely. His mental energy doesn’t go waste in unnecessary manipulations. 3)    Asteya –( non – stealing) – of both goods and reputations. The moment one steals of even generate a thought of stealing , the value of what he possesses automatically reduces. 4)    Bhramacharya – natural living with regards to sexual energies. 5)    Aparigraha – ( self- suffic...

Pranayam .... The Breath Of Life: Breathing - Are you doing it? Or is it just happening? Find out, give it a pause and look. When thought or emotion ( senstized thoughts) do not come in the way of breathing, what is left is Pure Natural Breath which does not belong to you. It is the Universe itself breathing in this body. It is the very breath of the absolute. In Pranayam we are taught to force breathing one way or other but the real Pranayam happens when the "Prana" is left to it's own "Aayam" meaning . Leave Prana - The very foundation of the life force to it's own Dimensionless movement. It has it's rythm, it's own beating and throbbing, like ocean swelling up, like tide coming in and going out of it's own accord smashing against this rock body and at times sinking it into it's rythmic depths of Natural calm. Pranayam is not something you do. Infact it is the natural rythm of universe when all the noise of mind has fa...

Yoga is an approach to learn and comprehend the profound India. Likewise, yoga is related with the way of life and legacy of India. The beginning of yoga is viewed as old as human civilization. According to the Vedas, the Vedic Period is the inception of yoga in India. The most seasoned referred to yogic lessons are known as Vedic yoga or ancient yoga, and can be found in four Vedas – Rig Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda and Atharva-Veda. Rituals and ceremonies related to Vedic yoga endeavor to beat the limitations of the psyche. Thus, Vedic yoga was firmly associated with the custom existence of individuals around then. Yoga isn't a religion, it is a method for living that points towards 'a sound personality in a man's body'. Man is a physical, mental and spiritual being; yoga advances a decent improvement of all the three. Different types of physical activities, similar to heart stimulating exercise, guarantee just physical prosperity. Yogic activities energiz...

Yoga cannot be bound by geographical or religious identity. it is in essence coming to an understanding of reality. As it is, an understanding, it is free to flow anywhere and everywhere. Whoever,wherever in this world raises a doubt,a question, automatically with it create s a potential for understanding.  Questioning is an attribute of the human mind and wherever it raises its head there it creates the fertile soil for coming to an understanding. Geographical and religious identities are merely imaginary lines created by human beings, one on land and other in the mind. Historically these lines have never been stable they keep shifting and changing. The identification of an individual to any country religion ideology or group is a desperate attempt to maintain its identity.  The very thought of losing one's identity is so fearful to an individual that he can go to any lengths to maintain it,even kill or get killed. It is a death wish to which every human being clings s...

The notion of individuality is intrinsic to our view of the world. In absence of this notion the world as we know it, disappears. Individuality is very dear to us yet, it is the source of our everyday conflict.  We crave for peace and yet, we are in continuous conflict with the world, a world which unknown to us has actually been created by us. The essence of this conflict is that unknowingly we have come to think of ourselves as an entity which is trapped in a body and thus reduced ourselves from an all-pervading consciousness to a point form. From the perspective of an individual who is just setting out to understand the nature of reality,  Yoga  is the culmination of a journey the end of a search. However,the contours of this whole journey are created and embedded in the recesses of the mind. The notion of this journey begins in the mind and it ends with the mind. The word  Yoga  literally indicates a union, assuming that there is an individual ...