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“Yogah Chitta Vritti Nirodha”. This is the second sloka (stanza) in the first chapter of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. This sutra provides the definition of yoga: it says that yoga is the cessation of the modification of the mind. This means … Continue reading →

Many of you may have heard this story, but I was thinking of it recently and wanted to share this time old tale as a reminder for us to “take a step up”. Once upon a time, a farmer’s donkey … Continue reading →

Happiness research indicates that we all have a “base level” of happiness. Positive and negative events veer us off this baseline only temporarily. A vacation or the purchase of a long sought of appliance only makes us temporarily happy and … Continue reading →

Have you heard this: “I can’t do yoga until I feel better (or can get to yoga class).”  Injury or illness, age or other ‘limitations’ (including working all day at your desk), may prevent you from getting on a yoga … Continue reading →

Many of us suffer from chronic-illnesses like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart problems, depression, anxiety, etc. However very few of us realize that many of these problems are related to something called a “stress-trap”. For the first time ever a … Continue reading →