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If we have a desire to do something, but our thoughts tend to postpone the action until tomorrow or later, always remember what one teacher said to his samurai disciple: «… you have only one arrow. So, do everything at

Sometimes in our daily routine, we forget to track our condition and don’t analyze the cause of any changes. At first, we simply don’t notice or ignore these changes. When we start having certain health problems and things fall apart,

Each person is a combination of certain qualities and experience, that make up three groups of bodies of varying density. Therefore, we can exist in three states according to our tendencies: active, passive or the state of clarity. In Vedic

Each kind of yoga we follow leads us to balance of the extremes.The easiest way is to start with the physical body, using such an instrument as Hatha yoga. It helps to feel the harmony and to reject the extremes

The type of yoga that includes the basics of theatre art is called Natya yoga. The oldest text describing Natya’s features is «Natya-shastra», translated as «Reading about drama». It is one of the largest and the oldest treatise on the

Rajas — passion, activity. People with more rajas are active and energetic. They strive to change themselves and the world around according to their needs. Sattva — enlightenment, goodness. Sattva is a quality which manifests itself in the desire to

Tamas — ignorance. A person in the state of Tamas is inert. Laziness, unwillingness to work hard and to overcome life’s obstacles give an indication to this Guna. It is essential to avoid the domination of this sluggish state. The

Pranayama yoga enhances all our feelings and emotions, not only positive, but also negative ones. Any negative tendency of our mind is exaggerated before it is overcome. Subsequently, we can direct our life energy in the wrong way and we

Pranayama yoga utilises our ability to breathe. The main thing in Pranayama yoga is not to allow any discomfort in the body, i.e. it should be harmony multiplied by harmony. It is necessary to find the inner, physical and emotional

Every thought has consequences in real life. Forgetting about the importance of thoughts in our head, we admit uncontrollable emotions, reactions and events in our life. With time we can notice that we don’t like what is happening with us.

There are no words to describe the Higher Self, it is beyond any definitions and descriptions. All we can say is that Higher Self cannot be divided into parts or destroyed. It exists regardless of time and space. It is

Relaxation is an important part of yoga and of life as a whole. We should allow ourselves to have some space for relaxation and creativity. We should be kind not only to others, but also to ourselves! «There is a

By identifying short-, medium- and long-term objectives, we can clearly see the image of our desirable future. We can record our goals on paper and place it in such a way that it always remains in front of our eyes.  Being

The opinion that without being a vegetarian it is impossible to make yoga useful is wrong. If we commit ourselves to yoga practice, we should start doing it in our current  state. Our nutritional habits do not matter. After some

The wisdom of yoga is as follows: «Be cautious of stupid and lazy people — they will make you suffer! Be careful when you make new contacts and start an interaction, as only you can decide with whom you should

External world is the world of permanent changes. When we deal with an external source we receive a temporary pleasure. Any form becomes old and tired very quickly. Yoga tells us that behind every form there is a content. If

В индийской философии используется такое понятие, как «дхарма». Буквально переводится как «то, что удерживает или поддерживает»; от санскритского корня дхар — «поддерживать». «Санатана-дхармой называют деятельность, которую невозможно поменять. К примеру, у воды нельзя отнять то, что она жидкая, так же

The first principle: «We should try our best to do no harm to any living being without absolute necessity. If it is impossible, we should follow our duty.» The second principle: «We should not waste our effort and time for

Someone is healthy, rich, powerful and can manifest in the world strongly. Someone is less free, he can own almost nothing, the rate of his manifestation is much lower. In this way, everyone of us is free for some percent

Classic kinds of yoga help us to accumulate prana: Asanas of Hatha yoga not only stimulate muscles but enhance the blood supply of our brain and strengthen the nervous system. Dynamic Kriya yoga purifies the body, makes it healthy and

Yoga techniques are able to increase the level of prana, which makes us more effective in achieving any kind of goals and any number of goals. Practicing yoga regularly, we improve our memory, increase the strength of our attention and

There is a principle of satisfaction in Yoga called Santosha. It calls us to be pleased with what we have, to see positive signs in every moment of life. Despair, discontent, complaints about misfortune is not the best way of

According to Yoga axiomatic, happiness is a natural condition of any living being! Many people think that everything is relative, and in order to feel happiness, one needs to feel pain and suffer first: «A blessing in disguise.» Is this

The state of Vira, the state of being a hero, implies a deep interest and desire to study oneself and the world around, the sincere curiosity of a child and of the most serious scientist at the same time. It

Over the last century, yoga began to spread extremely rapidly in the West. Due to the fact that the knowledge of yoga began to rapidly disappear, teachers, independently coming to America and the countries of Europe, began to openly spread

In order to find our life path: Act trying not to harm others! Identify who you owe to and what! Remember about your goals! Following this way, we shall get minimum pain and maximum pleasure according to our karma — a consequence

Sooner or later every person starts thinking about starting a family, having kids and raising a new generation. Many new parents ask themselves: How should they bring up their children and what kind of personal example can they demonstrate? What

One of the meanings of the word «yantra» is «instrument». Also there are other translations: «carrier», «diagram», «schema». Sometimes the word «yantra» is translated from Sanskrit into English, as «map» or «body». One of the tools of Yantra yoga is

If we follow the First and the Second principles, we shall realize what is our dharma; understanding our dharma gives us an insight of our duty. Knowing our duty will help us to identify our goals in life and correct

Yoga doesn’t take power — yoga gives it. Daily practice increases human strength and provides a supply of energy. Despite the fact that classes require some energy from us, due to the harmonization of internal processes, strength is added. It

Yoga has a magical method of relaxation — shavasana (rest pose). The Treatise of Hatha Yoga says: «Mastery in yoga is determined by the posture of Shavasana.» Relaxing in shavasana, we release muscular tension throughout the body, and the feeling

Ahimsa nonviolence, non-harming other living beings. We should do our best to cause no harm to any living being unless it is absolutely necessary. If it is impossible, we should follow our duty. With regard to yoga practice, this principle

There always has been, is and will be the need for retreat. Since antiquity, people wanted to find something more valuable and important in their lives than the usual daily routine. There are always people who are looking for the

Retreat means a quiet or secluded place in which one can rest and relax. In yoga, this term is used to refer to spiritual practice with complete immersion. A retreat can be either solitary or with a group of like-minded

The Universe, allowing us to be born, gives an opportunity to learn important lessons, and yoga gives various practical tools for their successful overcoming. However, to take advantage of these tools, we need a physical living body — the human

There are as many types of yoga as there are types of human activity. Nyasa Yoga is a branch of yoga working with our tactual sensibility. It is translated as “Yoga of touch sensations”. Nyasa yoga is very similar to

All the new solutions that the modern civilization offers us are in English, as it has become the international language of communication. Knowing English we will be able to draw information from different sources — the ancient treatises on yoga,

Yoga offers a great variety of tools to overcome fear! Therefore, using our mind and the instruments of yoga we can overcome personal ignorance and realize the source of our fears. We will tend to do less harm to everybody

Released power, first of all, goes for recovery of the body, and we feel the surge of energy and vivacity. And the stable emotional state, following this effect, lets us review our life and rebuild it in the right way,

The degree of our awareness will depend on the state of our gross physical body and the processes running at a deeper level. It should be noted that, we are closely interconnected with the environment, because our body is an