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Cooling Breath Techniques: Using Sheetali Pranayama for Summer Relief

What is Sheetali Pranayama? The Climate Connection How Sheetali Works? Basic Sheetali Technique Deepening the Practice When to Practice? Benefits Beyond Cooling Practical Considerations Integrating Sheetali Into Daily Life The Cooling Breath in a Warming World In the midst of soaring temperatures and heat waves that seem to intensify each year, ancient wisdom offers us

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Are you resting? Exploring the role of sleep in wellbeing

Rest: Beyond Simple Recovery Sleep’s Hidden Influence on Wellness The Yogic Understanding of Sleep Practices for Deep Rest Rest remains one of the most misunderstood aspects of human health. We live in a society that often glorifies busyness and productivity, viewing sleep as merely downtime or, worse, a necessary inconvenience. This fundamental misunderstanding has led

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Why Women Struggle to Rest-and How Yoga Can Change That

The Weight of Expectation Rest as a Sacred Principle in Indic Texts Yoga as Radical Rest A Return to Balance In the quiet corners of history, the role of women has often been framed by duty—nurturer, caregiver, leader, laborer. Whether in the home, the fields, or the workplace, rest has been a privilege rather than

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A stigma – Do you have to be religious to be a yogi?

The Puzzle Who is Bhagwan? The Truth of Faith The Puzzle My path of yoga commenced at a very early age as I was born to a family of yoga teachers and had travelled around India and South East Asia to learn and practice different styles of yoga (Both traditional and Non Traditional) As I

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Mindful Living Series: Conversations on Family, Being & Belonging

A Dialogue with Shri. Subodh Tiwari, CEO of Kaivalyadhama Part II: Family, Conflict, and the Search for Balance Q. How can yoga support families recovering from trauma, such as displacement due to wars or natural disasters? Q. How does yoga help address the challenges of climate change, both emotionally and practically? Q. How do you

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