The Hindus believe that kundalini shakti is a mysterious force that resides within each person and must join Shivah in the coronary chakra (sahasrara), which is located at the top of the head. Through some spiritual practices, kundalini yoga aims to awaken the latent force, asleep in us, which, in some way, can be identified with the creative potential present in each individual. Thus, by activating the energy, the serpent rises,…
Raja Yoga argues that the material world is a manifestation of the thoughts and ideas that exist in our minds. The underlying reality is always the driving force behind physical reality, and thus our inner thoughts and emotions are the source of the external world. In a similar manner, the observable actions and phenomena in the external world are the tangible expression of the underlying, subtler forces at play within the internal…
Yoga is a holistic practice that incorporates physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama) and meditation to promote mental and physical well-being. Studies have shown that yoga is beneficial in cases such as anxiety, depression, low back pain and sleep disorders during pregnancy, and that it positively affects mother-baby bonding, birth and postpartum period. Nevertheless, there are a limited number…
Man has always aspired to have a perfect memory. Some people are born with a perfect memory, but not everyone is so lucky! The important question is that if it is possible to improve our memory. In addition to this, the following question also comes to mind: Is it necessary to have a very strong memory when we have computers with high capacity, calculators and many other technological devices at our disposal? In times when we didn’t…
Through self-transcendence and self-knowledge, yoga focuses on spiritual wholeness. In contrast, Ayurveda emphasizes psychosomatic wholeness through health care that facilitates self-transcendence and self-knowledge clarity. Yoga’s hallmark of balance necessitates proper attention to the mind and body when practicing this ancient science and art. If we do not give the body the care it needs, it will eventually…
Karma Yoga is the process of becoming conscious and sensitive to the energies we set in motion through selfless surrender, empathy and personal responsibility in the process of seeking and promoting well-being. The paths of Yoga lead us, through different but complementary paths, to a state of physical health, mental peace and spiritual harmony. One of the options to enjoy the benefits of this practice and this lifestyle is Karma…
Zen Buddhism is a unique mix of philosophies and idiosyncrasies from three different cultures. It is a typically Japanese way of life, and yet reflects the mysticism of India, naturalness and spontaneity of Taoism and the deep pragmatism of the Confucianist mind. However, despite its special character, Zen Buddhism is purely Buddhist in its essence because its objective is nothing different that of Buddha: Achieving enlightenment,…
Yogis believe that the yoga diet should be healthy for the physical body, the energy body, the emotional body and the intellectual body at the same time. Here lies the great difference between the yogic dietary system and many other dietary systems. The yogi considers not only the effects of nutrition on the physical body, but also on the vital energy, the emotions, and the intellectual faculties. For the yogi, man is neither the …
Understanding the true nature of meditation can take many years of practice and study. Meditation can no more be taught than sleeping can be taught. You can have a wonderful air-conditioned room, a large, comfortable mattress and an absolutely peaceful atmosphere, but, in spite of this, you may not fall into sleep even though you need to. There is no technique for sleeping, it just happens. In the same way, meditation happens by …
Surely at some point you have heard the term ketogenic diet. That diet that everyone is currently talking about incessantly and that you also want to be part of. Surely you are totally fed up with the typical and boring diets of nutritionists, who isn’t? These diets that our doctors put us on that do nothing but cause us economic problems due to the high cost of the food proposed in it. People who are used to eating whatever they …
