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Living, ageing and death: A yogic perspective
December 8, 2019

Living, ageing and death: A yogic perspective

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  The only thing we really have is an experience of newness, and that is ‘now’ We know about the famous Kissa Gotami story where she meets Buddha asking him to revive her dead child. He told her he would heal her child if she could bring a seed of mustard from any house that […]

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Yoga and mental illness
November 1, 2019

Yoga and mental illness

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  HV: When I was doing my yoga acharya course a few years back, a very dear friend of mine approached me for help because she was going through a depression. Since I was not a qualified counselor, I referred her to a counselor and at the same time took her to my friend and […]

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A deep dive into the Yoga Sutra: sAdhana pAda
October 8, 2019

A deep dive into the Yoga Sutra: sAdhana pAda

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A recently concluded Yoga prayogam teacher-training course left me feeling very reflective, yet I was feeling restless wherever I went, even back home. Not because we did hours and hours of asana-prANAyAma but because we explored the sutras from chapter two, sAdhana pAda. Incidentally I had a chat with a member of my Ritambhara sangha, […]

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Yoga and Politics
September 24, 2019

Yoga and Politics

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  Gayatri: You seem to be very active in talking about the political situation in India like the Kashmir issue, elections, etc. Raghu: Well, it is not something new. Of course, there are many triggers nowadays. Gayatri: You are a yoga teacher, so how come you are taking an interest in politics? Raghu: Why? What […]

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Mahabharata Immersion 7: Reflections
August 30, 2019

Mahabharata Immersion 7: Reflections

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Rajeev and Anita, two of the co-facilitators of MI7 (August 4-10, 2019) share their reflections as a dialogue. Read on for your mini immersion. Anita: Hi Rajeev, It has been over a week since I came back from MI7 and there is a certain sense of ease, beauty, stillness, a quiet conviction, and a comforting […]

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July 28, 2019

Remembering Desikachar

Ritambhara Uncategorized Desikachar, Yoga

‘The 21st of June is an important day for me and all my colleagues at Anantha Yoga. It is our guru Desikachar’s birthday. We rarely referred to him by name, we still say “Sir” a respectful and very tamilian thing to do. May be the 21st being called a world Yoga day is in some […]

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July 21, 2019

THE QUEST – A PERSONAL JOURNEY TO RITAMBHARA with RAGHU Part 1

Anjali Nair Food for Thought, Reflections Dharampal, Indian history, Indic Traditions, Sacred Quest

I met Raghu in 2009, at a lab called Learning Theatre. I was 25, and although to many people I might have seemed perfectly normal, deep down inside I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong. Truth be told, I was lost. I didn’t know where I was going, I only knew that I […]

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June 23, 2019

Yoga for Peace

Ritambhara Offerings, Reflections International Yoga Day, Yoga

Yoga is one of India’s greatest gifts to humanity. This ancient yogic science continues to spread across the globe to alleviate the masses from afflictions at the physical and mental level. On 11 Dec 2014, 177 nations at the UN co-sponsored the Bill to institute the International Day of Yoga (IYD) on 21 June every year. This was […]

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June 9, 2019

7 Steps to a More Aligned Existence – Part 3

Sashikala Ananth Food for Thought Alignment, Harmonious living, Jnana, Ramya, Saptaswara

Welcome to Part 3 of our series on Saptaswara – the 7 Steps to a more aligned existence. The Saptaswara module we created has helped many people over the years reflect on their own individual journeys thus far and create a roadmap of sorts for their futures. In the first post of this series, we discussed the […]

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June 5, 2019

What does ‘Being a Hindu’ mean  in the Current Context?

Ritambhara Food for Thought Ancient Indian economic models, Guilds, Hinduism, Indian elections

The following is a conversation between the members of RASA concerning the debate that has risen in the past few years in India. Raghu: A few things have been bothering me for quite some time. This whole question of ‘Hindu’ and ‘Hindu power’ is actually becoming worse and worse because of the elections, not because […]

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  • Living, ageing and death: A yogic perspective December 8, 2019
  • Yoga and mental illness November 1, 2019
  • A deep dive into the Yoga Sutra: sAdhana pAda October 8, 2019
  • Yoga and Politics September 24, 2019
  • Mahabharata Immersion 7: Reflections August 30, 2019

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Recent Posts

  • Living, ageing and death: A yogic perspective December 8, 2019
  • Yoga and mental illness November 1, 2019
  • A deep dive into the Yoga Sutra: sAdhana pAda October 8, 2019

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