Diwali is built around a single image: a small flame holding steady against the dark. Classical yoga has a practice built around the same image. Trataka, or candle gazing, is one of the six cleansing practices described in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the...
Eight hours at a screen leaves its mark by mid-afternoon: a neck that has crept forward, shoulders up near the ears, breath stuck high in the chest. Half an hour of office yoga can undo a surprising amount of that, without anyone leaving the building. From 20 October...
Most people know where it hurts. Far fewer know why. A stiff neck gets blamed on the pillow, a sore lower back on the drive down Sheikh Zayed Road, and the pattern underneath goes unexamined for years. From 11 to 14 November, Pratimoksha is offering free one-on-one...
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras contain a warning disguised as a definition. In sutra 1.14, practice is described as becoming firmly grounded only through nairantarya, meaning without interruption, sustained over a long period, and approached with genuine attention....
Chapter three of the Bhagavad Gita makes an argument that has nothing to do with fitness and everything to do with why a generic wellness program often falls short. Krishna tells Arjuna that one’s own path, however imperfectly walked, serves better than someone...
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