Practice of the Month
Garbhasanskar workshop guides expecting mothers on the path of conscious motherhood 
The Garbhasanskar Workshop, organised by iPregatips in collaboration with AYG Academy, an Associate Centre of the Indian Yoga Association (IYA), was held on 10 December 2025 at 6:00 pm. The session welcomed expecting mothers into a warm, nurturing, and insightful learning environment focused on conscious...
Shiv Darshan Yoga Vidyalaya conducts Maruthi Maha Yajna for World Peace 
Shiv Darshan Yoga Vidyalaya, an Associate Centre of the Indian Yoga Association (IYA), organised a sacred Maruthi Maha Yajna for World Peace, conducted with deep reverence by Swami Gambhirananda. The event witnessed heartfelt participation from devotees who gathered in large numbers to invoke peace, harmony,...
Easy Yoga Studioz touches lives through community wellness initiatives 
Easy Yoga Studioz, an Associate Centre of IYA, collaborated with the Lions Club to conduct wellness programmes for senior citizens, hospital staff, and children from boys’ and girls’ orphanages. Over two days, tailored sessions were conducted for different age groups, with over 200 participants benefiting...
CYE conducts skill training programme on Yoga and Health Management 
The Centre for Yoga Education (CYE), an Associate Centre of IYA, organised a Two-Day Skill Training Programme on Yoga Skills and Health Management under RUSA 2.0 at Alagappa University, Karaikudi, on 23–24 October 2025.The programme commenced with a welcome address by Prof. S. Saroja, followed...
YogAI 2025 explores the Interface of Yogic Science and Artificial Intelligence at WCSC 
Vethathiri Maharishi College of Yoga Research Centre, a unit of the World Community Service Centre (WCSC) which is a Member Institute of IYA, organised its first International Conference – “Yogic Science through Artificial Intelligence (YogAI 2025)” on 13–14 December 2025. The conference was preceded by...
Yogis Trust hosts three-day Yoga and Meditation camp in Courtallam 
Yogis Trust, an Associate Centre of IYA, organised a three-day Yoga and Meditation Camp from 12–14 December 2025 at the serene premises of Ramakrishna Ashram, Aintharuvi, Courtallam, Tenkasi District, Tamil Nadu. Participants from various regions across Tamil Nadu attended the camp with keen interest. Each...
Students experience the spirit of Karma Yoga through seva at Chiranjiv Foundation 
Students of Chiranjiv Foundation, an Associate Centre of IYA, enthusiastically participated in a Karma Yoga Practical Activity on 7 December 2025, gaining firsthand experience of Nishkama Karma—selfless action performed with devotion and responsibility. The students engaged in meaningful activities such as: Gardening and soil preparationPlantation...
Gramin Upkar Sansthan promotes Surya Namaskar among youth in Ranchi 
Gramin Upkar Sansthan, Ranchi, an Associate Centre of the Indian Yoga Association (IYA), successfully organised Surya Namaskar yoga sessions on Sunday, 14 December 2025, at Vaishnave Prabhat Shakha, Gayatri Nagar, Pirra, Kathitand, Ranchi, Jharkhand. The session was conducted under the guidance of Shri Ajay Dubey,...
Rajasthan SCC hosts Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 
On the auspicious occasion of the Jaipur visit of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji, Chairman of the Indian Yoga Association, the Rajasthan State Chapter Committee of the Indian Yoga Association extended a warm and heartfelt welcome to him. Being in the divine presence of...
Krish Yoga Vidhyaalaya hosts 3-Day transformative workshop 
Krish Yoga Vidhyaalaya, an Associate Centre of the Indian Yoga Association, successfully organised a transformative three-day yoga workshop in collaboration with Puvidham Rural Development Trust in Dharmapuri. The first day, held on 10th October 2025 at the Krish Yoga Vidhyaalaya campus, focused on an immersive...



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Glass half full or half empty – the choice is ours

Yoga always recommends for us to live in the present moment. We must not worry about the future or be stuck in the past, all we have is this day – today. And we must live it to its optimum. There is absolutely no way in which you can run away from your present. We must prepare ourselves to face the situation, head-on, deal with it, and simply move on. All that you have in your control is to equip yourself better to the situa­tion, in order to deal with it.

This is nothing but Karma Theory. In Covid-19 times, we are now in such a situation. Wherein we can’t do much to change it, but all we can do is face it. Running away won’t solve our problems and neither would our instant reaction to the situation. Always take your time, think things through and then act accordingly, that’s how we can win our battles against all fights.
The above is an excerpt taken from “The Art of Positivity in Depression” by Smt. Hansaji Jayadeva Yogen­dra, published in Yogasattva 08/20, p. 5.

Disclaimer: This article is taken as is from ‘ Yogasattva August 2020’ and IYA or Yogavani does not take responsibility for the authenticity of the article nor for claims laid by the article.’

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