Category: Editorial

The IDY 2022 is approaching and we see huge number of activities shaping up towards the celebrations. State chapters of the IYA are active and successful programs have been organized at Jharkhand, West Bengal, Kerala and other SCC have line up. The IYA is initiating…

Guest Editorial Yoga has found a special place in the heart of governance since 2014. Many firsts have been achieved. The declaration of International Day of Yoga, The National Entrance Test in Yoga, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) formulating a committee to draft a…

Why do we spend our lives searching for a path to truth when we can create our own path through the Wilderness of Samsara? The world needs path makers and breakers, not path takers. It is much easier to follow a path, than to constantly…

Yoga is one of the most common words in the world today and carries various connotations depending on its usage. It has been defined in various manners as an art and science as well as the process of conscious evolution. Swamiji Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj…

We human beings are driven by many factors, one of which is hope. An eternal, positive, expectant resolve that all will end up as well as it could. Alexander Pope reminded us of the eternal nature of such a feeling when he said, ‘Hope springs…

Ammaji Yogacharini Meenakshi Devi Bhavanani Call the keepers of the Cosmic Law! Sound the high alert! Man the battle stations! Our precious jewel “YOGA” has been word-napped! The culprits – the six ancient enemies of the spirit: the Shatripu: Kama desire; Krodha – anger; Lobha…

The science and art of Yoga has for millennia guided humanity in its search for truth. Even in each individual’s personal and social life, Yoga has provided tools and techniques to manifest health, happiness, social harmony and spiritual realization. So many cultural concepts of Yoga…

The art and science of Yoga aims to help us regain our psycho-physiological balance by removing the root cause of the disharmony (duhkha samyoga viyogam yoga samjnitham — Bhagavad Gita VI: 23). Yoga understands health and well-being as a dynamic continuum of human nature and…

As human beings, it is inevitable that we have our share of ups and downs. Something always pushes us down, throws us off-balance and makes us uneasy. During such moments, it is imperative that we stop, take a step back and observe ourselves objectively to…

According to Yogamaharishi Dr Swami Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj, one of the foremost authorities on Rishiculture Ashtanga Yoga in the last century, Yoga is not only a science but is also the “Mother of all Sciences” because it contains within its vast ambit of ancient…