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Yoga Vidya Niketan conducts 51st summer course 

Yoga Vidya Niketan (YVN), Member Institute of Indian Yoga Association successfully conducted its annual one-month Yoga Summer Course from May 1 to May 31, 2024. The course ran for one and a half hours daily across 41 physical centers around Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, extending…

 
NIRAMAYA launches Yoga Chetana Abhijan 

NIRAMAYA, Associate Centre of Indian Yoga Association continues to promote yoga education and the IYA’S motto in South Assam. In celebration of the 10th International Yoga Day, Niramaya launched the “Yoga Chetana Abhijan” to connect the community through various yoga activities. Under this initiative, NIRAMAYA…

 
Vyaniti Yoga celebrates IDY in Oman 

Vyaniti Yoga, Associate Centre of Indian Yoga Association celebrated International Yoga Day 2024 at the Indian Embassy in Oman. The event saw participation from over 100 individuals of all age groups. The program was honored by Indian Embassy First Secretary of Culture Ms Reena Jain…

 
Jharkhand SCC celebrates Yoga Utsav in Jamshedpur with Ministry of AYUSH 

The Union Ministry of AYUSH, through Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, organized Yoga Utsav in Jamshedpur as part of the Hundred Days Countdown Program for International Yoga Day. Celebrated by World Vision Foundation, an associate of the Indian Yoga Association, the event saw over…

 
Shree Kala Yoga organizes free mega yoga camp 

Yogi Narendrakumar Chowdhary, President of Shree Kala Yoga, Associate Centre of Indian Yoga Association organized a 42-day free mega yoga camp leading up to International Yoga Day 2024 from May 11 to June 21, 2024, from 6 to 7:30 AM at Sector-5, open garden plot…

 
Yoga Peace Sansthan organises Laughter Festival 

The YogaPeace Sansthan, Associate Centre of Indian Yoga Association hosted a Laughter Festival in Jaipur’s Central Park to celebrate International Laughter Day on May 5, 2024. Hundreds of laughter enthusiasts and 16 laughter clubs gathered for a morning of laughter, spreading smiles and joy. Yogacharya…

 
Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan celebrates 51st Foundation Day with series of remarkable events 

Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan, Member Institute of Indian Yoga Association marked its 51st Foundation Day with grand celebrations and a series of significant events aimed at promoting yoga and wellness. The celebrations were characterized by mass participation and a wide range of activities. 51st Foundation Day…

 
Multi-Lentil Dosa 

by The Yoga Institute Multi-Lentil Dosa Mungdal and Urad dal is a plant-based source of protein. They are good source of zinc, potassiuman vitamin B1. White rice is also a good source of mangnesium, phosphorus, manganese, selenium, iron, folic acid, thiamine and niacin. All these…

 
YVN Golden Jubilee Function comes to a Close 

Yoga Vidya Niketan completed 51 years of the Institute on Gudi Padwa i.e. April 9, 2024 and the entire year of the celebration also came towards an end. The function began at 3:30pm at Yoga Bhavan, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. The guests of honour for the…

 
RVIM commemorates International Women’s Day 

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, the Mahila Vibhag – Women’s Cell of Kriya and Adhyatma Yoga Academy, in partnership with RV Institute of Management, Associate Center of Indian Yoga Association organised Mahila Yoga Mela. This international conference was scheduled on March 17, 2024 at…

 



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26 Jul 2024

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Editorial

YOGA, A GEM FOR WOMEN 

Yogacharya Dr AnandaBalayogi Bhavanani, Editor Yoga has a lot to contribute to the health status of womankind. Women are the chosen ones blessed with the responsibility of the future of our human race. Healthy mothers give birth to healthy babies and a healthy start has…

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Enriching the Educational Journey: 

Integrating Yoga with Creative Elements forFour-Fold Personality and Consciousness Development Guruji Dr HR NagendraGoverning Council Member, IYA My dear Brothers and Sisters, As we step into Summar, the anticipation for our Prashanti Kutiram Residential Courses (PDCs) continues to grow, drawing in a diverse array of…

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THE SOUND OF YOGA IS SILENCE 

Dr. Sangeeta Laura Biagi and Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani Nada is a pure vibration that is eternal: it has always existed, is always existing, and will always exist because it is the vibrational essence of the Universe. The Sanskrit term Nada expresses the quality of…

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Yoga Chikitsa Recognition by the Indian Yoga Association 

Namaste and greetings from the Indian Yoga Association! We are pleased to share the new developments in IYA of recognising Yoga Chikitsa training programs and therapists in a graded manner. During the International Yoga Summit by IYA at DSVV, Haridwar we honoured 18 pioneers of…

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Yoga and Healthy Ageing 

Yoga is an applied science that re-establishes the lost balance by enriching our mind. It is a classical Indian form that creates a dynamic connectivity between body, mind and soul. Yoga helps one age better and improves flexibility and strength of the body through simple…

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Let’s Set Standards, Not Try To Standardize Yoga 

It has become very common to find people talking about the standardization of Yoga. The standardization of Yoga means that you need to get everybody to agree to ‘One We’ and humankind has never been able to find one way for anything. We all want…

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Overcoming the Obstacles to Sadhana 

Yogacharya Dr AnandaBalayogi Bhavanani, Editor How do we deal with the obstacles, the antaraya-s, the chittavikshepas and their manifestations (sahabhuva)? “Make the mind one pointed and follows one path”, says Maharishi Patañjali. In order to deal with the nine antaraya and the four accompanying manifestations,…

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YOGA CHIKTSA 

A Path to Wholesomeness According to our Guru Yogamaharishi Dr Swami Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj, ‘Yoga Chikitsa is virtually as old as Yoga itself, indeed, the ‘return of mind that feels separated from the Universe in which it exists’ represents the first Yoga therapy. Yoga…

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Yogic Perspectives on Depression 

I was dumbstruck when Sumathi (name changed for privacy) walked into my office one day and said, “Doctor, Yoga is the best antidepressant ever created”! A truly wonderful and sincere ‘from-the-heart’ statement from a lady, who had suffered depression for more than a decade, and…

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