Thoughts on our relation to Death (quote above from Sadguru) A tough topic this is, when death is lingering in the air everywhere. Death...

Savasana is the ultimate act of conscious surrender. It takes practice and patience to surrender easily. It intends to prepare the body...

Garuda in Hindu mythology, is the bird (a kite or an eagle) and the vahana (carrier) of the god Vishnu. He is described in one text as...

Once there was an asura, a demon, named Hiranyakashipu, who swore eternal enmity to Lord Vishnu. He performed remarkable yogic...

Kurma, the tourtoise, has 2 major appearances in Hindu mythology: The fist is when Prajapati (Brahma), who wants to have a child, becomes...

According to Hinduism, within each human is the spirit of the sacred lotus. It represents eternity, purity, divinity, and is widely used...

Kaundinya was a brahmin (some sources mention as the descendent of Vasishta) who first came to prominence as a youth due to his mastery...

His full name in Vedic texts is Bharadvaja Barhaspatya, the last name referring to his father and Vedic sage Brihaspati. His mother was...

Among the lush jungles of South India, Lord Shiva disguised himself as a vagrant peasant and confronted a group of sages who were...

Matsyendranath, born in Bengal between the 10th - 14th century C.E., was a medieval Indian sage, revered by both Hindus and Buddhists. He...

Virabhadra has been created by Shiva to be a fierce warrior to fight injustice. Why? King Daksha's daughter, Sati, became the wife of...

Sage Marichy, these asanas are named after, was also one of the Saptarishis created by Brahma just as Vasistha. Marichy literally means a...

The story of Ashtavakra is one of my favourites. His grandfather was Uddalaka, a wise man with deep knowledge of the Vedas. Among his...

To establish the rule of law Lord Brahma created seven sages who were shining with the brightness of the sun. Among those sages was...

This is how we want to look like in Pincha Mayurasana (Feathered Peacock): beautiful, graceful and strong. It is a challenging pose, but...