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Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi: The Difference
The last three limbs are not three techniques but three degrees of one continuum — which changes what you can actually practise and what merely arrives.
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What Time of Day Should You Practise Yoga?
What the texts recommend, what actually changes between morning and evening, and why the honest answer is the time you will keep.
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The Gheranda Samhita: A Complete Guide
The seven-limbed yoga of the pot — what the Gheranda Samhita teaches, its thirty-two asanas, and why it differs from Patanjali and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika.
Ayurveda
Ayurveda for Yoga Students: A Complete Introduction
What Ayurveda actually is, how it relates to yoga, which parts are useful to a practitioner, and where the honest limits of the system sit.
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Purnima and Amavasya: Practising With the Moon
The full and new moon days, what the tradition does on each, and an honest account of what the evidence says about the moon and human behaviour.
Yoga Philosophy
Diwali for Yoga Students
Five days with different observances, at least three competing explanations, observance in four religions, and an air-quality problem nobody should pretend away.
Yoga Philosophy
Navaratri: Nine Nights, Nine Forms
There are four Navaratris in a year, the one everybody means is in autumn, and the same nine nights produce a circle dance in Gujarat and a weapon-blessing in the south.
Yoga Philosophy
The Hindu Calendar, Explained for Yoga Students
Why festival dates move, what a tithi is, why a lunar day is not twenty-four hours, and how to work out when anything falls without taking anyone's word for it.
Asana
What Asana Actually Means: From Patanjali's Seat to the Modern Posture
Asana means "seat," and Patanjali gives it three verses. How a word for sitting became the whole of modern yoga — and what that history means for your practice.
Yoga Teacher Training
200-Hour, 300-Hour or 500-Hour: What Each One Actually Is
A clear breakdown of what 200-hour, 300-hour and 500-hour yoga teacher trainings actually contain, who each is for, and what the hour counts do and don't mean.
Subtle Body
The Five Prana Vayus: Prana, Apana, Samana, Udana, Vyana
What the five winds are said to govern, why the model is the key to understanding the bandhas and pranayama, and how to use it without treating it as physiology.
Subtle Body
The Subtle Body: What the Texts Describe and How to Read Them
Nadis, chakras, vayus, granthis, kundalini and koshas — what the sources actually say, where the ideas came from, and how to read a framework without mistaking it for anatomy.
Pranayama
Pranayama: The Complete Guide to Yogic Breathing
A complete guide to pranayama — what the word actually means, what Patanjali and the Hatha texts say, the main practices, how to begin, and the...
Shatkarma
Nauli: Abdominal Churning and How to Learn It
Nauli is the abdominal churning practice of Hatha yoga. Learn the stages from uddiyana bandha to full rotation, why the isolation works, and who...
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Kapalabhati: Skull-Shining Breath, Technique and Safety
Kapalabhati is the rapid-exhalation cleansing practice of Hatha yoga. Learn the correct technique, why it is not a pranayama, the three classical forms,...
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Kriya Yoga vs Shatkarma: What "Kriya" Actually Means
At least five different things in yoga are called kriya. Patanjali's kriya yoga, the Lahiri Mahasaya lineage, the shatkarmas, Kundalini kriyas...
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Shatkarma: The Complete Guide to Yogic Cleansing
Shatkarma refers to the six cleansing practices of Hatha yoga. A complete guide to dhauti, basti, neti, trataka, nauli and kapalabhati, and who they are...
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Jala Neti: How to Practise Yogic Nasal Cleansing Safely
Jala Neti is the yogic practice of nasal cleansing with saline water. Learn its place in the Shatkarmas, the correct method, water safety rules, and who...
Meditation
Yoga Nidra: The Complete Guide to Yogic Sleep, Conscious Rest, and Practice
A complete guide to Yoga Nidra — its Sanskrit meaning, tantric origins, the eight traditional stages, benefits, and how to practise yogic sleep...
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Can Beginners Join a Yoga Teacher Training? Honest Guide for New Yoga Students
Can beginners join yoga teacher training? Learn whether you need experience, flexibility, advanced postures, or confidence before joining a...
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How to Become a Yoga Teacher: Complete Beginner’s Guide
Want to become a yoga teacher? This complete beginner’s guide explains how to start, choose a 200-hour yoga teacher training, get certified,...
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How to Choose the Right Yoga Teacher Training in India
Choosing a yoga teacher training in India? Learn how to evaluate Yoga Alliance certification, curriculum, teachers, group size, anatomy,...
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How to find the right Yoga teacher?
I am often asked by beginners about how to evaluate a Yoga Teacher? The following is the CALM checklist. These factors are basic criteria that...
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Is Yoga Alliance Certification Worth It? A Complete Guide for Yoga Students and Teachers
Is Yoga Alliance certification worth it? Learn what Yoga Alliance means, when certification matters, when it does not, how RYT 200 and RYT 500...
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Life After Yoga Teacher Training: How to Start Teaching Yoga With Confidence
Finished yoga teacher training and wondering what comes next? Learn how to start teaching yoga after your 200-hour YTT, build confidence, find...
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What Makes a Good Yoga Teacher? Qualities, Skills, and Mindset That Matter
What makes a good yoga teacher? Learn the essential qualities, teaching skills, mindset, anatomy knowledge, philosophy, communication, and...
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What to Pack for Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh: Complete Packing List
Joining yoga teacher training in Rishikesh? Use this complete packing guide for yoga clothes, documents, toiletries, medicines, electronics,...
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How Much Does Yoga Teacher Training in India Cost? Complete 2026 Price Guide
How much does yoga teacher training in India cost? Learn the average price of 200-hour YTT programs and advanced continuing education, what is included,...
Yoga Philosophy
Abhyasa and Vairagya: Practice and Non-Attachment in Yoga
Learn the meaning of Abhyasa and Vairagya in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Understand how steady practice and non-attachment help calm the mind and...
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Bhagavad Gita and Yoga: What Krishna Teaches About Practice
Learn what the Bhagavad Gita teaches about yoga practice. Understand Krishna’s teachings on Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Dhyana Yoga,...