Surya means sun and namaskara means salutations. Surya namaskara is a series of twelve physical postures which is practiced as an offering to sun, which symbolizes spiritual consciousness. The twelve postures are woven in a manner which gives complete movement to spinal column and other joints and limbs of body. All postures are practiced withContinue reading “Benefits of Surya Namaskara (Sun Salutation)”
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Chakras β The Psychic Centers of our Personality
The seven Chakras are also known as the psychic centers of our personality. According to Rishis (sage) they are situated in our subtle body. Although there is not a scientific explanation yet regarding these psychic centers, the Rishis had experienced them while they had been in deep meditative states. There are myriads of chakras inContinue reading “Chakras β The Psychic Centers of our Personality”
πππππ – The energy that gives material form to everything
The most common explanation given for the word prana in most of the texts is either βvital forceβ or βenergyβ but none of these words can precisely describe the deep meaning of prana. The term prana had emerged from higher states of contemplation referring to βlivingnessβ, that is THE one energy which gives material formContinue reading “πππππ – The energy that gives material form to everything”
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