Have you had the times when life seems to become worthless? The things you are doing, the items you are using, the job you are working, the money you are making, the food you are eating, the conversations with others you are having, the day, the night, the time of the season… Everything becomes the …
Yoga teaches, that everything in this world, other than the Creator, is an illusion. And all that is happening to you are creations of your own mind and your Karma, the good and the bad one. So when one is going through the hard times, it is always great to remember this. “Everything moves in …
The hamstrings are a group of muscles located in the back of your thighs and responsible for bending your knee and helping gluteal muscles with the extension of the leg backwards during activities like running and walking. Tight hamstrings can lead to: injury, including popliteus injury (the muscle on the back of the knee) low …
Many times I have been asked a question, why I chose yoga. I have been in the health industry for a quite long time, since 2009. First I became a therapeutic massage therapist, then NASM certified personal trainer, then corrective exercise specialist, and only later a yoga instructor. But yoga really stood out for me …
Living with chronic back pain can be excruciating not only physically but also emotionally. The pain might flare up at the worst time when you least expect it. According to the research low back pain is the second most common cause of disability in US adults and a common reason for lost work days. An …
Ayurveda, the traditional Indian medicine (TIM) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) remain the most ancient yet living traditions. These are the two ‘great traditions’ with sound philosophical, experiential and experimental basis. Ayurveda and TCM have many commonalities. The focus of both systems is on the patient rather than a disease. (1) Also, both of these …
The Book “Yoga and Yogic Powers” by Yogi Gupta has changed the way I look at life and how I actually live my life. Since I was twelve, I’ve always had a very strong interest in the phycology of the human’s mind. What is the reason for people’s behavior and what drives them? How are …
Being a Dharma Yogi, I could not skip one their most important events of the year: The Dharma Yoga International Conference that was held in New York at the Dharma Yoga Center on December 6-9, 2018. To be quite honest, going there, I did not have high expectations of the conference, thinking that it was …
If you ever heard of Dharma Yoga, you most possibly heard about Dharma Yoga Center in NYC. This is the home of Dharma Yoga. This is the place where Sri Dharma Mittra (the father of Dharma Yoga) is practicing and teaching. This is one place you definitely want to visit at least once in a …
Sri Dharma Mittra dedicated to teaching yoga more than 50 years of his life. And still going strong. Yoga practitioners from all over the world come to his classes to meet him in person and to have the most amazing experiences. Teachers from other schools and Ashrams come to learn from him, practice, and then teach elsewhere.
