Tag: yoga

The Wisdom of Jesus and the Yoga Siddhas
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The Wisdom of Jesus and the Yoga Siddhas

A master yogi who was brought up in the West notices many similarities between Jesus’s teachings and traditions of yoga.
Marshall Govindan Satchidananda
Finding Peace Through Yoga
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Finding Peace Through Yoga

VEToga is a yoga programme developed specifically for war veterans. It was designed by Justin Blazejewski, who began to experience PTSD after 10 years of military service.
Jowita Kiwnik Pargana
The Science of the Non-Existing Self
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The Science of the Non-Existing Self

50 years ago, the study of meditation was laughed at by mainstream Western psychologists. We recount how non-dual awareness has become a growing area of serious scientific study.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
Prana, or the Subtle Life Force
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Prana, or the Subtle Life Force

The Siddhas referred to the basic energy underlying all activities, both physical and mental, as ‘prana’, or subtle life force.
Marshall Govindan Satchidananda
Slowly, Through the Nose
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Slowly, Through the Nose

The neuroscientist Andrea Zaccaro has demonstrated that slow breathing can have a calming and restorative effect on the nervous system.
Łukasz Kaniewski
All You Need to Do Is Breathe
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All You Need to Do Is Breathe

The Czech psychiatrist Stanislav Grof’s holoptropic breathwork technique enables people to experience altered states of consciousness, simply through taking a series of quick, deep breaths.
Aleksander Kaczorowski
I Catch Joy from the Air
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I Catch Joy from the Air

Inhaling fresh air is about much more than living! One of our authors shares his thoughts on breathing in this article from the 1963 edition of “Przekrój”.
Jan Stoberski
Stay Sunny
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Stay Sunny

A daily dose of yoga, sun, or laughter—or even all three together—can do wonders for body and mind.
Przekrój
Energy Travels Vertically
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Energy Travels Vertically

In the summer of 1920, a young Indian swami boarded a ship from Bombay to Boston. The yogi’s spiritual teachings went on to change the lives of millions.
Paulina Wilk
The Ways of Kriya Yoga
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The Ways of Kriya Yoga

Marshall Govindan talks about self-realization, Salvador Dali, and visiting an Arabian horse farm in communist Poland.
Tomek Niewiadomski