Rishikesh is an incredible place to find solace, peace, and rediscovering yourself. It is a place where you might be surrounded by people but can still experience the harmony and solitude. No wonder why in the ancient time Sadhus and yogis chose this place to meditate and practice yoga.

In this holy and spiritual land, the yoga ashram Chandra Yoga…

Feeling anxious is not something out of order, it is a normal emotion. Thus, having anxiety is not a big deal but anxiety disorder is.

Many people do not know the difference between anxiety and anxiety disorder. A lot thinks that anxiety disorder is as inconsequential as anxiety, and several others think of anxiety as a mental disorder. See! So much…

Malas are an ancient Sanskrit word for the prayer beads that are used for counting mantra recitations. The color of the mala beads that you use when chanting can have a big effect on your meditation practice. Because of the symbolic and the chromotherapy effects of the colors you should choose the color of your mala beads carefully with wisdom and…

While K. Pattabhi Jois popularized Vinyasa yoga within the Western world, Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, (Ashtanga that means 8-limbed path in ancient Hindooism teachings) has arguably been around for hundreds of years. In several circles, it's merely called ‘flow’ yoga since the posture ar practiced very similar to Hindu deity Namaskara, or sun salutations, during a continuous result one movement to a different coordinated with the breath. …

Are you a yoga newbie or have you been practicing for many years already? If you are familiar with yoga already, you might have noticed the changes in your body, mind and overall well-being. Are you less sick? Looking and feeling more relaxed?

Practicing yoga regularly will bring along many mental and spiritual benefits. But let’s not forget the physical benefits: clear and tight skin; a healthy and flexible body; a radiant smile; the yoga „glow“. Today we will share with you 5…

The Western psychologists aren’t aware of the much better Shev’s hierarchy of aspirations model that is implicit in the concept of the seven…

“Does the true spirituality forbid the married couple to enjoy the sensual pleasures of the sexual contact between the couple?…

Yoga can frequently remain rather esoteric to express. Concepts which includes prana, chakras and koshas are not always the most direct to present.

For those who are more logical-minded, describing the multiple perks of yoga might be complicated. A lot of folk who are questioning in regards to the practice will likely be doubtful about the many mystical, “feel-good” benefits such as “opening the heart center” or “calming the mind.”

In spite of this, an increasng number of…

You are at your workplace and have a lot of work to do in a very short period of time. Sounds stressful, doesn’t it? The corporate world today is moving at a very fast pace; the workload for employees is also increasing along with their salaries. But money does not always help you achieve happiness in life. Hence it becomes important to pay attention to little things in life and make sure that you are living not just a successful but a happy life too.…

Although India is quite famous for the best yoga training but Rishikesh is popularly known as the world’s yoga capital. You can find eminent yoga teachers here in Rishikesh. Rishikesh has lots of good yoga schools and have certified yoga teachers that will teach you yoga and various asana. You can find various good teachers that will help you with meditation, spiritual connection with the God through Yoga, healing of various diseases, teach you “laughter yoga” techniques, and give you…

We have greatly increased the content of ocoy.org in the past 9 months, adding a How to Meditate section, as well as a large amount of Free PDFs on various aspects of spiritual life in our e-Library.

We would have posted more frequently, but I lost the link to Yoga Vidya!

Yoga means to yoke or "unite".

yoga unites our mind ,body & spirit into oneanother.

To gain peace of mind,concentration,serenity & heartfullness......do yoga.

PHYSICALLY...........

Its anti aging

balance the body either reduce weight or gain weight.

all internal organs revitalised.

built up stamina.

relieeves all muscular & joints pain.

sugar & B P controls.

hormonal imbalance.

PSYCHOLOGICALLY.........

peace of…

Meditation is the key that unlocks the door to the Self.It is through meditation that we can experience oneness with the Universal Brahman and experience our Self as everyone and everything. Meditation is a fantastic tool in our yoga tool box along with asana which is used to prepare our body for long periods of sitting in Lotus pose. Asana is a body purifier and meditation is the mind purifier. It is through meditation that we can wash our minds clean by clearing out false impressions and…

This is my first post.
I want to welcome all Yogi/Yoginis to my blog.

Do you really think that you can calm your mind simply by de-concentration? Do you really think that you can just sit and make your mind absolutely silent by wanting nothing, hoping nothing, expecting nothing and doing nothing?…

The Question:

How to overcome Sankalpas-Vekalpas?…

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For me, the new year began with a determined effort to engage in an intensive study of the spiritual teachings of yoga. If you feel that you are ready to take the next step in your inner work, please join me. I will be posting exerpts from my series of talks. And you may feel inspired to take my e-course: www.flyingmountainyoga.org/text/e-course.shtml

"From self-study, you are able to connect with higher…

"The True modern seers [including the Indian ones] have to undertake intense TAPASYAA [meditation] for the real welfare of every human being the way the 4 great ancient Indian sages [Sanata kumar. Sanandana, Sanaatana, Sanaka] did. Simply giving lectures on the…