According to Ayurveda, a person is said to be in a healthy condition, if there is a balance between mind, body, and spirit. In a healthy human being, the three doshas - Vata, Pitta, and Kapha will be in equilibrium and the digestive fire (Agni)...
What is proper sleep? On average, adults should optimally receive between 7- 9 hours of sleep each night, but those needs vary individually depends upon a person’s nature (gunas) and nature of the practice. Ayurveda says sleep also depends upon one’s Prakriti (doshas). For example, some...
June 21st is celebrated as the International Day of Yoga all over the world. We, at a1000yoga Academy, would like to take this opportunity to emphasize that we as teachers and as practitioners have the responsibility of not just spreading the awareness of yoga, but to always seek and share...
Swami Satyananda says: “Yoga is the most valuable inheritance of the present. It is the essential need of today and the culture of tomorrow.” Rishi Patanjali integrated essential features and principles of yoga around 4000 years ago. Yoga is considered as an integrated science that improves...
What is Sadhana? In Sanskrit, the word Sadhana means “an effort exercised towards the achievement of a purpose”. It is the association of the self with God. Sadhana is considered as a spiritual practice to move towards liberation and finally achieve it. It also serves to...
Ayurveda is considered as the Mother of all Healing. It emphasizes on prevention and focuses on the balance of body, mind and consciousness. As per Ayurveda, every food has its own taste (Rasa), a heating or cooling energy (virya) and a post-digest effect (vipaka). When...
*****Guideline for spiritual life***** You should perform actions with a balanced mind in success and failure. Equilibrium is Yoga. The attainment of the knowledge of the Self through purity of heart which is obtained by doing actions without expectation of fruits or results is called success....
Pallavi, Yoga Teacher shares This is not a new concept for me from a spiritual perspective as I have been in the path of learning for a while but including Yoga with its philosophy and as a way of life will enhance what I am already...
NAVARATRI SADHANA – We at a1000yoga Academy are constantly finding ways to connect with our alumni and also create opportunities for you to reconnect with the shaala and our teachers, especially our Founder – Pradeep.Sattwamaya. There are two such occasions for us to come together and help progress...
MEDITATION in 2019 – by a1000yoga Academy Most of us associate the term ‘good health’ purely with our bodies. And, if we are ‘health-conscious’, chances are we put in considerable effort in getting to know the state of our bodies, in terms of strengths and weaknesses, requirements...