Swami Kuvalayananda biography Swami Kuvalayananda (30 August 1883–18 April 1966) was named Jagannatha Ganesa Gune when he was born. He was a teacher, researcher, and well-renowned pioneer in the scientific … Read more
Swami Satyananda Saraswati Swami Satyananda Saraswati (25 December 1923 – 5 December 2009) was born in Almora, Uttarakhand, into a family of farmers. Despite coming from a family who has … Read more
What is the meaning of the Yama? All eight limbs of Yoga hold importance like all the limbs in our body. Yama and Niyama are the first two of the … Read more
Swami Sri Kripalvanand’s early life Swami Sri Kripalvanand, also affectionately called Bapuji by his devotees, was a renowned Yoga and spiritual guru and is considered one of the world’s greatest … Read more
What is cobra pose? Cobra pose is a prone laying yoga pose wherein the upper parts of the body are lifted to the navel region, keeping the head stretched upward … Read more
Swami Sivananda’s early life Swami Shivananda Saraswati, a great yoga guru, spiritual teacher and propagandist of Vedanta, was born on 8 September 1887 in the village of Pattamadai on the … Read more
What is Shatkarma purification? The purification practices elaborated in the ancient text include hatha yoga pradipika, gheranda samhita, and ghata shuddhi practices. The term ghata means the physical body made … Read more
Who was Indra Devi? Indra Devi is the first woman yogi and the mother of Western yoga. Indra Devi was a pioneering instructor of Yoga as exercise and a young … Read more