The Art of Yoga
Note: This post is part of a series of articles to introduce you to Maya Yoga Samudraa’s mentor, Yogacharya H.A Rao, and our yogic heritage. (reproduced from the Sunday Mail, November 4 1984, by Ng Peng Seng) Guru H.A Rao warns of the misuse of yoga meditation (Raja Yoga), the stage after physical yoga (Hatha [...]
by Md Ikhram Last week I was introduced to a very interesting article in the New York Times (thank you Wei Ming) titled “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body.” If you’ve not read it, you should. It addresses a very relevant issue that does not get much limelight – injury from yoga. Enough people are [...]
So, we’ve finalized the air travel to Yangon, Myanmar. The latest update can be read in a previous post on Awakening The Mind’s Eye Retreat. If you’re still sitting on the fence and have not decided on joining this retreat, you better decide fast. The air fare will go up and you’ll save a lot [...]
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Note: This post is part of a series of articles to introduce you to Maya Yoga Samudraa’s mentor, Yogacharya H.A Rao, and our yogic heritage. (reproduced from the Sunday Mail, November 4 1984, by Ng Peng Seng) Veteran yoga Guru H.A Rao, 74, says smokers should get a closer look at yoga which has several [...]
In March 2012, from the 9th to the 13th, we escape to the beautiful Inle Lake in Myanmar. Situated in the serene Shan Hills and at an altitude of 2,900 feet, the location of this retreat is breathtaking… literally. Deep breathing (Pranayama) is ideally done in high ground, surrounded by nature, and away from the [...]
There is an iconic scene in the Matrix Reloaded where the protagonist, Neo, fights 3 “Agents”, who are actually computer programs that look like FBI agents. As he effortlessly counters the attacks of one agent, he realizes that there’s something different about these batch of agents. Upgrades. Here’s a clip from that scene: In this [...]
Note: This post is part of a series of articles to introduce you to Maya Yoga Samudraa’s mentor, Yogacharya H.A Rao, and our yogic heritage. (reproduced from the Lifestyle section of the New Straits Times, June 13 1995, by Kamrul Idris) At some point in the course of his 85 years, H.A Rao must have [...]
We ran a poll last week on our Facebook Page. The question was: What do you think advance yoga is? 75% got it right. But that’s because our fans are well informed (or at least it’s what we’d like to think). Mainstream pop yoga celebrates athletic bodies, gravity-defying postures, and beautiful instructors. Gravitating around this [...]
If you would like to start reducing the amount of food you consume immediately without exerting enormous amounts of will power, start chewing your food properly. It may come as a surprise to you but most people can begin to see some weight loss just by chewing their food. That is why chewing food slowly [...]