How does one know if a particular meditation practice is working? Here are 11 initial markers of progress: 1. The breath becomes rhythmic. 2. The breath slows down. 3. The awareness begins to settle on the breath flow, mantra, or any other point of focus. 4. Focus improves as the mind wanders away less from the... Continue Reading →
Online Course: Buddhism and Modern Psychology
Starting Wednesday, March 20, Princeton University's lecturer Robert Wright is offering a six-week free online course titled Buddhism and Modern Psychology. The course is made available through the online education platform Coursera. To register, please go to https://www.coursera.org/course/psychbuddhism. It takes less than a minute and it is available to anyone, anywhere in the world. Thanks... Continue Reading →
30 Minutes of Meditation Keeps Anxiety Away
Thirty minutes of meditation a day may keep anxiety and depression at bay, according to research released by Johns Hopkins on January 6, 2014. Madhav Goyal, M.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine says that meditation is not considered mainstream therapy, "But in our... Continue Reading →
The Anxiety Of Happiness
Are we able to experience happiness without anxiety? Is there anything that is not shadowed by anxiety or fear, some insecurity? For me, this has been a year of learning about anxiety and fear in preparation for our Mahasri Yoga July 2013 charity fundraiser (for BVMI) "Yoga for Fear and Anxiety". The interest continues so... Continue Reading →
Hip Yoga Injuries In Women
It is a fact that yoga can cause injuries. We can debate the reasons--from inadequate teaching to over zealous students. But that conversation can only begin with an acknowledgement of this basic fact that we personally know. It is a conversation I have had online with Alison Eastland, a yoga teacher and blogger, in Australia.... Continue Reading →
Watermelon Mint Juice
With this incredibly warm weather we have been having, it is not too late for a last taste of summer. The pairing of watermelon and mint is perfect. The colors are simply gorgeous. This is one quick, elegant juice. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Some of these juices can also... Continue Reading →
Autumn Fruit And Vegetable Detox
Source: http://freebigpictures.com/autumn-pictures/fall-yellow-trees/ Spring and autumn are times to reset the body and mind by doing some type of cleanse. This post is about a specific program from http://www.rebootwithjoe.com developed by Joe Cross (he made the documentary Fat Sick & Nearly Dead). I heard about it from Rajen P. and he has generously shared the information. We... Continue Reading →
Autumn Surya Namaskar
As the days get cooler, it is time to resume the practice of surya namaskar (sun salutations) which may been stopped for hot summers. It is also a good time to review the sequence and move into deeper aspects. A good number of visitors to this website come through the search on this sequence of 12... Continue Reading →
Summer Cake: Seeta’s Orange Walnut Cake
With many requests for my mother-in-law's cake recipe, Seeta's Orange Walnut Cake, it has been added to the website http://www.mahasriyoga.com. The recipe is over 60 years old and she got it sometime during their stay in New York in the late 1950s. It is a simple, moist cake with a refreshing orange flavor, and no... Continue Reading →
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