Are you thinking about what neti pot to buy? Then you have probably come across the NoseBuddy. This product review will tell you everything you need to know about it and why this is likely the neti pot you need. To do neti, yogic nose cleansing, you need a special kind of pot called a…
You have booked a yoga retreat, and of course, you want to get the most out of it. Preparing mentally and practically is crucial for a good experience. Based on more than twenty years of experience, here are eleven things to sort out before departing on your yoga adventure. 1. Make solid travel arrangements Making…
There is an advanced form of yoga called kriya yoga. Thanks to the book “Autobiography of a Yogi” by Swami Yogananda, it became world-famous. Another proponent of kriya yoga was Swami Satyananda Saraswati. In this article, I will explain how their kriya systems and their teaching methods differ. The kriya yoga systems of Yogananda and…
Some yogis are “swamis”. Beginners to yoga tend to equate the swami title with spiritual authority and an evolved state of consciousness. However, it isn’t that simple. In this article, I explain what is meant by the swami title, who can get it and how much it says about the yogi who carries it. Swami…
Yoga nidra is a yogic relaxation method. You might wonder how it is different from regular meditation? Meditation is an umbrella term for a wider variety of practices. It isn’t wrong to say that yoga nidra is a kind of meditation. However, it does have some particular characteristics. Here are five crucial ways in which…
Sitting well is crucial to get the most out of yogic breathing exercises, or pranayama. The question is, what poses should you choose? In this post I explain why some poses are better than others and I reveal the best ones. As a general rule, you should sit in a meditation pose when you do…
Swami Janakananda Saraswati is a yoga master and kriya yoga expert in the Satyananda tradition. For 50 years, he has been teaching advanced yoga practices in his ashram in Sweden. In this portrait of his life, you will learn about Janakanandas achievements as a remarkable yoga and meditation teacher and why his way of teaching…
If you are into yoga, you have certainly come across the term raja yoga. It is supposed to be the king of all yogas. But what is it exactly? Where does it come from, and what do raja yogis do? In this article, I am exploring its original meaning and the different ways yoga masters…
The chakras are among the most famous concepts of yoga. But much of the ideas people have about chakras don’t come from ancient traditions. Instead, it originates from 20th-century western spirituality. As a yoga practitioner and teacher, I am interested in knowing to what extent chakras are real and how much we have made up….
When I meditate more than an hour per day, I sleep less. During yoga and meditation retreats with many hours of daily practice, I notice an even more substantial drop in the time needed for sleep. And it isn’t just me. Meditators all over the world have the same experience. But is there solid science…
