“I am now practicing yoga about 1.5 years. Well, whatever I say about my yoga class at Dhrti and my teacher Satya is less. When I started yoga at Dhrti, I was in dire need of something which helps me re-build my self-esteem, confidence, and bring positivity back to my life. Satya you helped me […]
Our one day trip to Melukote, fun filled and exciting Dhrti practitioners – youngsters, senior citizens, and kids enjoying their time.
Sri Aurobindo in his book ‘The Life Divine’ says- Man has first to grow into the divine consciousness and as he grows he has to communicate the inner gains to the society around. In the philosophy of life divine Sri Aurobindo looks upon this world as a scene of evolution of consciousness, with man as […]
Ramzan has begun and the month of Shravan is round the corner. Every religion has its share of fasts—‘upavas’ in Sanskrit. It means sitting next to or residing in close proximity to the higher reality. Every fast has its own set of rules on what you can eat and what must be avoided. So, in […]
Ramzan or Ramadan is round the corner and it means different thing to different people – prayers, fasting, feasting, holidays, charities, traffic, shopping, big movies releases etc. The beauty of festivals is no matter how you look at it, it’s a time of joy, celebration and bonding with friends and families. Ramzan above all is […]
This is what we often hear, “you should do yoga on an empty stomach, right?” No – though none of the yogic text books tell ‘not to eat anything’ in the morning before practice, you will find emphasis on “avoid overeating” coz this will lead to dullness and lethargy result you will have to push […]
The distractions and obstacles which hinder the aspirant`s practice of Yoga are: Vyadhi-sickness which disturbs the physical equilibrium Styana-languor or lack of mental disposition for work Samsaya-doubt or indecision Pramada-indifference or insensibility Alasya-laziness Avirati-sensuality, the rousing of desire when sensory objects possess the mind Bhranti Darsana-false or invalid knowledge, or illusion Alabdha Bhumikatva-failure to attain […]
Many thanks to Dhrti Practitioners for sharing informative articles as they reading. Here is one of them by our practitioner, Smitha, session 7:30 pm, she came across the same while reading TOI. In alternative therapy vision care assumes that the muscles of the eyes, like the rest of those all over the body, must be […]
Rujuta Diwekar, “I don’t own a TV set but this “Bade ache lagte hain” phenomenon intrigued me. I watched it on my laptop and the episode showed the lead actor, Ram, eating just an apple for lunch since he is on a “diet”. In fact his attempt to lose weight and subsequent (crash?) diet was […]
Regular rice is much maligned and is fast being dropped in favour of its unpolished avatar. But are the charges valid? Sports nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar separates the grain from the husk The Chinese eat rice with every meal, breakfast included, and the average Chinese on the street is thin, if not skinny. In our country, […]