Author: yoga shobha

Amrita Yoga at Amrita Vidyalayams

Amrita Yoga at Amrita Vidyalayams

Jul 29, 2014 | , |

Amrita Yoga Summer Workshops were conducted at Amrita Vidyalayam schools in India. These schools provide a value based education along with tools and techniques of holistic living for the children. Brahmacharini Shobha, from Mata Amritanandamayi Math, and Gunavati, a renunciate from Finland, conducted these summer programs.  The body and mind are interconnected and interdependent instruments. A healthy mind and body are vital for holistic living. To ensure the wellbeing of both, the ancient Indian rishis divined the practices of yoga and meditation. Amma is imparting the riches of this ancient wisdom to modern society through Amrita Yoga. The emphasis this...

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Amrita Yoga Summer Festival in Germany

Amrita Yoga Summer Festival in Germany

Jul 22, 2014 | , |

The first Amrita Yoga Summer Festival of its kind was held in our German Ashram near Frankfurt and was led by Br. Shubamrita. With Monday being a public Whitsun Holiday, the festival took place on the extended weekend from June 6th – 9th. It reached a maximum number of over 200 participants and was booked out weeks before it started. Two parallel classes at different levels were offered each morning as there were participants from all age groups with different experiences in yogasana, from total beginner to experienced teachers. Two German speaking residents from Amritapuri conducted these classes. After...

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My Experience: Amrita Yoga is an Expression of Bhakti Yoga

My Experience: Amrita Yoga is an Expression of Bhakti Yoga

Jul 22, 2014 | , |

I love both Amma and yoga, so when I found out about Amrita Yoga, it felt like the answer to my prayers. Before I met Amma at 25, I had been practicing yogasanas since the age of 18. I learned that yogasanas helped me to still my mind and calm my body and cultivate a sense of peace. Simply practicing yogasanas and pranayama (breathing exercises) was not enough for me though. I knew that there was something else I needed on my path. A few years after meeting Amma and developing a relationship with Her, I realized that the...

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Karma Yoga at Amritapuri

Karma Yoga at Amritapuri

Jun 28, 2014 | , |

My experience of Seva “Do your work and perform your duties with all your heart. Try to work selflessly with love. Pour yourself into whatever you do. Then you will feel and experience beauty and love in every field of work. Love and beauty are within you. Try to express them through your actions and you will definitely touch the very source of bliss.” -Amma It was Amma’s love that allowed me to feel safe and comfortable as I started my seva experience at the ashram. I took note that we could pick a service that we would enjoy,...

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Has Yoga Lost Its Soul?

Has Yoga Lost Its Soul?

Jun 24, 2014 | , |

MAHARISHI PATANJALI’S MAHA SAMADHI I have a very dear and very opinionated friend who lives in the San Francisco Bay area. He has been trudging along the spiritual path since the 1970’s. One day he was bemoaning the fate of the practice of yoga in the modern world. “Maharishi Patanjali would be spinning if he saw what’s become of his yoga practice.” Naturally I was curious. “Really?” I asked. Shaking his head he continued, “Yoga has become just another fad for body builders who want to look beautiful.” At the time I accepted his words as a statement of...

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