Spiritual Traditions Archives - Yoga, Meditation and Hinduism

Oct222019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

[Q/A] Yogic Neuroscience — A Talk By Sh. Adinarayanan

#SrijanTalks, Health & Wellness, Hinduism, Indic Religions, Videos, Yoga, Yoga & Meditation

Main Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjdOV... Recent research in the fields of Neuroscience, #Epigenetics and Cognition is aimed at developing a deeper understanding of how the brain works and ways of enhancing human potential. While Neuroscience or Epigenetics looks at things from a third person perspective, Yogic Sciences look at first person experiences. There is a wealth of knowledge available in the Indian tradition and a transdisciplinary approach involving Neuroscience, Epigenetics and Yogic Sciences can help solve modern day problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjdOVisKGNo&t=2s

Oct182019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Yogic Neuroscience — A Talk By Sh. Adinarayanan

#SrijanTalks, Featured, Health & Wellness, Hinduism, Videos, Yoga, Yoga & Meditation

Recent research in the fields of Neuroscience, Epigenetics and Cognition is aimed at developing a deeper understanding of how the brain works and ways of enhancing human potential. While Neuroscience or Epigenetics looks at things from a third person perspective, Yogic Sciences look at first person experiences. There is a wealth of knowledge available in the Indian tradition and a transdisciplinary approach involving Neuroscience, Epigenetics and Yogic Sciences can help solve modern day problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAZZShrd1rg&t=114s About Speaker: - Sh. Adinarayanan, founder, Anaadi Foundation is a Tapasvi and visionary teacher. With a decade of teaching and research experience at Amrita University, he and his wife Smrithi started A...

Oct102019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Saudi Arabia’s First Yoga Acharya Nouf Marwaai In Conversation With Rahul Dewan | #SrijanDialogues

#SrijanTalks, Featured, Kriya Yoga, Videos, Yoga, Yoga & Meditation

In this interview with Rahul Dewan, Nouf Marwaai talks about how she has had a long battle with health conditions and how Yoga helped her defeat lupus as well as cancer. Nouf has contributed to making Yoga legal and getting official recognition in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian Government has approved the practice of Yoga as a sports activity, largely due to her efforts. Nouf has a degree in clinical psychology and understands the various mental and physical health issues and how Yoga helps in overcoming these problems. About the Speaker: - Nouf Marwaai started practising Yoga in 1998 because of health issues. She is the first certified Yoga Acharya in Saudi Arabia and the founder of the Arab Yoga Foundation. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2018 by the Presi...

Jul232019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

What is Bhasma Snaan and Why Is It Important?

Featured, Hinduism, Srijan Snippets, Tantra, Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfbuh55ccB4 Now we come to very important part of Shaivite. It is Bhasma. We know that bhasma is a very important part of Shaivite traditions, bhasma is sacred to shaivites, loved by shaivites, but what we don’t know is that, Mahadeva has said that bhasma has importance in relieving you of physical diseases ad relieving you of many mental problems. So bhasma snaana is prescribed. Bhasma is prepared from - Can you guess? It’s prepared from cowdung! There are processes given. 4-5 types of Bhasma are described. Most important among them is sacred Kalpa bhasma. Many descriptions are given in agamas, what I’m giving is just a quick summary. By no means exhaustive, just a reference. So Mahadeva has given these descriptions and also in the order of their impo

Jul232019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

What Are The Two Parts Of All Mantras And Their Significance ?

Hinduism, Srijan Snippets, Tantra, Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ3GePymmFQ Now we come to the fundamentals. What is a Mantra? Now, aspects of Hinduism as we understand it today versus what is mentioned in our agamas, what Mahadeva has to say. How far we are from the originally revealed to where we are today. Now according to Mahadeva, not a single activity is performed without a mantra. This not what I’m saying- this is what he says. ‘Mantra vina kriya naasti’. So, he has given mantra for every action. So, Manana or contemplation if roughly translated, is the ability to know everything and Tranaa is the liberation from everything, all the ills, bondages of samsara. Since mantra gives you both, ability to know everything and capacity to get liberated from, everything is the mantra. This is the meaning of mantra. Ma

Jul12019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

History of Yoga (Film)

Featured, Kriya Yoga, Videos, Yoga & Meditation

Source: - Deepika Kothari / YouTube. https://youtu.be/92J-JPChaeI Full film History of Yoga 96 mins available @ https://www.vishuddhifilms.com/ Film History of yoga 6000 year journey of history & philosophy of Yoga. The first ever authentic & extensively researched film on Yoga from India. Visit us Online at: - https://www.vishuddhifilms.com/ The Film:- The Film “History of Yoga-the Path of my Ancestors” is a 6000 year journey into origin, evolution & development of yoga. Six years of extensive research, filming; contribution of 30 eminent scholars; 35000 kms travel, 137 locations to record from 84 Archaeological sites, 37 Museums, Libraries, Temples & Shrines. The story explores the elements of Yoga in Harappa Civilization, Veda, Jainism, Buddhism, Sufism,

Jun202019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Brandi Shoombe: How Yoga Transformed My Life [Excerpt]

Kriya Yoga, Yoga, Yoga & Meditation

Source: - https://neweralive.na WINDHOEK - Thirteen years ago Brandi Shoombe was told she would never walk again, following a devastating car accident. Today, the 37-year-old yoga instructor not only walks but her life is more fulfilled than ever, thanks to yoga, she tells Health Focus. Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India. The word ‘yoga’ derives from Sanskrit and means to join or to unite, symbolising the union of body and consciousness. Today it is practised in various forms around the world and continues to grow in popularity. Shoombe shared how she refused to accept the doctors’ verdict for her life that she would not be able to walk again, and after trying out several alternatives, yoga did not disappoint. Not only did she risk h

May132019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Why India Must Celebrate Shankara [Excerpts]

Adi Sankaracharya, Gyana Yoga, Hinduism, Indic Religions

Source: - Swarajya Magazine. मा गच्छ त्वमितस्ततो गिरिश भो मय्येव वासं कुरु स्वामिन्नादिकिरात मामकमनःकान्तारसीमान्तरे | वर्तन्ते बहुशो मृगा मदजुषो मात्सर्यमोहादयस् तान् हत्वा मृगयाविनोदरुचितालाभं च संप्राप्स्यसि || (Śivānandalaharī of Ādi Śankara) Primeval Hunter, Shiva! Why wander here and there in search of game ? The wilderness of my mind harbors many beasts like pride, jealousy and lust; Come, kill them, you’ll enjoy the sport. People have been praying since forever for God to reside in their hearts, but it took Ādi Śankara’s pluck to suggest the offer as a favour to God! Śankara Jayantī was celebrated last week, and now is a good time to ruminate upon the ideas of this philosopher. Śankara is also a poet of the firs

May102019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Put Down That Painkiller, Pick Up A Yoga Mat: VA Study Finds Yoga Helps Chronic Back Pain Without Pills [Excerpts]

Health & Wellness, Yoga, Yoga & Meditation

Source: - San Diego Union Tribune. By Jeanette Steele Aug. 6, 2017 2:20 PM In the middle of a prescription painkiller overdose crisis in the United States, a San Diego VA study finds that veterans with chronic pain would be well-served to put down the pills and pick up a yoga mat. After six months of twice-a-week yoga sessions, San Diego veterans reported a significant drop in back pain — one of the signature complaints of a demographic that suffers higher rates of chronic pain than the general population. Also, the number of patients in the study on opiate-based pain pills dropped from 20 percent to 8 percent. It’s a potentially important finding, as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs weans its members off of long-term addictive painkillers such as hyd

May62019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Evidences Show That Yoga Helps Students Having Autism Spectrum Disorders To Perform Better At School

Health & Wellness, Yoga, Yoga & Meditation

Source: - Subahsh Kak / Twitter. https://twitter.com/subhashkak1/status/1124851863994753026?s=12 Featured Image Source: - https://yogadigest.com/yoga-for-improving-behavior-in-children-with-autism/