In a room full of people if one sneezes, there are smiling faces all
around and many have a pleasant “Bless You” to say. If there is second
sneeze, maybe one or two in the room will say “bless you” in a more
shrill voice. A third sneeze will bring frowns and a quick glance at
the exit door, [...]
Ramaswami Articles
Posted on February 15th, 2010 in Hatha Yoga, Health and Wellbeing, Ramaswami Articles, Yoga practice
YOGA NERVES by Srivatsa Ramaswami
The brain and its nerve pathways form an important system of the human
being and again Yoga has some unique procedures to help the efficacy
of the nervous system. The brain, the spinal cord containing the nerve
fibers, the ganglions, the plexuses and the peripheral nerves form
this system. We have already seen the benefit [...]
Svadhyaya is a Sanskrit word many yogis are familiar with. It is a
samasa or a compound word. It can be split into sva meaning ‘own’, and
adhyaya or study; therefore svadhyaya would mean own study. It is open
to different interpretations. It could mean study by oneself or study
of the Self or as my Guru would interpret [...]
