Being one of the top yoga schools of Rishikesh for Vinyasa yoga teacher training in India, we have witnessed the growing interest in yoga and increase in curiosity about its different forms and how they differ from each other. Since it is our primary goal to create awareness about this ancient Indian practice, we will …

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When it comes to ashtanga yoga teacher training in India, Rishikesh is one of the most popular places. It is the birthplace of yoga and an all-time favorite destination of yoga enthusiasts across the world. Tens of thousands visit Rishikesh every year for ashtanga yoga teacher training and various other yoga forms. While Ashtanga is …

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Choosing yoga teacher training program Rishikesh can be a hectic task. It is the birthplace of yoga and hence has hundreds of yoga schools, ashrams, and facilities offering 200 hours yoga teacher training and retreats. This is the reason yoga students and aspirants often end up confused while selecting yoga teacher training program even after …

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There is a mystical comfort in the incessant gurgles and splashes, swish-swish-swoosh-swoosh, of the river. It is like its currents can ablute off-and-away torturous burdens of the past and anxious palpitations of the future. Perhaps the constantly flowing waters carry the message of freedom, whispering in the ears as they pass by, “let go”. Somehow …

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What is fear? When we are doubtful about our capability in handling a situation or challenge, we fear. When we suspect that things might go south, we fear. When we are focused on all the ways in which something might go wrong, we fear. When we think of losing something or someone very dear to …

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Looking for internationally certified yoga teacher training in India can literally leave you exhausted. With thousands of yoga schools in India, deciding which one is the best and from where to pursue yoga teacher training is a tough call for even experienced professionals. More and more people are making yoga part of their lives since …

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“I am generally nice but frequently lose control of my emotions. Happenings affect me, immensely. Something good happens, and I am over the top, and not knowing how to stay grounded. Something bad happens, and I am broken, not knowing how to contain (myself). Sometimes, I doubt that the proportion in which I react under …

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Last week I was conducting a session on life and spirituality during one of my meditation and spirituality retreats in Chengdu (China). One of the attendees asked a very relevant question about desires which I am rephrasing below: Is having desires a bad thing? Now this is a very interesting subject and especially relevant to …

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With each passing year, yoga is gaining acceptance as the best means to physical health and inner peace. That’s why Ekattva Yogshala regularly hosts yoga teacher training batches and meditation retreats in Rishikesh for students and yoga enthusiasts. In this series a special introductory program was organized for a Chinese group of students in February 2017. …

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We have come far-off from the age when the great-grandmothers of many of the readers of this blog were married off at a very young age. They spent most of their lives serving the family and depending on the family-head male for all key decision making. Child marriage, malnutrition, high maternal mortality rate, financial insecurity, …

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