The Art of Being Happy

“India still surprises me.” Certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher, Founder of Omstars and the Miami Life Centre and author of six books, Kino MacGregor, has been coming to India for over …

In Light of His Guru

Swami Taponidhi Saraswatiji was practising yoga without knowing it. As a child, he would wake up early and exercise and some of the exercises he did were inverted asanas. His …

Yoga and the Divine Feminine

Sanātana Dharma is a pluralist faith which acknowledges various avatars of the divine Brahman. It’s also a tradition where the divine feminine or shakti is worshipped and there are numerous …

Measuring the Mind

Shivani and Ankur Modi founded Ceekr to make mental mastery accessible to all sentient beings. “Everyone who is interested in improving their life. Everyone who wants to ‘overcome challenges and …

Destress and Declutter the Mind

Omkar Gotkhindikarji has been exposed to yoga and the scriptures from a young age, and the childhood exposure to these profound practices inspired him to pursue a lifetime of yoga …

Shraddhaji with the Director of Indica Yoga, Dr Vinayachandra Banavathy

Yoga Across Cultures

“I love everything about India — I’m a fan of India. I truly feel that India is the cradle of human achievement because of what the Rishis and Saptrishis achieved …

The Buddha’s Yoga

The first time I connected with Nitesh Batraji was during Indica Yoga’s Global Festival of Yoga (GFY). At the time, I only knew him as an Ashtanga teacher and living …

A Therapeutic Transformation

Dr Lalitha Gaurav pursued a post doctoral programme in Yoga from the ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research) and she has a Doctorate in Yogic Sciences. She is a …

Yoga and Women’s Health

Dr Nidhi Choudhary PhD, Yoga, was born into spirituality  —  her hometown, Rishikesh, is India’s spiritual capital, and she’s been influenced by its energy since she was born. She started …

The French Connection

Marseille-based Florence Cevaer has been practising yoga for almost 40 years and established one of the first yoga studios in Marseille, Le Studyo. From being a lawyer to teaching yoga …

The Yoga of Music

It’s the universal language. Music has a way of moving us in ways that can feel transcendental. Across the world, we use music to celebrate at parties, at weddings, at …

The Practicality of Practice

I met Carolyn at a shoot for Indica Yoga in Bangalore, and talking to each other, we found we shared common spiritual experiences like our association with the Sivananda ashram …

The Healing Power of Yoga

Every time we step on our yoga mat, we come out of the practice feeling rejuvenated, relaxed, exhilarated and at times, we can even feel a little melancholic because yoga …