The Divine Storyteller

Akanksha Damini Joshi’s films and documentaries are reflections of her spiritual explorations. Whether it’s a 15-second film of the art of chai or an hour-long feature with Kashi as its …

Plant-Based and Healthy

Dr Sirisha Potluri is a medical doctor and dietary/lifestyle medicine coach certified in plant-based nutrition through ECornell. She got her MBBS from Guntur Medical College and did a family medicine …

Myths, Reality and Yoga

Bangalore-based yoga teacher and author, Pragya Bhatt, has lived in 11 cities across seven continents, and while she loves how various cultural experiences enriched her life, she chose yoga and …

Love, Joy and Yoga

What makes a happy relationship? This millennia-old question doesn’t have a definite answer and even after millennia, the human condition, when it comes to love, remains complicated and love remains …

The Legacy of B.K.S. Iyengar

Yogacharya B.K.S Iyengar is a legend in modern yoga and his teachings have spread across the world. Iyengar yoga is among the most accessible forms of the practice and the …

Equal, Equanimous Yoga

Hyderabad-based hatha yoga teacher, Sakina Kapadia, started practising yoga to find relief from spondylitis. She started practising three-hours-a-week but in time, discovered the nuances of yoga and delved deeper into …

A Simple, Regular Practise

Goa-based Hatha Yoga teacher, Alisha Netalkar, has always felt a “pull” towards yoga and after reading Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi, she knew she wanted to explore and discover …

The Effectiveness of Daily Ayurveda

My first interaction with Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya was during Indica Yoga’s Global Festival of Yoga 2021 (GFY). For most yoga practitioners, Ayurveda is associated with doshas and eating habits but …

Think Well, Be Well: Shailaja Menon

Malaysia-based yoga teacher, author and speaker, Shailaja Menon, explains why yoga is an effective solution for mental health and stress — it’s a practice to educate the mind. Yatra Manah? …

A RETURN TO OUR ROOTS

The Director of the KYM Institute of Yoga Studies, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Nrithya Jagannathan, shares her spiritual journey with Indica Yoga, and insists that students access and understand the roots …