Human body – the yogic anatomy

image credit : i stock photos Students of modern medical sciences study human body as comprising of various gross elements like bone, flesh, blood etc. Even the mind has corresponding gross particles. Ayurveda goes a little subtler. It recognises body as being consisting of gross as well as subtle elements like batta, pitta and kapha. … Continue reading Human body – the yogic anatomy →

Defining Yoga

After going thorough my previous posts in this BlogChatterA2Z series, the reader by now must have got some idea about yoga. Now it is time to explore the formal definitions of yoga. According to Maharshi Patanjali: योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः - Yogaschittabritti Nirodhah If the reader is clear about the Sanskrit words chittah, britti and nirodhah, there is … Continue reading Defining Yoga →