YOGABHARATI

                                                           Yoga for autism – Sharing an experience .                                                Yoga is all about making us turn inwards, understand ourselves better, discover ourselves, accept ourselves as we are and lead our life in a joyful manner. As we do asanas, we observe the different changes happening at the body level. This helps us understand our body better. As we do mindful breathing (initial chant, your feeling) the mind doesn’t go somewhere. we are present at the moment and are more aware. We are also observing the thoughts that come and go. This helps us understand our thought patterns and discover our inner world. Both these together give us a healthy body and a healthy mind. Let us examine the general manner in which we respond to the situations that life throws upon us.   1)    We all face different life situations every moment. Few of them are hard for us to digest, few are n such a way

The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is one of the most powerful verses from the Rig Veda. ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् | उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनात् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥ This Mantra talks about detachment, dispassion which leads to true knowledge and spiritual progress. Just as a ripe cucumber is easily detached from the creeper, in the same manner let my attachment to the universe fall off me effortlessly . What do we need to "Let Go" or detach or be dispassionate about? Is it at the body, mind or at the intellect level? Many questions arise here. Before we contemplate on this, let us explore on a few definitions of Yoga to understand this topic further. योगः चित्त वृत्ति निरोधः II As per Sage Patanjali: Yoga is ‘To reduce the modifications in the mind’, thereby gaining mastery over the Mind. मनः प्रशमनोपायः योग इत्यभिधीयते I Sage Vasishta gives the definition of Yoga as ‘Yoga is a skillful solution to calm down the mind’. How do we achieve this cal