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Anulom Vilom Pranayama, Step by Step
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Ashram stays, yoga retreats and silent meditation courses: the main kinds of spiritual retreat in India, where they are, and how...
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Everything you need to begin: what to wear, a simple 20-minute first practice, how often to practise, the mistakes to avoid, and...
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The 196 short aphorisms that define classical yoga: what each of the four chapters teaches, the sutras every student should know...
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Neti, dhauti, nauli, basti, kapalabhati and trataka: what the six classical cleansing practices of Hatha yoga are, why they exis...
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The Sattvic Diet: What Yogis Eat and Why
Most yoga schools in India serve sattvic food. What the word means, the three qualities of food, what yogis eat and avoid, and h...
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You have finished your 200 hour training and have a certificate in hand. What registering with Yoga Alliance involves, what RYT...
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The hour counts on yoga teacher trainings confuse almost everyone. What 200, 300 and 500 hours actually mean, how they fit toget...
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Why Rishikesh Is the Yoga Capital
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