Monthly Archives: June 2013

What is yoga and Manasa yoga? Who is a yoga practitioner?

A clip from a radio interview Manoj gave where he explains yoga, as well as who can be called a yoga …

What is a Yoga Studio? What does it stand for?

On the occasion of Manasa’s new studio’s first anniversary, Manoj gives a short talk on the importance of yoga studio, in the context of three favoured paces for learning yoga- the caves, the palace and the cremation …

spanda talk, mirror mirror

This is a clip of a talk touching the teachings of ‘recognition by reflection’ inTantra, where each one of us recognizes ourselves looking at the mirror of …

Chinmaya ashram Swamiji Advayananda

After a beautiful Yoga dance offering done by Manasa students, Swami Advayananda of Chinmaya Ashram in Cochin gives a short talk about how he felt about his guests from …

Hatha Yoga, So misunderstood! Part 1

A part of a talk exploring the ground of asana, which is Hatha Yoga, which is a system which sprang forth from Tantra. Sadly, even many Hatha Yoga teachers sometimes say, ‘Hatha Yoga is a preparation for Raja yoga’, or ‘it is the physical yoga’. This is purely because of looking at Hatha yoga through the philosophy of sutras and vedanta. Know that we are students totally dedicated to understanding and living the teachings of Patanjali and Shankaracharya.Sage Patanjali’s teachings …