We die to everything we know every night when we fall asleep. Sleep, like death, is a passage from the plane of material reality to a more s...

The soul, or self, which animates the body, withdraws from the physical form clothed in the astral and causal bodies at the time of physical...

The causal body is referred to as the Ananda(pleasure)-Maya kosha.  The bliss sheath (anandamaya kosha) is the subtlest and deepest of the t...

The sheath of knowledge or intelligence is called the Vijnanamaya Kosha.  The intelligent sheath is the knower and doer of the mind, and it ...

Manomaya Kosha is the mental sheath we all possess. The mental sheath is a more delicate version of the vital pranic sheath. It binds the an...

The vital or etheric sheath (the pranic body) supplies energy and vitalizes the physical body. It is roughly the same size and form as the h...

Despite the fact that our physical bodies appear to be thick and substantial, they are made up of billions of molecules and atoms, or energy...

Yoga may be considered to exist when your mind, emotions, and body operate in unison with your true self within.  Yoga is a science that foc...

The top of one foot is placed into the instep of the opposing foot in this version of Vajra Asana.  Although technically, the sole of the fo...

Crossing the top of one foot across the Achilles tendon of the opposing foot is another version of Vajra Asana. The name of the position com...

A sequence of actions including both the rising of the knees and the flexing of the feet is the best natural therapy you can offer your feet...

The Corpse Pose, Shava Asana, is also known as Shanti Asana, or the Peaceful Pose. Mrita Asana, or Death Stance, is another name for it, how...

The fundamental stance is also used to perform the Double-Knee-Lifting Action, Vajra Asana.  On an inhale, both legs are lifted off the floo...

From the Vajra Asana stance, the Eka-janu Uttana Kriya is a Single-Knee Lifting Action.    On the tops of the legs, the hands can be put. ha...

Pranayama is the practice of inhaling and exhaling Yoga is the "science of breath," or the management of the vital force (Prana) i...

The thunderbolt of lndra is Vajra. lndra is Lord of the Heavens in Indian mythology.  The sciatic nerve is known as Vajra Nadi in Ayurveda, ...

Sukha Pranayama is a kind of pranayama.  Sit in Vajra Asana, however any sitting position can be used if heel-sitting is problematic.  Thund...

The Indian Yogis, who are pure vegetarians, are the best models of health anywhere in the world today.  Many of these folks live at elevatio...

  Yoga has explicitly entered mainstream culture in the United States. Every few years, Yoga Journal conducts a survey to gauge the importan...