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How much is enough? Yogic science has the answer.

Some of us are very uncomfortable doing nothing. Give us a free Sunday and we’ll: Clean the cupboards. Finish the laundry. Reply to emails. Write another LinkedIn post. Find somewhere to go. Make plans for the next three weekends. Anything but… put our feet up and sit in the sun. And I’ve been wondering why. Why is doing so much easier than doing nothing? Perhaps because doing gives us a sense of control. There is always something to fix, organise, achieve or tick off. We kno

This is a a simple five-step process to help you build consistency without relying on motivation.

If you’ve been telling yourself, “I just need another holiday,” it may be time to try something that works with your biology, not just your calendar. Read on if you’ve had this experience: you come back from a week away and within two or three days, it’s like you never left. The tension is back. The tight shoulders are back. The shallow sleep is back. The problem isn’t your destination. And it certainly isn’t a lack of willpower. It’s physiology. Muscle relaxation is an acti

Have you noticed that every drop of blood that reaches your feet has to make a journey back up to your heart? Your heart is above your feet. Gravity is working against you and wants the blood to stay in your legs. So how does blood travel up to the heart? The veins in your legs contain tiny one-way valves. These valves allow blood to move upward but prevent it from falling back down. Your calf muscles play an important role here. They are so important that doctors often call

Most people think illness begins in the body. Yogic science says it begins much earlier: in the mind. According to yogic science, disease starts when the mind becomes unstable. First the vichaar (thoughts) get polluted, then achaar (actions), and eventually vyavhaar (behaviour). Over time, repeated negative behaviour and emotional patterns become deep-rooted beliefs. Yogic science calls these mental disturbances Adhis – illnesses of the mind. When these remain unresolved for