Yoga originates from India and is at least 3,500 to 5,000 years old, depending on the source. The core idea is to connect the ...

KOCHI: Chakras are a lesser-known facet of Yoga. Chakras in the yogic context are vortices or whirlpool of Pranic energy at specific areas in the body. They control the circulation of prana or life ...

Last month, I gave a brief (and hopefully clear) introduction to the chakra system. To recap: Chakras are energy centres, there are seven, they run from the base of the spine to the crown of the head, ...

IOWA CITY - Two Iowa City-area women are breathing new life into the ancient healing concept of chakras. Betsy Rippentrop, owner of Heartland Yoga, 221 E. College St., and author Eve Adamson co-wrote ...

We can all say that we are reasonably aware of our physical bodies and what they can do but very rarely do we pay attention to the elements of the subtle body. Do we even know what that is? A complex ...

The heart chakra, known as Anahata in Sanskrit, is located in the center of the chest, at the level of the thymus gland behind the sternum. Anahata translates to "infinite," "unhurt," or "boundless." ...

Bharat Thakur guides you through practices and wisdom of this ancient science of exercising Among the seven main chakras in our body, Muladhara Chakra (Root Chakra) is the first one to be formed and ...