Tag: yoga

Find the Inner Teacher
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Wellbeing

Find the Inner Teacher

How yoga championships are more about respecting your limitations than overcoming them, how to choose a teacher and style that suits you, and the benefits of teaching yoga to children. Agnieszka Rostkowska talks with Kirti Gahlawat, a winner of multiple world championship medals in yoga.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Brain on the Move
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Brain on the Move

Giving your gray matter a workout is a great idea, but the brain can also benefit hugely from mere physical activity. Dr. Joanna Podgórska explains how physical exercise impacts our memory and thinking.
Sylwia Niemczyk
Power Points
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Power Points

Imagine that all it takes is a ten-second gentle touch to set off or cure ailments like headaches. “It’s possible,” says Ayurvedic doctor Nisha Manikantan in conversation with Agnieszka Rostkowska.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
The Language of the Gods
World + People
The Other School

The Language of the Gods

It is one of the world’s oldest languages and belongs to the Indo-European family, meaning that Sanskrit is still alive and well today—at home and abroad.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
The Wheels of Energy
Soul + Body
Good Mood

The Wheels of Energy

Ancient Hindu and Buddhist Tantra describe various focal points on the human body, which can be “worked” on to attain physical and psychological benefits.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Those Who Dispel the Darkness
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Those Who Dispel the Darkness

The Hindu spiritual teachers of the subcontinent play an important role in everyday life, acting as exemplary guides. Yet they are not without their controversies.
Maciej Wesołowski
Upside Down is Right Side Up
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Wellbeing

Upside Down is Right Side Up

How turning the position of the body, quite literally, on its head is believed to increase circulation, improve energy levels, and strengthen muscles.
Dominika Bok
Three Summer Mindfulness Practices
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Three Summer Mindfulness Practices

Calm your mind, focus on yourself, and organize your emotions with these simple exercises for mental wellbeing.
Magdalena Róża Skoczewska
Healing Exercises from Tibet
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Healing Exercises from Tibet

Tsa Lung – a Tibetan yogic practice – combines both breathing and physical exercises to further support meditation and mindfulness.
Dominika Bok
The Flashlight of Awareness
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Wellbeing

The Flashlight of Awareness

Is it possible to achieve inner harmony? How can we stop our thoughts for longer than a moment?
Ram Dass