YOGA is YOU
Today morning, after a few days of heavy rainfall due to the cyclone on the other coast of India, I ventured out to the beach in front of our house […]
Entries by Arshayoga Gurukulam
Awareness through his “corona art”
One local artist from Chennai spreads awareness through his “corona art”. This proves again that India stands for “Unity in Diversity”. In crisis, religion or caste step aside for the […]
Intro or Extro – Which One Are You?
For many years, my husband was talking about extroverted vs. introverted people. For many years, my understanding of his talk was a complete opposite of what he meant… Have I […]
When One Night Seems Longer Than Your Whole Life
WARNING: This article is long, even I needed the patience to write down my whole experience, but there is an urge inside of me to process these events of the […]
India – My Guru
The word Guru doesn’t exactly mean “just” a teacher as it is often translated. It comes from the Sanskrit: गुरु, where gu means darkness and ru means dispeller. Guru is the one who […]
Golden Qualities of a Teacher
One thing I realised during the past 9 years of dedicated work as a co-founder of an ashram and a yoga therapist and what I call “ashram police”. No matter […]
How Advanced of a Yogi am I?
Nowadays, Yoga has become a prosperous business like no other. Every month there will be a different yoga style being trademarked in the US that costs 5.000 USD and only […]
Palm trees, burning sun… What’s this Christmas all about?
Sitting in the shade of a coconut tree in front of the house, overlooking the shimmering colours of the Arabian Sea and reminiscing about Christmas. 8 years ago I exchanged […]
Ashram, My Home
Dear friends and enemies also; ), Some time ago, I wrote an article about the Amritapuri ashram and other ashrams in general titled “Ashram Life”. Today, I am ready to […]
Safe and Loved – in the Arms of a Living Saint
When we hear the word ashram, we think of a strict and rigorous routine that will limit us in our “freedom”. Once I also thought this way. We have to […]