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Cheyyur, South of Mahābalipuram

This village is located outside the tourist circuits, 30 km South of Mahābalipuram, before Merkanam, a little away (6 km on the right) from the road that goes…

26 November 2014 · 2 min
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Universal

The three points in the Ashtanga Yoga pra…

The key point of the « garland of postures » (Yoga Mālā), taught by Sri K.…

21 October 2014 · 1 min
Universal

Invocations or chants in Ashtanga Yoga pr…

According to Sri K. Pattabhi Jois’ teachings, this prayer expresses the wish/desire to liberate…

21 October 2014 · 4 min

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Māyā Māyā

Found this term in the hymns of the Rig Veda, which means: the illusion of reality, the reality is elusive.

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Djavastambha is a "metal flag door" lying in the inner courtyard… Mother Mirra Alfassa (white Rachel Mirra Alfassa) also nicknamed sweet mother… Āyurveda The original Sanskrit word āyurveda could be translated as "Life…
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The path of the Orthodox tradition

We have all been rocked in our childhood by the journey of Ulysses and the twelve labours of…

6 June 2016 · 5 min
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GREECE & INDIA

« Greece is the embodiment of beauty and ligth » Pascal Bruckner Greece and India have a long common history.…

27 November 2018 · 3 min
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The “Greek Orthodox Easter” in Greece

In spring, in Greece, the most important religious celebration for Orthodox Church is the celebration of “Easter” (unlike…

11 December 2015 · 4 min
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Apart from the benefits of Ashtanga Yoga,…

Andros is part of the Cyclades archipelago. It is a vast, fertile and mountainous island. Rare in the…

30 December 2014 · 2 min
Greece

What to do in Athens out of the Ashtanga…

We propose two excursions Visit the old town of “Plaka”, walk, eat and drink on one of the…

26 December 2014 · 2 min

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