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Cheyyur, South of Mahābalipuram
This village, off the tourist trail, lies 48 km south of Mahābalipuram, before Merkanam, 6 km to the right of the Pondicherry road. Two remarkable old temples are…
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Viparyaya
a Sanskrit term meaning, according to the Yoga Sutra of Patañjali, the flawed knowledge or erroneous judgment based on the senses by means of the…
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Graduation Theses
At the end of their training, the teachers trained at the Institute write a graduation thesis. Each one…
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Vinyasa Yoga: Rhythm Towards Fullness
Vinyasa Yoga places rhythm at the centre of practice: rhythm of the breath, of the body, of the…
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Drishti: the Gaze, a Path to Fullness
In Ashtanga Yoga, the gaze is never a detail: it orients the posture, gathers the attention and calms…
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Yoga and Pain: from Shadow to Light
Pain directly questions the way we practise yoga: should we flee it, listen to it, understand it or…
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Pain in Yoga: Listen Without Fleeing
In yoga practice, pain must never be ignored, but it deserves to be understood with precision. This letter…
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When Everything Goes Wrong: Yoga and Inner Light
When everything goes wrong, yoga can become a simple, concrete and deeply human inner support. This letter offers…
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Aṣṭāṅga Yoga: the Eight Limbs in Practice
Aṣṭāṅga Yoga is not limited to a sequence of postures: it unites eight limbs that act together. Yama,…
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Yoga and the Body: a Path to Unity
Yoga reminds us that the body is at once a tool, a path, and sometimes a trap when…
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The Yogi’s Diet: Balance and Practice
The yogi’s diet is not a rigid rule: it accompanies the practice, the energy and inner clarity. This…
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Yoga Invocation: the Prayer of the Heart
The invocation and the prayer of the heart open an inner space even before the physical practice begins.…
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Visiting Chennai, a Great Southern Metropolis
Madras — renamed Chennai in 1996 — can bewilder the arriving traveller: 7 million people, dense and colourful…
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