In today’s world, feeling tired has almost become normal. Many people wake up fresh but lose energy by afternoon, and some feel most awake only late at night. This lack of steady energy affects not just our work, but also our mood, focus, and ability to enjoy life.
Sustaining energy is not about quick fixes or caffeine. It’s about building the right foundation — through food, movement, sleep, and emotional balance. When these four come together in harmony, the body supports us with consistent energy through the day.
The Journey of Yoga From rustic forest hermitages to downtown Yoga Studios
In some of the early texts, the yogis that are mentioned are not necessarily the clean-living, health-conscious and physically toned practitioners we would recognize by that word today. The holy itinerants who practised yoga, generally known as sadhus, seem to have been raggle-taggle gypsies who wandered the earth freely, unshackled by convention and in pursuit of spiritual ecstasy, which they would get wherever they could find it.
Nothing works like practising patience when dealing with difficult people or situation. To practice patience is to hold back when you want to say something nasty or feel overpowered by someone's irritable presence. But holding back creates a pressure-cooker situation where you keep stuffing anger within.
Sankalp is a personal vow - a firm resolve to achieve something or to follow a specific path. An understanding of the motivation behind your "Sankalp" is necessary. If your resolution is only dealing with cosmetic changes in your life, it may not uphold the work, time, and energy needed to accomplish the same. However, if a Sankalp's inspiration is rooted in a yearning to change your life for the better, then all the grind needed to see through your resolution seems worth it.
We may be tempted to think that our goal is to eliminate the static or the fluctuation in the consciousness to experience peace or stillness that are the qualities of pure consciousness. However, nature itself is tumultuous, creation is always in a state of flux, life is always in a turmoil else we will find it difficult to believe that we are alive.
We all conceptually understand that deep sleep is fundamental to our overall health, efficiency and well being but for numerous reasons many of us tend to underscore on this front. When the sleep deficit state becomes habitual, every dimension of our existence is impacted: from attitudinal rigidity to unnatural appetite intertwined with low energy levels, poor elimination of toxins and unclear processing of information.
Our capacity to pursue a career is dependent on many external factors, mainly our family, society and larger cultural environment. If not duly supported, we feel bitter and nurse the hurt for many years. We must distinguish between ambition for personal gain and a strong desire for personal growth. If we want to pursue a career, we can be thwarted, but if we're going to become confident, alert and grand, we can be stopped only by ourselves.
Nothing works like practising patience when dealing with difficult people or situation. To practice patience is to hold back when you want to say something nasty or feel overpowered by someone's irritable presence. But holding back creates a pressure-cooker situation where you keep stuffing anger within.
Diet plans can be overwhelming; putting yourself through a regime of omitting things that you love and have grown up with is very difficult. Our mind revolts, and sooner than you can say “DIET” we are back to our old patterns of eating. To brake, the power of habit one needs wisdom or knowledge. Willpower alone can take us so far, forcing ourselves into a controlled mode of eating will last for a very short while. However, our journey to eat rightly can start by a very simple, yet powerful step. Start eating consciously.
Sirshasana or the headstand holds a distinct place among Yoga postures. As a beginner it is a milestone several yoga practitioners want to realize. Known as the king of all postures Sirshasna practice comes with enormous benefits. Sirshasana is not a particularly difficult posture to attain, once the steadiness is achieved it may feel like a basic yoga posture, however this pose should be practiced under guidance till one masters it. The minor adjustments matter a lot and there has to be complete awareness of the body and a very relaxed mind while performing this pose.
One of the most common questions that we get by those who want to start their Yoga classes is what we can eat before the session; and what is the time gap between a meal and a Yoga session. Below I discuss the three most popular time slots when people practice Yoga and food choices to be made for the pre-yoga meal.
