Now we have a New Name & New Blog

Dear Friends, Students & Yoga Enthusiasts,

We have migrated our blog to a new address: http://www.wiselivingyoga.blogspot.com/

Our new Official Website will be: http://www.wiselivingyoga.com/
And as you can see we'll be also operating under a new name: Wise Living Yoga Academy.

We continue providing the same Yoga training and workshops, but in addition we have now Certification Courses. Please have a look at our Yoga Teacher Training Course (TTC) 200 hours Certification Program website:  http://www.teachertraining.wiselivingyoga.com/.

Our best whishes that you continue growing in Yoga.

Daniel & Jeena

Thai Green Curry

It’s time to relish Thai food again. It’s has been a few days that I have been already missing Thai food after returning from Thailand. I love cooking for fun and therefore I took a cooking class from May Kaidee Vegetarian and Vegan Thai food Cooking School in Chiang Mai. And I have also been also missing the lovely city of Chiang Mai too!!


Well, so in the memory of beautiful Chiang Mai I am posting some of the recipes that I learnt over there 



Thai Green Curry

Ingredients

Oil - 2 tablespoon

Green curry paste – 1 tspn

Mixed vegetables like carrots, baby corn, cabbage, steamed pumpkin, mushrooms and onions – a handful each of them

Shallow fried tofu cut in small cubes – a handful

Coconut Milk - 6 tblspn

Sugar - ½ tblsp

Soy Sauce - 2 tblsp

Water - ½ cup

Sweet basil - a handful

Fry green curry paste with vegetables in hot oil on medium flame. Add coconut milk and steamed pumpkin. Add light soya sauce, dark soya sauce and sugar. Let it cook till the vegetables are soft. Add three tablespoons of coconut milk again. Put sweet basil and turn off the heat. Garnish with a tablespoonful of coconut milk and serve hot with rice.

Are you fit enough to save your life?

Fitness is not just getting yourself a gym membership. Fitness is achieved when body, mind and soul are all well integrated. And Yoga is the only answer and solution. So before your body and mind starts to wither and give up make Yoga your lifelong companion.

By Jeenal Mehta – Fitness Trainer and Yoga Teacher
Article published in magazine Life Positive in 11/2008

When your body starts to get regular aches and pains, when your mind gets in a habit of accumulating negativity and stress and you no more feel energetic, joyful and healthy, then you are running towards danger. Danger of falling in prey of diseases that traps your life in this vicious cycle. If your body is showing symptoms of fatigue, reduced memory, uncontrolled obesity or mental imbalance or any other such ill signs then you should soon question yourself. Are you fit enough to save your life? The fact is that constant strain and stress can damage the biological system considerably and affect the efficiency in normal dealings of life.

Modern man perceives fitness as sweating out at the gym and even after adopting such practices, he yet continues to suffer from health problems without attaining any results. The reason to this is that a human is a combination of mental, emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual aspects. Just training the physical level will not bring harmony at other levels. A human needs to be treated at all levels. Yoga stands as a solution to this major human life problem.

According to Yoga, health is a state of the organism that brings in a feeling of harmony, efficiency in work, ability to meet an emergency situation calmly, ability to arrive at appropriate decisions quickly and, above all, longevity. Yoga emphasizes on training our minds, thoughts, emotions, actions and speech.

When a man is faced with normal daily activities, he often responds with stress and negative emotions. While eating, sleeping, talking or driving a car he faces a lot of stress that makes the heart, lungs and ductless glands work faster than their normal rate of work, and the activity of the stomach and intestines is suspended. Further more the assimilation process is disturbed and gradually our energy reserves are wasted and thrown away. Harmony of the working forces within the organism gets disturbed.

But when Yoga is applied to day-today living, it creates a positive environment both internally and externally bringing growth and nourishment. Yoga philosophy and its code of conduct (Yamas and Niyamas) and techniques such as Asanas and Pranayamas lead to an uplift of one's personality. This automatically leads to controlled behaviour, emotional balance and a healthy body. Yamas and Niyamas bring discipline and joy and further the Asanas and Pranayamas develop a strong immune system. Overall the yogic practices emphasizes on training of mind and senses. Yoga will help you to cope up with life's emergencies, big or small, whether it's running to the airport or fleeing a burning building with a balanced state of mind and healthy emotions. With an increasing amount in suicides and crime, it shows that man is not equipped with a fit mind. It’s Yoga that will bring in a sense of responsibility and duty.

After all fitness is not just getting yourself a gym membership. Fitness is achieved when body, mind and soul are all well integrated. And Yoga is the only answer and solution. So before your body and mind starts to wither and give up make Yoga your lifelong companion.

Yoga at Work

So the news for this summer is that we are continuing with Corporate Yoga Training and it has been a great experience.

We have introduced new methodology of training the employees by integrating modern activities and the concept of Multiple Intelligences and Experiential Learning. These activities have been developed by The Yoga Institute of Santacruz and tested with thousand of students. They are used for bringing about more body awareness and control, concentration, relaxation and make it easier the understanding of the Yoga Philosophy – through conceptual games. All that, of course, along with traditional yoga asanas, pranayamas, kriyas and meditation.

Our aim is to use all this technology to give a broader perspective to physical and mental fitness, taking in consideration of the modern day set-up of an office environment and functioning.

Kinesthetic Intelligence
Learning through movement and control of body. Developing better motor skills and neuro-muscular co-ordination. The practice of asanas is the traditional method of improving body awareness and dexterity. Further we have been using games and juggling with rubber balls which has show tremendous positive effect besides being a recreational activity.


Training employees with Multiple Intelligences Techniques is a very practical training that promotes efficiency, decision power and harmonious inter-relations with other workers. It is shown highly beneficial for the progress of an organization.

Keep in touch to know more !!! Namaskar !!!

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Surya Namaskara

Surya Namaskara is a series of yoga asanas comprehending a total of twelve postures (including repetitions) performed in flow. They provide a alternate backward and forward bending exercise, flexing and stretching the spinal column and limbs of the body. But Surya Namaskar can be considered more than just and exercise of the body. As per its name Surya means Sun and Namaskara means Salutation, then Surya Namaskara is the practice of Sun Salutation.

It is know that many ancient cultures from immemorial times adored and worshiped the sun. Many ancient traditions had incorporated various solar symbols and deities, but in the Vedic Culture this traditions have been preserved till these days and, in fact, sun worship is still practiced as a daily ritual in many parts of India today.

Before presenting you the 12 postures of Surya Namaskara bear in mind the following: (i) only practice it alone if you are completely health; (ii) first try to become familiar with the postures individually and then after as a whole; (iii) while performing the sequences, synchronize the breath with the movements by inhaling with each backward bending and expansion of the chest and exhaling with each forward bending and compression of the abdomen; (iv) do not repeat the practice so many times in the beginning, starting with 2 repetitions and increasing it up to 10, gradually, in few weeks, is enough for the maintenance of health for the average man; (v) at last but not the least, try to bring bhava (feelings) to the practice, performing it slowly, preferably at the early hours of the morning, facing towards the east, along with the rising sun.

So here they are:

Pranamasana (Prayer Pose)

Hasta Utthanasana (raised arms pose)

Padahastasana (hand to foot pose)

Ashwa Sanchalanasana (equestrian pose)

Parvatasana (mountain pose)

Ashtanga Namaskara (salute with eight parts)

Bhujangasana (cobra pose)

Parvatasana (mountain pose)

Ashwa Sanchalanasana (equestrian pose)

Padahastasana (hand to foot pose)

Hasta Utthanasana (raised arms pose)

Pranamasana (prayer pose)

Keep health and enjoy your practice of Surya Namaskara. Keep in touch for more yoga techniques. Namaskar :-)

Get Set Go!!

With the ups and downs of life, turns and twists, often we find ourselves lost and low. The best thing is to not to allow yourself get stucked in this turmoil thats harpens personal growth. I think success is always there, waiting to embrace.... However we have to believe in Success. I think quotes are such a great way to express positivity. Short and simple. I am a fan of quotes. I just go searching for some best quotes and trust me sometimes they just shake me up. Have a look at few of my favorite quotes!!

More to Tai Chi

So let’s continue with Tai chi, in my previous post I had mentioned about the various Tai chi movements. But Tai chi is more than this.

I learnt the Yin and Yang breathing, it’s very interesting. It involves some visualization and right concentration. Such gentle exercises improve delivery of the oxygen to the body cell.

I also learnt the Six Healing Sounds. It also required a lot of visualization. I think it really helped me. I have always experienced that visualizations has a healing effect on the body. Let me tell you more about these healing sounds. Each organ can be healed with the visualization of a colored metallic light entering the body and after emitting a particular sound simultaneously feeling negative feeling coming out from the organ and positive energy coming into the organ.

For example, I was explained that an emotion like aggression can affects the liver adversely. For this I had to visualize a metallic light of emerald green color entering the liver, simultaneously I had to bend sideways stretching the right side of the waistline, and feel peace coming into you and anger getting out of you by emitting a sound like SHHHH… from the mouth.

Similarly, I practiced all the healing sounds for Lungs, Kidney, Heart, Spleen and the Pineal gland. Wow, it was really healing!

Anther great thing was Chi Massage! Again for all the above six mentioned organs, I learnt different ways to massage. This massage revitalizes the body, tones and beautifies the face, and helps in free flow of Chi.

Wow, this was a great experience. I am going to continue to learn more Tai chi on Saturdays with Sir Christopher at the Holy Family School:-)

I will be back with many interesting things!! Love and Peace!