Annamaya Kosha: The Food Sheath Explained
The annamaya kosha is the food sheath — the physical body in the yogic five-kosha model. Here’s what it means, where it comes from, and how to work with it.
Felix Hewitt
Yoga Eases IBS Quality Of Life In 943-Person Review
A 2026 Frontiers in Immunology network meta-analysis of 16 RCTs and 943 IBS patients ranked five exercise modalities. Yoga came in last on symptom severity — but second-best on quality of life. Here is what that means for your practice.
Is Your Yoga ‘Authentic’? Paris Scholars Aim To Decide
The 4th International Yoga Darśana Yoga Sādhana Conference opens May 27 in Paris, debating who decides what counts as ‘real’ yoga.
Yoga Sutra 1.14: Dirgha Kala Nairantarya Explained
Patanjali tells us, in Yoga Sutra 1.14, what turns sporadic effort into a foundation that holds: long time, no interruption, and devotion.
World Yogasana Championship 2026: India Turns Yoga Into an Olympic Sport
India hosts the inaugural World Yogasana Championship June 4–8 in Ahmedabad, with 40+ nations competing under judged rules — and reigniting a deeper debate about whether yoga belongs in a competition arena at all.