Ahimsa: The First Yama and the Practice of Non-Violence
Discover ahimsa, the first yama in the Yoga Sutras. Learn how non-violence in thought, speech, and action transforms your yoga practice and daily life.
Discover ahimsa, the first yama in the Yoga Sutras. Learn how non-violence in thought, speech, and action transforms your yoga practice and daily life.
Svadhyaya, the fourth niyama, asks the practitioner to turn study inward — combining careful reading of sacred texts with patient self-observation.
A 2026 meta-analysis of 73 trials and 5,201 participants finds yoga nidra produces large drops in stress, anxiety, and depression — even versus active control interventions.
Samana Vayu is the equalising prana at the navel that governs digestion, assimilation, and mental discrimination. A complete guide.
The 2026 IYNAUS Convention runs May 22 to 27 in Philadelphia, themed Cultivating Freedom and led by Abhijata Iyengar — B.K.S. Iyengar’s granddaughter.