Blog: Yoga as a Way of Life

Welcome to our Blog. We are happy to share with you our insights and experiences on how to live Yoga as a way of life. Our inspiration come from the teachings of The Yoga Institute, the universal knowledge of Ayurveda and the experience from day to day life at Centre Lothlorien.

Healthy fats for vegetarians and non-vegetarians

A constant metabolism takes place in our body. Daily exercise is recommended, but this increases the metabolism. Good nutrition is essential for this.  What physical effect does food have on you?  Nowadays we eat because we like it and we...

How to live with diabetes

Better welfare does not necessary mean better health. We are living in times that we can afford not to have...

Who am I? - The story that it all starts with

Before Yoga, there was Samkhya. The Philosophy that answers a lot, but only leaves a few questions. The below story...

Why breathing exercise is a part of Yoga

“By whom the breathing has been controlled, by him the activities of the mind also have been controlled; and conversely...

Healthy living according to Ayurveda

Today’s day Ayurveda is mainly known for detoxicating health treatments, herbal medicines, supplements and care products. The actual goal of...

How to stay healthy in winter

For those who remember, the winters were quite cold and could last long in Europe. Global warming has had an...

Fresh Fruits to enjoy and help fight Corona

Much is said about staying healthy. Not only in challanging times, but always. While scientists are busy inventing cures and...

Paschimottanasana

How to get a stronger back? Our last article discussed reducing backache with asanas. In continuation of our goal to...

How to reduce gas problems with Yoga?

Are you suffering from frequent gas problems? These problems usually manifest as burping, belching, flatus, bloating, distension along with pain...

Yoga for Lower Back Problems - Bhujangasana

It is estimated that 80%of the overall general population has experienced lower back pain more than once in their lives....

Yoga to improve back problems

Health is defined as ‘A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease...

What is Meditation

Meditation is one of the greatest arts in life – perhaps the greatest, and one cannot possibly learn it from...

How to reduce stress?

‘Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean’ – ...

What is Hatha Yoga?

Yoga has been adapted in various forms and ideologies by everyone. Few improvised types of yoga range from Kundalini Yoga,...

Dhyaana

  “Stillness is the altar of spirit.” ― Paramhansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi. The word ‘Yoga’ comes from Sanskrit root...

Prana

Namaste One of the limbs to be practiced in the eight-fold path of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is ‘pranayama‘. It is...

The best version of yourself through Karma Yoga

Do you think Yoga can actually make you a better person? Will it help you to become the best version...

Nourish your Namaste

This healthcare crisis all over the world has reinforced the importance of staying physically fit and having a strong immunity....

What is Asana?

Asana in Sanskrit translates to being seated or actually sit. Asana forms the foundation of our Yoga ideology ranging from...

How to make Yoga as way of life

“The soul must stretch over the cosmogonic abysses, while the body performs its daily duties.” This quote by Paramhansa in...

In the same storm, but not in the same boat

Just as the waves of another global lock down issue pass through our feet, we’re struggling to get back to...

What is yoga?

The first thing that always came to my mind when I thought about yoga was undoubtedly the super flexible yogis...

Life after Corona

COVID-19 pandemic lockdown has made uncertainty and fears the new normal of our lives. We are living through an everyday...

How to overcome Fear

In light of this global pandemic, this year’s celebration of Easter epitomises the entire idea of faith over fear. The...

The reason behind Spring cleaning

The state of your surroundings is the state of your soul. This line emphasizes the importance of ‘Sauch’. Sauch or...

The importance of a daily routine

As we adjust the clocks preparing for more hours of sunlight, we slowly learn to be grateful for the warmth...

The Superpower You did not know you had!

Warm sunbeams; singing birds; blossoming flowers; sweet fragrance; humming bees, upcoming greenery, sincere smiles; it is obvious, spring has started!...

The Yoga approach to Corona

Namaskar, Since the entire world adopts this way of greeting, let me give you an insight about the entire ideology...

Mind and Heart

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