Posts by Tanaya Ti en
Living with Integrity: How Yoga Practice Shapes our Conscience and Consciousness
On April 5, we celebrate the ‘International Day of Conscience,’ a day dedicated to honouring the significance of human conscience as established by the United Nations General Assembly. It serves as a global reminder to reflect on our moral values and review our efforts in cultivating peace and social justice in the world, or closer…
Read MoreReasons For Being – Raison d’etre
“AMONG ALL MEDICINES, THERE ARE NONE WITH THE HEALING POWERS OF LOVE.” Masaru Emoto In his New York Times Best Seller, “The Hidden Messages in Water,” Japanese explorer and author, Masaru Emoto, illuminates how human consciousness and emotions like love and hate, influence the molecular structure of water. While some skeptics have labelled Emoto’s work…
Read MoreYoga Ethics & The Subtle Body
“Our history books have shown us that the systems we use to organise our lives have an enormous effect on our collective reality. This knowledge makes it imperative to innovate systems that serve us intelligently. As we pass through this particular cusp in history, we must build bridges between past and future, not only creating…
Read MoreThe Question of ‘Yoga Therapy’: What is it, and why is this age-old art of living, healing, and self-regulation very relevant in the modern world?
When we talk about Yoga therapy, a common question often arises: “Isn’t all yoga therapeutic?” In an ideal world, yes. However, in today’s yoga landscape, yoga has morphed into a lucrative commodity that often employs a one-size-fits-all approach, which sadly – in many instances – can steer students and novices away from yoga’s most profound…
Read MoreYoga: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life.
“Yoga is more effective than any medication we’ve studied.” This was among the things American psychiatrist, researcher, and best selling author of The Body Keeps The Score, Bessel Van Der Kolk had to say on the subject of yoga at a recent conference. It is promising to see modern-medicine and science finally catching up with…
Read MoreChampioning “The Menopause” with Yoga therapy… & MHT
“Minutes, not months.” I first heard this Buddhist adage during a meditation with Buddhist monk Ajahn Brahm some 20 years ago. At the time, I remember it struck a deep chord within. I had no idea though, back then, just how much this little piece of ancient Buddhist wisdom would later serve me during one…
Read MoreTen Tenets For The Modern-Day Menopausal Woman
“In the time of life typically known as menopause, women’s brains are reshaped, for the better, in a way that creates new power, a bracing clarity, and a laser-like sense of purpose if you know how to seize it.” Dr. Louann Brizendine, Neurobiologist and Hormone Specialist For me, “the menopause” has become an unintended part…
Read MoreSeven ways to make 2023 a masterpiece with the ancient wisdom of the chakras.
IMAGINE A YEAR OF NO FEAR…AND INSTEAD, ALL THINGS FABULOUS! “The chakras are the medium in which karma is carried. They are part of our spiritual anatomy. Just as there is an anatomy to the physical body and maps of the physical world, so there is an anatomy of our spiritual being, as well as…
Read MoreWorld Yoga Day
It’s the 21st of June, International Yoga Day 🕉 🧘🏻♀️ 🧘🏽 But what does it all mean?! To celebrate, or not to celebrate, that is the question 🤔 The inspiration behind International or World Yoga Day first came about in 2014 at the United Nations general assembly. In his UN address, Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
Read MoreA Pathway To Peace – Yamas, Niyamas & The Correlating Chakras
Call me a science nerd, but one of my favourite things to do is research and explore the subtle body; the energetic body. Or, more simply, to study energy and observe how it plays out in the physical. Be it the physical body, or the world around. For a large part of my life, Hatha…
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