by Swami Nishchalananda
The Mantra OM – Symbol Of Primordial Vibration
The mantra Om (or Aum) has been handed down to us by the Himalayan sages. It is the most important mantra of yoga....
by Swami Sattwananda
Nadi Shodhana technique has been introduced in a previous recording. Here we have a recording of the practice that you can follow.
Anuloma Viloma is a similar practice...
By Swami SatyaDaya
Nadi Shodhana is a basic pranayama practice which has the effect of creating a sense of balance. Balance between left and right brain, balance in a more comprehensive 'feeling'...
The Online session was only 40 minutes instead of the usual hour, because of 'technical problems'.
The theme continues to be Gaia, and the mess we are making of our planet as a species,as the...
By Narada
In August 2020, at the start of the Governments strategy of Lockdowns, I interviewed Raj Soni. Raj was a resident of the Ashram at that time; we sat and talked in the late summer sun;...
By Swami Krishnapremananda
This short article draws from three pillars of Yoga that are directly pertinent to the present uncertain and changing times.
Firstly, yoga practice holds the promise of...
The theme is a pressing one.... respect for planet Earth. Personify as the 'Goddess' Gaia if you will.
We know well how the planet's ecosystems struggle under the burden we inflict on them by being...
Swamiji starts the Satsang talking of the limitation of Intellectual understanding on the path of Yoga, Tantra, Advaita. But.... at the same time, he emphasises, 'Don't give up the project of...
An Easter based meditation, looking at the Christian tradition in terms of the journey to realisation of our essential nature.
Questions and answers include a review of the difficulties in...
02/04/22
We start the session with an advaitic exploration, in the form of a guided meditation, regarding compassion in a World seemingly lacking in such a thing. This leads on to the proposition...
by Swami Nishchalananda
Where do we find the Timeless?
Our mind is in Time.
The whole Universe in in Time.
Time is a projection out of the Timeless.
by Swami Nishchalananda
What are We and what is Love?
How can we enjoy the joy, the love,
that is within the experience of Conscious Presence, Awareness?
The way is Meditation which reveals the...
by Swami Nishchalananda, on 2nd April 2022
We start the session with an advaitic exploration, in the form of a guided meditation, regarding compassion in a World seemingly lacking in such a thing....
a 15 minute practice by Tulsi
The Nirvana Shatakam is a Sanskrit chant composed by the great sage and teacher Adi Shankara over a thousand years ago.
The chant expresses the core doctrine of...
Swami Nishchalananda's Archives series.
A talk given to visiting Foreign Students at the South Asian Centre, Bangalore, 8th December 2001. The quality of the recording is quite poor in places,...
By Swami SatyaDaya
This 30-minute guided meditation recorded at the Ashram in 2021 gives us the opportunity to truly welcome home, into the heart space, those aspects of the personality and...
By Swami SatyaDaya
Imagine the whole surface of the body to be breathing. The breath fills the whole body on inhalation and is given up to space on exhalation. It may be that after some time the...
By Swami Nishchalananda
We can observe the senses, the act of seeing, of hearing, tasting.... but who is that observer? Who is the 'I' that sees or hears?
In this 40 minute meditative session,...
Swami Nishchalanda
'In the world that we are living in, we have to act with Heart, as much as we are able…. we can't continue living on planet Earth unless we start to function knowing...
with Swami Krishnapremananda
This meditation was given by Swami Krishnapremananda at the Ashram in 2021. The focus is on forgiveness and kindness. The suggestion is to look at people we usually...
By Tulsi
A beautiful 20-minute Yoga Nidra using visualisation of light and repetition of the mantra OM.
If you'd like to be able to listen offline you can download this yoga nidra >> ...
By Swami SatyaDaya
A 40-minute classical Yoga Nidra with gong-bath. Deep relaxation.
By Swami Krishnapremananda
This 35-minute Yoga Nidra uses visualisation of rapid images to release mental tension.
The history of yoga begins around 3000 years ago in the days of the Vedic culture that flourished in north-western India from 1500 – 500 BCE.
Due to the absence of any historical...
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