September contents

Thoughts

Interview with Mira Mehta

Understanding Yoga through Ayurveda
- Mira Mehta

Categories of OM
- Swami Shivapremananda

Yoga in the Real World
- Sandra Niven

Ask Ruth
- Ruth Gilmore PhD

The Column
- Sarah Mackintosh

Colour Breathing
- Alison Bourne

Yoga for Elephants
- Laurent de Brunhoff

Mira Mehta: “I think people are hungry to know more about yoga. There is a solid background of practice, and people want to complement it with understanding.” “The knowledge given in Ayurveda informs yoga practice in several ways. Firstly, Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology provides a theoretical basis for understanding the way in which yoga asanas and pranayama work. Secondly, Ayurveda teaches the general principles of energy management ... Thirdly, it recommends various daily and periodic healthcare routines for the preservation and strengthening of the body. Fourthly, an overview of its approach in other specialisations gives a perspective of the extent to which yoga can provide alternative or supplementary methods of treatments. The above points outline the overlap between yoga and Ayurveda, showing how yoga can also be prophylactic and curative... Yoga is not a medical science, it is outstandingly efficacious in maintaining health and preventing disease. It can alleviate or cure structural defects and physiological disfunction.

                          Yoga in Zagreb
- Tara Fraser

Yoga for the Special Child
- Jo Manuel

Sri Lankan Ayurvedic Health Resort
- Sarah Merson

Bring out Your Fat
- Harvey Zarren

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Management
- Tamara James

Beat Fatigue with Yoga
- Fiona Agombar

Vegetarian cuisine
- Viva

In the Yogi/ni’s Garden
- Janita