Turmeric Drink 1 cup organic cow, goat, coconut, soy, nut or rice milk or water 1 teaspoon organic turmeric powder 1 finely crushed organic black peppercorn (piperine helps the body assimilate curcumin, which is the healing agent in turmeric) ½ – Âź teaspoon organic cinnamon powder or a stick of cinnamon ½ – Âź teaspoon organic ginger powder 2 organic …
Mental Centering⢠Technique: How To Transform Your Thoughts
Savitri, the creator of HeartfullŽ Meditation, shares a technique called Mental Centering⢠that helps focus the mind and change your consciousness from head to heart.
Welcome Autumn with Baked Apples
Nothing welcomes Autumn like the fresh apple harvest, the harbinger of leaves putting on their party dresses of red, gold, orange and yellows. Nothing perks up your spirits like the smell of baking apples with lots of cinnamon, fresh grated nutmeg, cardamom, lemon zest. Whatever you add to the apples becomes aromatherapy as you walk into your home on a …
Beyond Mindful, Be Heartfull
Have you ever binge watched your favorite Netflix series or had a movie marathon only to realize you just spent hours of your life staring at a screen? I have. The reason I usually want to watch a show is because I feel overwhelmed and need to get my mind off things. Entertainment breaks can be helpful, but what was …
The Power of Meditation
Studio co-owner Aadil Palkhivala recently opened up about his experience witnessing the near-death experience of his wife, Savitri, in an article in Yoga Journal , posted below: âPatanjali notes that each klesha (obstacles to the path of yoga) can be overcome through meditation. Abhinivesha (the fear of death) is the last klesha, and itâs one that can be particularly difficult …
What Makes A Great Yoga Teacher?
Aadil Palkhivala has been teaching yoga for over 35 years and he has been recognized as the yoga teacher of the year during the 2016 edition of the Seattle Yoga Awards hosted by Seattle Yoga News. We decided to ask him a few questions about teaching yoga and what makes a great yoga teacher. Here is what he had to …
Spotlight on Co-Founder, Aadil Palkhivala
With degrees in law, physics and mathematics, Aadil Palkhivala is one of the worldâs top yoga teachers and, for over 35 years, has had the reputation as the âteacher of teachers,â since the worldâs finest teachers study with him*. He has completed over 51 years of yoga practice! Aadil’s experience of holistic healing was originally prenatal, as his mother could …
Q&A with Aadil from 425 Magazine
Aadil Palkhivala was first introduced to yoga when he was still inside his motherâs womb. âMy mother could not get pregnant,â said Palkhivala. âShe tried for seven years.â It wasnât until Palkhivalaâs mother started practicing yoga with the renowned B.K.S. Iyengar that she finally was able to conceive. âMy first experience (with yoga) was in the womb hearing Iyengarâs voice.â …
The Yoga of Balance
By Aadil Palkhivala, reposted from Yoga Journal All our lives we hear of the importance of having a “balanced diet.” Yet, when viewed through yogic eyes, this popular conception (like most) proves to be, even on its best days, merely a half truth. What we require is not a balanced diet but a balancing diet. We require a diet that …
Aadil Wants Yoga to Be More About Integrity, Less About Ego
Meet your next teacher, Aadil Palkhivala, Purna Yoga⢠co-founder and mentor in Yoga Journal’s upcoming online Master Class course. Original article from July 2017 issue of Yoga Journal My first experience with yoga was in my motherâs womb. For seven years she had been unable to conceive, then she found yoga. She and my father studied in India, directly with …