70% Discount on The Great Courses - A Great Gift for Yoga Practitioners

The Great Courses company is giving 70% discount to more than 400 of their courses. The courses, which usually cost more than 200 US dollars, cover a wide range of topics including science, arts and business. If you are a yoga or meditation student you'll certainly find some of the science courses extremely valuable, a great gift for yoga practitioners. The offer will expire on January 21, 2013.

Top 10 TED talks for inspiration and motivation

Have you met TED? No, I'm not talking about Ted Mosby, the guy from "How I Met Your Mother" but from the increasingly popular TED talks video podcast. Yeah, I'm a big fan of TED, some people don't seem to get it but I find that watching some of these TED talks given by people who are following their dreams and doing what they are suppose to be doing in whatever field that might be can be quite inspiring and they might even help us to find our own purpose in life and to follow our dreams, or at least they might help us to open our minds to new ideas and possibilities.

Our Lives Are Not Controlled by Our Genes but by Our Beliefs

"We can change our lives as fast as we can change our beliefs, and since our beliefs can change instantly we can actually change our lives instantly," says Bruce Lipton. He gives a solid scientific explanation to confirm that it is not our genes that control our biology but rather our perceptions of the environment, or in other words our beliefs.

Guide to the Best Ashrams in India [My Personal Experience]

(Updated 2020) If you are searching for the best ashrams in India then this guide is for you. I wrote this ashram list based on the ashrams and yoga retreats in India that I have personally visited during my own yoga journey. You can read here in detail about my personal experience and their offering.