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The Crucial Role of Faith (Śraddhā) in Yogic Transformation: Distinguishing Belief from Mental Imagery
For the successful practitioner (sādhaka), the methodology of Raja Yoga demands an internal framework rooted not merely in intellectual...

Roshan Palat
Sep 254 min read


Taming the Monkey Mind: The Role of Intellect in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
The intellect, often perceived as the cornerstone of human cognition, holds a multifaceted and sometimes paradoxical position across various philosophical and psychological traditions.

Roshan Palat
Sep 136 min read


Overview & Critique of Freudian Theory | Yoga Psychology
Freud in Siddhasana The Freudian theory of psychoanalysis, a foundational Western psychological model, offers a compelling framework for...

Roshan Palat
Sep 67 min read


Glossary of Yogic Terms (Part 1)
Glossary of Important Yogic Terms Abhinivesha: This term refers to primary fear , specifically the fear of not being, or the profound...

Roshan Palat
Aug 319 min read


Is Yoga Politically Correct?
The search for truth, only arrived at by constant, unceasing questioning, ties Science and Yoga together through a common string, the...

Roshan Palat
Aug 284 min read


The Self & Mind | Yoga Psychology
The Self: Are You Really Who You Think You Are? Often, we walk around with a very strong sense of "I." We identify with our body, our...

Roshan Palat
Aug 275 min read


Is Brahmacharya Celibacy?
Namaskaram A lot of you who might have entered the path of yoga or are practitioners of yoga or maybe have just picked up a book or two...

Roshan Palat
Aug 20, 20245 min read


Yoga - The Way to Eternal Freedom
Yoga in its misunderstood essence, but well practiced form has made great strides across the world. Whatever does this mean? Since most...

Roshan Palat
Aug 16, 202312 min read


Known, Knowable & Unknown
What is #Prajna? Now, there is something called #Jnana. Jnana means knowledge. The root is the same. Now, what is the difference, let us...

Roshan Palat
Dec 18, 20223 min read


5 Elements | P-TaK : Pancha Tattva Asana Kriya – Part II
In the previous article (link here), we shared knowledge on the theory of 5 elements and how they manifest in the universe and within us....

Roshan Palat
Nov 24, 20217 min read


Yoga Asana Therapy | Prevention & Cure
Yoga Therapy for Acidity Symptom Reduction The feeling as if your chest is on fire right after you’ve savored that gourmet chocolate or...

Roshan Palat
Nov 22, 202114 min read


What is Yoga Psychology? How can we Apply it for Freedom?
Definition of Psychology Psyche is Latin for Soul and Logos for Systematic study, or Science-so the ‘Science of the Soul’ is then the...

Roshan Palat
Nov 19, 20216 min read


The Secret Practice of Hatha Yoga - Path to Everlasting Happiness
Yoga is practised by millions around the world today. Or is it? Yoga, comes from the Sanskrit root ‘yuj’, which means to join. Karma,...

Roshan Palat
Nov 16, 202110 min read


5 Element Yoga | P-TaK : Pancha Tattva Asana Kriya – Part I
P-TaK : Pancha Tattva Asana Kriya Pancha Tattva Asana Kriya or 5 Element Asana Technique is a Hatha Yoga-Asana sequence based on an...

Roshan Palat
Nov 14, 20213 min read


The Five Sheaths (Koshas) of Yoga
Kosha, the Samskrita word signifies a cover, but as per Sandhya Bhasha, or the Twilight Language of Yoga, the word kosha, as utilized in...

Roshan Palat
Sep 30, 20215 min read


Tantra Yoga - The Royal Path to Freedom
In one word-what is tantra? Freedom. Freedom from limitations which are self-imposed. By familiarising the mind with states of lesser and...

Roshan Palat
Sep 30, 20214 min read


8 Limbs of Yoga- The Raja Yoga of MahaRishi Patanjali
Patanjali, one of the great unknown masters of ancient Indian sciences and languages, was no longer human when he transmitted the...

Roshan Palat
Sep 29, 20216 min read


CHITTA- The 4 Level Matrix Of The Mind
“As a human being, one has been endowed with just enough intelligence to be able to see clearly how utterly inadequate that intelligence...

Roshan Palat
Sep 29, 20217 min read


Yoga Psychology | Sattva Rajas Tamas – Trigunas II
Sattva Rajas Tamas – Trigunas II In Part I, we had touched upon the evolutes arising out of the fusion of Prakrti / Prime Nature and...

Roshan Palat
Sep 27, 20216 min read


Yoga Psychology | The Root Identity - MŪLĀDHĀRA CHAKRA
As per Freudian psychoanalytic theory, there is in the normal human mind the awareness of the Ego, the Id and the Super-Ego and these...

Roshan Palat
Sep 27, 20213 min read
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