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Adi Guru Dattatreya 🌿On this sacred day of Guru Purnima, we bow down to the eternal Guru, Lord Dattatreya – the embodime...
10/07/2025

Adi Guru Dattatreya 🌿

On this sacred day of Guru Purnima, we bow down to the eternal Guru, Lord Dattatreya – the embodiment of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

In this iconic depiction, Dattatreya is seen with:

Three heads – symbolizing the Trimurti (creation, preservation, and dissolution),

Four dogs – representing the four Vedas,

A cow – the wish-fulfilling Kamadhenu, symbolizing Mother Earth and Dharma.

Dattatreya did not have one Guru — he saw teachers in nature, animals, and every experience. From the fire, he learnt detachment; from the earth, patience; from the sky, vastness. His life reminds us that wisdom is everywhere — if we are willing to see.

Let this Guru Purnima be a reminder to honour not just our external teachers, but the inner Guru — the guiding light of consciousness within us.

🕉️ "Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnuh, Gurur Devo Maheshwarah
Guruh Saakshaat Param Brahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah"

All paths lead to the same truth.” — but what are these paths?📚 The Sarva-Darśana-Saṅgraha is a 14th-century masterpiece...
04/07/2025

All paths lead to the same truth.” — but what are these paths?

📚 The Sarva-Darśana-Saṅgraha is a 14th-century masterpiece attributed to Ācārya Mādhava — believed to be the same Mādhavācārya who later became Śrī Vidyāraṇya, the spiritual force behind the Vijayanagara Empire.

This text doesn't argue for one darśana. Instead, it presents sixteen Indian philosophical systems — from Cārvāka materialism to Advaita Vedānta — in their own voice, with depth, clarity, and compassion.

Each post will reflect one school’s lens on truth — not as debate, but as homage to the many Gurus who walked these diverse paths.
Because to understand the whole, we must honour every part.

This Guru Pūrṇimā, we journey through the 16 Darśanas as compiled in the Sarva-Darśana-Saṅgraha, a 14th-century treasure attributed to Ācārya Mādhava.























🌿 Saṁskṛti & SādhanaA Festival of Yoga, Art & InquiryHosted at Bangalore Creative Circus✨ A heartfelt gathering of yoga ...
28/06/2025

🌿 Saṁskṛti & Sādhana
A Festival of Yoga, Art & Inquiry
Hosted at Bangalore Creative Circus

✨ A heartfelt gathering of yoga teachers, artists, and wellness seekers — all brought to life in a space designed for community, creativity, and conscious living.

This vibrant venue isn't just a backdrop — it’s a co-creator of our experience. With its earthy aesthetic, mindful design, and commitment to sustainability, BCC offers the perfect setting for reflection, dialogue, and celebration.

🎨 From immersive yoga sessions to a soulful art showcase, from panel conversations to dance — every element of this festival finds a natural home here.

We’re grateful to collaborate with Bangalore Creative Circus in making this vision a reality.

Let’s celebrate the power of space — and those who make it sacred.

🌿 Speaker Spotlight – Sandeep Manur 🌿We’re honoured to welcome Sandeep Manur to the Saṁskṛti & Sādhana panel on Living t...
27/06/2025

🌿 Speaker Spotlight – Sandeep Manur 🌿
We’re honoured to welcome Sandeep Manur to the Saṁskṛti & Sādhana panel on Living the Practice 🙏🏽

As the Co-Founder and Director of Academics at Amrutha Bindu Yoga, Sandeep has dedicated over two decades to the inner path — teaching, healing, and mentoring.

With 35,000+ hours of teaching and over 600 yoga teachers trained under his guidance, his wisdom is not just learned — it’s lived.

His approach blends yoga, ta**ra, martial arts, Thai bodywork, and mysticism, making each teaching simple yet profound — a lived practice, one breath at a time.

✨ Catch him live with fellow practitioners at Saṁskṛti & Sādhana —
🗓️ June 29 | 📍 Bangalore Creative Circus
🎟️ Registrations close soon — link in bio!

🌱 Speaker Spotlight – Dr. Achyuthan Eswar 🌱We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Achyuthan Eswar to the panel at Saṁskṛti & Sād...
27/06/2025

🌱 Speaker Spotlight – Dr. Achyuthan Eswar 🌱

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Achyuthan Eswar to the panel at Saṁskṛti & Sādhana! 🙏🏽

A physician in Yoga and Naturopathy, Dr. Eswar is the visionary behind NutritionScience.in and Sampoorna Ahara – India’s first whole food plant-based social enterprise. His life’s work is rooted in a powerful belief: healing is possible without medicines, through conscious lifestyle and nutritional choices.

Having touched over 50,000 lives through evidence-based nutrition, cooking courses, and lifestyle medicine, Dr. Eswar empowers people to “Be Your Own Doc.” His work blends the wisdom of yoga with the precision of science — and we’re deeply honoured to have his voice on our panel on “Living the Practice.”

✨ Date: June 29, 2025
📍 Venue: Bangalore Creative Circus
🎟️ Registrations close soon — link in bio

We are honored to welcome Dr. Triveni S to the panel at Saṁskṛti & Sādhana ✨An esteemed academician and psychologist wit...
25/06/2025

We are honored to welcome Dr. Triveni S to the panel at Saṁskṛti & Sādhana ✨

An esteemed academician and psychologist with over two decades of experience in postgraduate teaching and research, Dr. Triveni currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad.

Her work brings together the wisdom of indigenous knowledge systems, modern psychology, and yoga, creating a deeply insightful lens into the mind, well-being, parenting, and human behavior.

We’re so grateful to have her join our panel on “Living the Practice”—a conversation across disciplines, rooted in experience, depth, and integrity.

🗓 June 29 | 📍Bangalore Creative Circus
🎟 Last few days to register! Link in bio.

🌿 MEET THE SPEAKER 🌿We’re so honoured to welcome Dr. Poorvi Bhat Khandige () to the panel at Saṁskṛti & Sādhana – a Fest...
24/06/2025

🌿 MEET THE SPEAKER 🌿

We’re so honoured to welcome Dr. Poorvi Bhat Khandige () to the panel at Saṁskṛti & Sādhana – a Festival of Yoga, Art & Inquiry 🧘🏽‍♀️🎨

A dual-qualified Naturopathic Physician & Clinical Nutritionist, Dr. Poorvi blends modern science with ancestral Ayurvedic wisdom. With roots in both holistic healing and evidence-based nutrition, she champions a management-first approach to health — empowering individuals to build intuitive, sustainable relationships with food and wellbeing.

Her presence will enrich our conversation on “Living the Practice” — an honest, cross-disciplinary dialogue on what it means to truly walk the path we teach. 🕉️

✨ Date: June 29, 2025
📍 Venue: Bangalore Creative Circus
🎟️ Registrations are closing soon!

We’re in the final few days – if you’ve been meaning to join us, now’s the time to register! Step into a space of reflection, practice, and community 🌸

🔥 5 Elements, 5 Insights – Stop 1: Tiruvaṇṇāmalai"Agni – the fire that transforms, purifies, and illumines the path with...
11/06/2025

🔥 5 Elements, 5 Insights – Stop 1: Tiruvaṇṇāmalai

"Agni – the fire that transforms, purifies, and illumines the path within."

At the sacred Arunachaleswara Temple, where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of Agni Linga, we began our temple yātra in deep reverence.

There’s something unshakable about the presence here.
The inner fire — Tapas — awakens quietly, steadily.

As we prepare for Saṁskṛti & Sādhana, this stop reminded us:

- To burn away resistance.
- To stand steady in the flames of practice.
- To let light emerge from discipline.

📍 Tiruvaṇṇāmalai – Fire among the Pañca Mahābhūta Lingas 🔥
🕉️ A sacred journey begins.

Stay tuned as we travel through the five elements, and five temples…
Each one a reflection of the sādhaka’s path.

✨ Registrations for Saṁskṛti & Sādhana — A soulful celebration of Yoga, Art & Inquiry — opening soon in Bangalore.

I don’t usually speak about the intricate details of alignment or the deeper aspects of my teaching on social media. In ...
18/04/2025

I don’t usually speak about the intricate details of alignment or the deeper aspects of my teaching on social media. In fact, I often shy away from it.

Part of it is feeling overwhelmed by how much others are sharing—there’s always someone posting something beautiful, articulate, or insightful. And somewhere along the way, I convince myself that maybe I’m not cut out for this kind of expression.

Recently, a post by another yoga teacher really hit home. He wrote about how social media rewards visibility over authenticity. That line stayed with me. The pressure to perform here, to be relevant, is something I find hard to cope with. His words gave me a little more courage to simply share what feels true.

One such moment came during a workshop I taught last Sunday. I shared a concept I had once written about here—quietly, hesitantly—and at the time, it barely made a ripple. But in the workshop, it resonated deeply. It reminded me: the value of what we offer isn’t always visible here, but that doesn’t make it any less meaningful.

So I’m sharing that post again—for those who may find it relevant now.

Thank you to my dear student .monkey for resharing it and reminding me that it even existed.

If this post on pada bandha resonates with you, hit like, reshare it with your fellow yoga teachers, or drop a thought in the comments. I’d love to hear how it lands for you.

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