Healium Everywhere

01/01/2026

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04/12/2025

We are always identified with our mind and its thoughts. In order to be alone, we may try to leave the things that disturb us. We may do this either temporarily, if we go on a holiday or permanently through renunciation, leaving behind the world and the people in it, to the extent humanly possible.

But where can we leave our mind? It follows us and stays with us always, whether we want it to or not.

Yoga is a means to come to terms with our own mind. In the beginning we have to find the means to remain balanced irrespective of pleasure or pain. Ultimately, we want to remain unaffected by all the happenings of our mind.

This is what Patañjali means by freedom. It is freedom from the mind and all its disturbances.

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01/12/2025

The “I” that we experience is in flux at every moment. We cannot stop it from changing with every experience we have. Something that is constantly changing is the very definition of impermanent, but we invest our happiness in that self being permanent. This is an example of what the Yoga Sutra calls klesha: an experiential pattern that is guaranteed to create suffering.

Losing yourself in experiences is a lack of choice. Quieting your construct of self is the ultimate exercise of choice. If your self is the calm witness to the happenings in your mind, you can abide in peace without the chase. Calm the flux of self within you and everything else naturally grows clear. Of course, to do this, you need to quiet your mind first. If your mind is disturbed, your self will be carried away in that disturbance. All the practices of yoga are therefore aimed at fostering a calm mind.

Dr. Ganesh Mohan

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13/11/2025

Yoga suggests that sustained effort can bring about lasting changes in our state of mind that will lead to greater contentment (the desirable mode). We can always relate to an object in such a way that the balance of our minds is not disturbed.

Balance and clarity are a state of mind; they do not arise from the objects we come in contact with. They arise because of our minds’ response to such contact.

To be in the desirable state is to instill in our minds such deep and unshakable steadiness that our balance, contentment, and clarity are not compromised by our interactions with objects, people and situations. To do this, the second and third modes need to be decreased, as they indicate a descent into imbalance and a lack of clarity.

Yoga deals in great detail with the means to achieve this balance so that we can move from our present state of fluctuating contentment to a state of greater quietness and tranquility.

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10/11/2025

Ask a room full of fitness or movement professionals about “correct alignment” and you’ll get more answers than people. Most of those answers won’t help you in day-to-day self-care anyway. You can’t adjust your own vertebrae, diagnose your own fascia, or engineer perfect yoga-pose mechanics on your own.

Alignment is tricky because human bodies vary far more than textbook diagrams suggest. The spine alone differs wildly from person to person, shaped by genetics, age, injury history, sports, and daily habits. We aren’t factory-made. Our bones, muscles, and fascia continually remodel in response to how we live.

Even simple habits shift our personal alignment. Cross one leg over the other every day and your body will adapt to make that version easier and the opposite harder. Everyone has countless such patterns.

So the “best” alignment depends entirely on the individual and the purpose. There is no universal template, only what serves your body and your goals.

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22/10/2025

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07/10/2025

In yoga, precise alignment isn’t the ultimate goal—adaptability, safety, and functional movement are.

While aesthetics matter in dance or performance, for everyday health and yoga practice, “approximate alignment” is enough, especially under load.

This is where the concept of a neutral spine comes in: a posture that’s neither over-arched nor flattened, allowing safe force transmission through the joints and protecting the lower back. In asanas, maintaining a neutral spine—engaging core and lifting hips slightly above the knees when seated—supports joint safety, prevents strain, and lets you move fluidly while practicing poses like forward bends, chair pose, or plank.

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Yoga isn’t about rigid perfection; it’s about learning your body’s safe ranges and cultivating control, strength, and stability in every posture.

30/09/2025

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29/09/2025

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26/08/2025

Doing more quickly from “Fear of Missing Out” is a profound misperception. When we make a habit of hurrying to do three things in the time that we could do only one thing with ease, we are less present in each of those activities. We rush in anticipation of reaching a future moment in time, but the future doesn’t exist. We have only one experience in our lives: whatever happens in the present. By hurrying, we often experience less instead of more.

The mirage of missing out also drives people to take on ever-increasing complexity in their lives. More trivialities don’t increase life value. Absorption in meaningful activity does. When we clear the clutter of consumption-driven needs we can discover what truly matters to us.

Slow down to maximize the value of time. Simplify to maximize the value of energy.

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12/08/2025

Yoga isn’t just about poses—it’s about mastering yourself, step by step. Teachers can guide you, but progress only comes when you honestly assess your own weaknesses and practice with full awareness.

Ancient wisdom warns against pramada (mindlessness) and reminds us to stay vigilant over our actions, senses, and mind. True freedom starts with controlling the senses, because only then can the mind be steady.

Detachment must be real, not just for show, and self-checks help reveal where attachments still pull us off balance. Grace may come from surrender, but discipline and effort are non-negotiable.

In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali lists nine common obstacles—like illness, doubt, laziness, distraction, or regression—that can sneak in at any stage. Spot them early, work through them mindfully, and your path to inner stillness stays clear.

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⭐️ Our upcoming course, Yoga Sutra & Samkhya, will delve into the profound wisdom of this ancient text. Learn more at: on.svastha.net/3UVjx6A