Muni Yoga

Muni Yoga Traditional and holistic Yoga classes following the Satyananda/Bihar School of Yoga lineage

Hatha Yoga

Certified Yoga Teacher - 200-hr teacher training certificate from Rishikesh Yog Dham.;

100-Hr Pranayama Foundation (Akhanda Yoga, RIshikesh India)

15/07/2025

If you observe yourself objectively and cultivate humility and understanding, then you can consider that the purpose of ashram life is attainable: just simple understanding, simple cooperation and a simple smile. Swami Sivananda says, “Eat a little, drink a little, smile a little, frown a little, laugh a little, dance a little, sleep a little, meditate a little, do asana a little.” For him everything was in little doses. In your case you take a big dose all the time. When you are happy you want to collect all the happiness; when you are angry you want to collect all the aggression, not just a little bit. By cultivating little things, little by little you become big. After all, the ocean is made up of little drops of water. - extracts from Fusion of Action and Intention /November 2019/ yogamag
From Yoga Chakra 1 – The Wheel of Yoga, Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati

Gurus are people who come up with special abilities, deeds and rituals and who have to fulfill a special purpose and eff...
09/07/2025

Gurus are people who come up with special abilities, deeds and rituals and who have to fulfill a special purpose and effect. Just as a hungry person wandering in a deserted place, the smell of food can reach somewhere, the elders are brought to their specific path without their departure. The lives of such selected persons are directed and preplanned by higher powers. They themselves do not know what their role will be in the future, what special purpose they have been chosen to prove, but they are sent in a direction, a path from where they can never turn back. These are the true teachers, who become our motivators and guide.
Every disciple establishes a personal relationship with the Guru and accepts and embraces his teachings according to that relationship. But indeed the Guru is an all-round power and when we want to limit that broad power to one person, there Guru tells us not, you search for the Sadguru that is within you. We can help you get inside, find the switch. But once that switch is on, you will see that Sadguru within you. And then the external teacher also enters you.
That's all I want to say about Guru. I can't say that the Guru should be like this or so. How can a disciple say how a teacher should be? I find this very weird. Everyone is willing to write a book about the Guru, but no one is willing to write even an article about discipleship. I want to write the scripture on discipleship, on those religions and duties of the disciple, which connect it to the Guru element on both external and internal levels.

🌹Paramahans Swami Niranjanand Saraswati🌹
Courtesy:-- "Disciple Religion"

Learn to Apply By Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati: What we learn and what we apply in life are two different understandin...
09/07/2025

Learn to Apply By Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati:
What we learn and what we apply in life are two different understandings. I have seen that happen now at the program. We all talk about awareness, and everybody thinks of awareness as being aware of oneself. When we are seated together in the classroom, everybody is well aware of what they are doing and thinking, how they are sitting, what is their environment – the mind goes to all those areas. It is guided to those areas, and after a class of meditation everybody says, “Oh, wonderful meditation! I was so aware.” That is only a classroom expression and understanding. It does not percolate down to behaviour and action.

An example: a song was presented just now. Beautiful song. Two people had one mike and a second mike next to them was left empty. Nobody noticed or observed this, nobody was aware of this. The instruments were overpowering and the voices were dim so nobody could understand the words. No one applied the awareness to ensure the correctness of what was happening. I am using this instance as an example to tell you that this is how you apply your understanding and awareness. You don’t incorporate these components of your knowledge into action.

That is where human beings always fail, and that is why despite the guidance that is given all the time to everybody, people do not progress or evolve. Everything becomes a technique only, not a condition of life. “Swamiji teaches the techniques of awareness in class but I never apply them in practical life.” That is the attitude.

So how can you cultivate spiritual awareness? Your participation, your awareness and your action have to come together. That is yogic life. Not the ability to practise meditation for three hours. That is yogic practice.
What is the outcome of that practice? In real, practical life, all the wisdom, understanding and awareness is put aside, and you fall back to your normal nature.
If somebody reminds you of this forgetfulness, then one of the six conditions of mind raise their head, depending on the incident, situation or event. The six conditions which are inherent in the mind are passion, aggression, greed, infatuation, arrogance and envy. All interactions in life are guided by one of these six and not by human wisdom. Therefore the negativity rises and develops in the personality. Why does one become more and more tamasic? It is because one falls prey to the influence of the six conditions of mind.

The purpose of yoga is to manage the six conditions of the mind, not just the conditions of the body. People use yoga for health and wellbeing which is physical, and for peace and relaxation which is psychological. Fair enough. However, don’t limit yoga to that only. Use it to fulfill your needs, but remember that the aspiration of yoga is to manage the six conditions of the mind, for it is these conditions that lead you into the well of suffering, insecurity, ignorance and negativity.

No matter how good your health is, no matter how much money you have, if you fall prey to these conditions, there is never happiness, contentment or satisfaction.

Therefore, application of the vidya, the understanding, to improve the lifestyle and bring a qualitative change in the perceptions is necessary. That is the effort of the second chapter. No new asanas are being taught, but an understanding is developing. No new pranayamas are being taught, but an understanding is developing. You have to learn to apply that understanding in practical life. If you are able to do that, then you are living the yogic life and following the aspiration of the second chapter of yoga. —

26 October 2018, Munger Yoga Symposium , Oct-2019-yoga http://www.yogamag.net/archives/2010s/2019/joct19/apply.html

Can’t make it to class? We’ve got you covered.Whether the weather is keeping you in or you’re living far from Angono, yo...
26/06/2025

Can’t make it to class? We’ve got you covered.

Whether the weather is keeping you in or you’re living far from Angono, you can still join us online for your daily practice.

Mondays to Fridays
6:30 PM
Consistency—from wherever you are.

Message us to join the online class.

HappinessIt is in the nature of a person to strive for happiness, but all the happiness which they can gain by their act...
25/06/2025

Happiness
It is in the nature of a person to strive for happiness, but all the happiness which they can gain by their actions or things is of limited duration. The enjoyments of the senses are transient and the senses themselves are worn out by too much enjoyment. Strive to accept situations as they are. Hunt not for things to create happiness. Only then you will find deep happiness from within.

~ Swami Sivananda

International Day of Yoga 2025 — The Year of ConnectionAs part of the Bihar School of Yoga lineage, we at Muni Yoga join...
20/06/2025

International Day of Yoga 2025 — The Year of Connection

As part of the Bihar School of Yoga lineage, we at Muni Yoga join in celebrating this special day — honoring yoga as a practice of connection with ourselves, with each other, with our communities, and with Mother Nature. 💛

Throughout the day — as we encourage our students and sadhakas — let’s remember to stay balanced (*samatvam*), choose the right action (*dharma*), and practice yoga not only on the mat but in every part of life.

Join us tomorrow, 21 June 2025, 7AM at Muni Yoga as we hold a special class in celebration of International Day of Yoga. Let’s come together as one community to move, breathe, and connect. See you! Hari Om Tat Sat 🙏

ASANA by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati When you are in the final posture, first the focus is on the physical stilln...
19/06/2025

ASANA by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
When you are in the final posture, first the focus is on the physical stillness and second on the physical comfort – sthiram sukham asanam. An asana is not just a practice done by the physical body; it is a practice which engages the body, the mind and pranas. Hatha yogic practices are not physical. People consider them to be physical, yet in reality they are not physical, they are pranic. Hatha yoga is not the yoga of physical exercises, it is the yoga of ida and pingala to bring about a balance in the vital forces of the body and mind.
The word hatha yoga indicates the focus, purpose and intention of the practice, balancing the ida and pingala energies, the vital forces of the body. You may look at hatha yoga as physical, but yogis have looked at hatha yoga as pranic. That is the difference between the practice of yogis and the practice of common people. Yoga remains a physical gymnastic for the common people, whereas yogis can utilize the asana to change the flows of prana, to create a balance in pranas and utilize that energy for other purposes, like meditation or other inclinations that they may have in life. The asana should not be practised mechanically without awareness. In every pose, try to attain two things – stability and comfort.
To do all that will be difficult. So, we proceed in groups. The first three rounds will be done with breath awareness. That will loosen up your body movement. Do not focus on stability and comfort in the first three rounds. Just allow the body, the joints and muscles to open up. I the next three rounds, focus on physical stillness in the final pose. If you are on your hand and one knee, you may wobble a bit but the intention should be to remain firm and stable. This will develop over a period of time. Then in the next three rounds your focus will be comfort. Take away your mind from those areas of tension and pain, which you can experience during the performance of the asana. Try to put a feeling of comfort in those areas which you are feeling stretched or tight. In this manner, create comfort in the whole physical body.

You can have calmness of mind at all times by the practice of yoga. You can have restful sleep. You can have increased e...
14/06/2025

You can have calmness of mind at all times by the practice of yoga. You can have restful sleep. You can have increased energy. vigor, vitality, longevity, and a high standard of health. You can turn out efficient work within a short space of time. You can have success in every walk of life.

- Swami Sivananda

Bhava Shuddhi isn’t just a peaceful feeling during yoga classes. It’s the purification of our inner attitude — when we b...
02/06/2025

Bhava Shuddhi isn’t just a peaceful feeling during yoga classes. It’s the purification of our inner attitude — when we begin to see everything we do as sacred.

It’s when Yama and Niyama are no longer just guidelines, but fully lived experiences.
When even small acts — like removing your slippers, brushing your teeth, or serving others — are done with full presence, love, and devotion.

This is Bhava Shuddhi: a state where everything is divine, and our day becomes a flowing expression of Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga. It’s not always easy. But we can try.

As my teacher said in sadhana this morning said “If a war can be fought with this divine bhava, surely the rest of our daily actions can be, too.”

Let every action be an offering.
Let your day be sacred.

Hari Om Tat Sat

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