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Meditation I have been brought up with the principles of Yoga to try to find compassion, love and kindness in all but trust me even Yoga Teachers can get stressed. Find the time to do what you enjoy. Take a warm bath with lavender oil, listen to music and dance, read a book, but better … Read more
Client Testimonials from UK and Europe Retreats since 2005 I attended the Sadhana’s Yoga, Pilates & Meditation Retreat in Italy, in October 2014. I decided I needed a bit of me time and Sadhana’s retreat sounded the perfect break. The setting was beautiful, practising in Castle Rosumunda overlooking Lake Iseo with views of the mountains … Read more
Many of us view cleansing as a form of suffering – from depriving ourselves of certain foods, to extreme fasting whereby we can only ingest juices and not much else. But cleansing is essentially a form of letting go and starting from within. We can cleanse without the need to banish, to suffer nor … Read more
Many of us come to Yoga through the path of the physical body, to get fitter, be stronger – many of us however don’t realise nor understand the importance of working from within – using the philosophies of Jnana Yoga (Yoga of knowledge), Pranayama (breath practices) and Meditation . My background (British born Bangladeshi) and … Read more
I spoke to one of my students turned Yoga Teacher today and she mentioned that she doesn’t understand the philosophy of Yog. She prefers to play it safe and teach posture with some breathing, theres nothing at all wrong or right in that, that’s the path she has chosen to follow and like all paths … Read more
Leg and Bum Workout The exercises below are designed for all, but if you have any knee injuries or hip problems it is better if you can work with a teacher so they can modify the exercises. Please consult a doctor before taking on any exercises. Please stop immediately if you feel faint or experience … Read more
“Accept what we have, have the courage to acknowledge what we have, have the strength to appreciate what we have, have the will to be content; all this is easy to write but hard to practice when the “false” ego is listened to. The struggle between the mind and the Self is identifying whether we … Read more
Sylhet Sunset, Bangladesh 2007 Why do we constantly look back and ponder, wonder and ask why?…Why do we constantly look forward and think what if, could be, maybe, hopefully… Are we scared to stop and be within , to embrace the now, the breath and just have faith, hope, prayers and most importantly love?…Love for … Read more
dream and listen to what is within Dear Yogis and Pilates Friends Hope you are all well, I know that summer has finished and autumn is upon us but we know that all too soon the season of freshness and new found energy will return. But for many of us that light seems very far … Read more
What is Brahman, What is Allah? Sunset @ Cox Bazaar Bangladesh ©SadhanaYoga I cannot adequately explain what Allah is; In Bradaranyaka Upanishad, when Yajnavalkya was questioned by his students to describe God, he could only say, “It is not this and it is not that” (neti, neti, neti). Allah is the creator, without which we … Read more