Introduction: Hello, dear readers, and welcome to the Sumits Yoga blog! I'm Sumit Banerjee, and I'm thrilled to embark on this new...

In a quiet village nestled between rolling hills, there lived an old and wise man named Dhiran . He was respected by all for his keen...

Once, while on a retreat in India, a student asked a guru, “What is the secret of a loving relationship?” The guru smiled, paused, and...

If someone were to ask, "What is the purpose of yoga?"  they might expect a simple answer. To get flexible? To de-stress? To get stronger?...

There’s a story that’s stuck with me for years. Maybe you’ve seen the video. A blind man sits on the street with a sign that says, “I’m...

From the very beginning of my yoga journey as a teenager, I would hear my teachers say, “The purpose of yoga is self-realization.”   It...

If you’ve ever dived into spirituality, science, or even just stared at a computer screen, you’ve encountered the numbers 0  and 1 . They...

When you ask people of different beliefs the question, What is God? , you’ll likely hear a variety of answers. A Christian might describe...

Have you ever started something with enthusiasm but found yourself losing steam halfway through? Maybe it was a book you never finished,...

The Sacred Geometry of Yoga: Embodying the Expression Beyond the Pose Yoga is often seen as a practice of physical postures, but its...

In numerology, 2025  is reduced to a single digit by adding its individual digits together: 2 + 0 + 2 + 5 = 9 The Significance of the...

When you think of yoga, you probably imagine calming stretches, mindful breathing, and maybe some inner peace. But did you know that yoga...

I’ll never forget the moment I heard Emmy Cleaves speak during one of Bikram’s workshops. Emmy, a legend in the Bikram yoga world, was...

The Teacher Becomes the Student What does it mean to be a teacher? For me, it means learning—every single day. As I write this book, The...

Have you ever noticed that the most meaningful things in life don’t come easy? Why is that? Bikram would often tell his students: “The...

We remember and honor the life of Quincy Jones, a true musical genius and a devoted practitioner of Bikram Yoga. Quincy’s contributions...

A:  To understand what makes the Bikram sequence unique, we need to go back to India, where yoga has long been viewed as a therapeutic...

A:  That's a great question! It’s important to remember that yoga poses and the body are intricately connected, like a dance where each...

The Hanuman Chalisa  was written by the poet-saint Tulsidas  in the 16th century. Tulsidas is also the author of the Ramcharitmanas , a...

The Ramayana  is one of the two great epics of ancient India, along with the Mahabharata . It tells the story of Prince Rama, an...