A Brief History of Yoga (nb all dates below are approximate!) Origins: The origins of yoga are lost in the mists of history, but it is safe to say that in its Indian form, it has been around for at least five thousand years. Archeological remains from this early time...
Waters of Life Whereby the waters flow, that is a form of the Truth’ Rig Veda. Water is the mother of civilisation, as fire is its father. Early cultures naturally clustered on the banks of the great arterial waterways – Indus, Nile,Yangtze, Ganges and...
Girls Marry Frogs Perhaps surprisingly, the above headline does not come from a 1970’s feminist tract, but actually tells of two seven-year-old girls from a remote village in neighbouring Tamil Nadu who recently married frogs in an intriguing wedding ritual. The young...
The Story of Lord Ganesh – God of Good Beginnings Despite his strange appearance, Lord Ganesh is often the Hindu deity that Westerners feel most drawn to. With his elephant’s head and plump baby’s body, Ganesh is the god of good beginnings and the remover of...
