A Wandering Yoga Girl

Bliss with Yoga turns ONE today! It wouldn't be a birthday without some chocolatey goodness and sprinkles. 365 days ago, I remember posting my very first blog post titled 'A Fresh Start' and no turning back ever since. This journey has taught me many lessons, blessed me with exciting opportunities and allowed me to connect with people in real life and from the Internet. I started out with only 5 followers(who were all friends) and today, it has reached 250 followers and I don't even have that many friends in real life. Of course, I had my share of ups and downs but everything happens for a reason, right? Before I pour my heart out further, take a look at the photo below if you would like to try this super quick eggless brownies recipe. Time to spill the tea. Maintaining a blog, creating contents and sticking to a schedule while trying to make a living, pursuing yoga and living a yogic lifestyle is super challenging. As this day was approa...

The word bandha means 'to hold', 'tighten' or 'lock' a specific part on the physical body. These are very important group of yogic practices. They have profound effects on the physical, pranic and mental levels.  Organs, muscles, nerves and various processes in the body are massaged and stimulated while the contraction/lock also affects the flow of prana within the body. Surprisingly, performing the bandhas contributes to the removal of mental blocks which hinder an individual from evolving. Bandha Technique Benefits Jalandhara Bandha   Contraindications:   Not recommended for those suffering from high blood pressure and heart ailments.   Sit in a comfortable position with knees in contact with the floor   Place your palms on your knees   Exhale deeply, and hold the breath.   Bring the chin in contact with your chest, and straighten your arms. Stay in this position for as long as you can com...

Like the title of the post says, I chose to do nothing today. Not literally, but I decided to escape from my usual routine and have lesser tasks for the day. I still taught my classes as usual and I am still posting to keep up my commitment. The exceptions are, I didn't post for day 11 of my challenge and no new content for the blog today. Breaking my routine gives me some space to breathe and get inspiration for new ideas. Doing the same thing over and over again can be tiring and leads to lack of creativity. I still have over half a month to blog everyday, so I need to recuperate and be able to come up with interesting posts for the rest of the month. Let's just say I'm a Sleeping Beauty wannabe today. I will be back to posting regularly tomorrow and catch up with the challenge for day 11 and day 12. My 'do nothing' Sunday has been successful. I feel free and light weight. Sometimes, having no plans can be the best plan. Enjoy reading one of most popular posts f...

If you've read my post on forgotten super foods , I mentioned barley as one of the least used grains. Oddly, barley has always made it through my diet since I was young. My mother always made this yummy barley drink which I could not resist. Since summer is around the corner and the heat waves will be catching up with us soon, I had to share this recipe with all of you. Barley is known for its hydrating and cooling properties. It helps with lowering body heat during summer time. Barley is also high in fiber and very gentle in your digestive tract. As I'm typing this post, I'm getting inspirations to create more recipes with barley grains. Barley bread, breakfast barley porridge......looks like I have more experiments coming up in the kitchen. I know many people just boil the barley grains with some sugar and consume it as barley water. But I have made some tweaks to the basic barley water recipe. Actually, I learnt it from my mother and I just repeated what I have...