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Find the bones, Find yourself

We all have bones. One hand has 27. A foot has 26. The legs have 4 each. Today we’ll focus on hands, feet, and legs for a quick 5 step sequence of exercises to center yourself and wake up vibrance in mind and body. Try Standing or seated.
Friction and Namaste Push-Pull with the hands:
Place hands together, palm centers touching. Now, [...]

By |March 24th, 2014|AUM on the GO!|0 Comments

Conversations with Swami Satya Vedant 6: Enlightening Enlightenment (video)

"You ask me: What happened when you became enlightened? I laughed, a real uproarious laugh, seeing the whole absurdity of trying to be enlightened." - Osho.

Osho says that it is our birthright to attain enlightenment, and it is our own doing should we choose to live in darkness. However, enlightenment has this grand reputation of being an end result to [...]

By |March 10th, 2014|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments

Conversations with Jasmine Miller Part 3: Angelic Healing & The Power of Prayer (video)

Prayer can sometimes be mistaken as commanding the powers that be to grant that which we desire, as opposed to a two way dialogue as Jasmine Miller puts it.  Sometimes that which we desire is not exactly what we need.  So, she encourages one to engage in meditation and stillness to receive divine guidance or inspiration, which will ultimately connect [...]

By |March 6th, 2014|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments

Conversations with Ringo & Miranda: Spinal Health (video)

"The yogi would tell that you look and feel as young as your spine is elastic," says Richard Hittleman.  Ringo and Miranda, a pair of spinal osteopaths in India would agree.  Together, they travel between Goa and Dharamsala helping others achieve realignment of the spine, aiding in a wide array of issues including paralysis, scoliosis, digestive disorders, etc.  Through natural [...]

By |March 4th, 2014|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments

Conversations with Jasmine Miller Part 2: Guardian Angels (video)

Jasmine opens our perspective on who and what our guardian angels are and do. She brings a cross cultural and interfaith lens that transcends the bounds of religious dogma while highlighting the universality and essence of spirituality. "From the moment our spirit enters the mother's womb, we are assigned a Guardian Angel," she says in a matter of fact manner. [...]

By |February 21st, 2014|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments

Homework with Oscar: Soft Strong Supine Empty

In the ANYA system there are many techniques that can be used to help tease apart how we as individuals go about creating a calm mind and strong body. One of the core techniques or unconscious utilities is called Emptying. Emptying is associated with the hips, specifically the flesh between the naval and the pubic bone. Activating the breath and [...]

By |February 13th, 2014|AUM on the GO!|0 Comments

Conversations with Jasmine Miller: Are Angels Real?

Jasmine Miller is an Angels and Lights healer based in the industrial southeast island of Singapore. Having been a journalist for over 25 years, her practical ways of existence were turned topsy turvy when the Archangels started appearing to her in visions and dreams. Channeling divine messages is an important aspect of 'soul work', and through her interactions with the [...]

By |February 10th, 2014|Anya Ambassadors|1 Comment

Help build the Naturo Care Meditation Center in the Himalayas!

Anya Ambassador Johnson Chong is a new member of the Naturo Care Meditation Trust, and has been elected to raise funds for construction of a brand new healing center in the foothills of the Himalayas.

With the hopes of spreading the message of mindful living to all people everywhere regardless of race, religion and cultural differences - through meditation, this center [...]

By |January 9th, 2014|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments

Conversations with Swami Satya Vedant 5: Yoga & Tantra

"Surrender is the keyword for tantra. Will is the keyword for Yoga. Yoga is the path of Will; Tantra is the path of Surrender." - Swami Satya Vedant demystifies the ancient world of Yoga and Tantra in a well rounded and simplistic way that encourages universal acceptance.

Filmed, Interviewed and Edited by Johnson Anand Saurabh

By |December 30th, 2013|AUM on the GO!|0 Comments

Top 10 Yoga Poses for Relaxation

Top 10 Yoga Poses For Relaxation (via Style Craze)
For ages, yoga has been practiced to help soothe the mind and body. Yoga, when practiced religiously, helps you stay calm and maintains your overall well-being. Here are 10 yoga poses that are sure to help you relax 1. Tadasana – Mountain Pose: This…

 

By |December 28th, 2013|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments

Yoga: why men don’t get it

Yoga: why men don’t get it (via Sydney Corporate Yoga)
At a recent visit to a yoga studio, I watched as practitioners breathed, bent, twisted and stretched their way to a happier state. They left more relaxed, more energised, with better posture and a renewed outlook. But there was one curious thing: of…

 

By |December 24th, 2013|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments

Conversations with Swami Satya Vedant 4: Being Gracious (video)

Swami Satya Vedant quotes Vishva from the epic Mahabharata who says that human beings are the most valued forms of existence in this universe. God's grace is often a phrase coined by the Christian faith and connotes the receiving of a higher blessing. Swami Satya Vedant re-states Osho's world's vision of raising each and every soul to their fullest potential. [...]

By |December 20th, 2013|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments

Homework with Oscar Assignment 4: Many Chins Variations

Many chins is one of Anya’s signature purposeful fidgets. It can look silly and feel even weirder yet it is so good at bringing all those little bones in the skull, face, and neck into alignment with each other and the entire spine, resulting in a sense of ease, whole body integration and more mobility in the hips.

Below are three [...]

By |December 18th, 2013|AUM on the GO!|0 Comments

Dalai Lama speaks of ‘sadness’ at Mandela loss

Dalai Lama speaks of 'sadness' at Mandela loss (via AFP)
The Dalai Lama spoke Friday of his sadness at losing his friend Nelson Mandela, whom he hailed as an affectionate and principled man. "We are very much sad," the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said in a live webcast broadcast organised by the Nelson…

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By |December 16th, 2013|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments

Conversations with Swami Satya Vedant Part 3: Redefining Meditation for the Modern Man (video)

Swami Satya Vedant defines meditation as a science by emphasizing experimentation and experience versus blind belief.  The modern human being is much more complex from those of 500 or 1000 years ago.  And the inner turmoil of repressed repetitive thoughts hidden underneath the surface besiege the mind and body.  The need to deal with this is there.  And no, it's [...]

By |December 3rd, 2013|AUM on the GO!|0 Comments

Homework with Oscar Assignment 3: Sitting Figure 8s with Sassy shoulders

In today’s homework take advantage of a little bit of your seated time. Whether you are at the table eating dinner, stuck in a cab or spending a moment on the toilet you have an opportunity to do some figure eights.

Figure eights can be helpful in mobilizing the hips, protecting the spine and giving yourself a gentle internal massage. In [...]

By |November 22nd, 2013|AUM on the GO!|0 Comments

I am here….

Today I witnessed one of the most beautiful things on seventh avenue. A blind woman was walking towards me looking very alarmed. Her walking stick percussively beating the pavement in a frantic effort to clarify her whereabouts. She needed verification. Some sort of tangible feedback that she was on solid ground. Moments later, another woman approached to help her --- [...]

By |November 4th, 2013|Anya Ambassadors|1 Comment

Homework with Oscar Assignment 2: Frictioning with Echo

Fall is here and winter is coming. It may be in the 80's but I can already feel the cold on its way. Friction your hands for mind body focus and warmth.

Bring hands together at sternum, palms touching and fingers pointing North. Now, rub hands up and down against each other with gentle pressure. Do this for a self count [...]

By |October 21st, 2013|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments

Conversations with Swami Satya Vedant Part 2: Living with Awareness (video)

Swami Satya Vedant gives three simple steps in his explanation of how to awaken awareness in our day to day lives. He shares Osho's solutions to the dilemma of bridging the gap between the mind and body dialogue.

It is not a foreign phrase in one's life to become more "present" and to "live in the moment." This carpe diem mindset [...]

By |September 27th, 2013|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments

The Notion of Work through Curriculum AUM

I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results.

Johann Bach said this first quote, but if I didn’t know any better it could have just as easily been my dad. His passion for running, and running fast – lies second only to his passion for family. In spite of his incredible list of [...]

By |September 25th, 2013|Anya Ambassadors|0 Comments