Comments on: Vrikshasana or Manuasana / The ‘Tree of Life’ pose

By: Fadle

Fadle — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 01:26:04 +0000

I really enjoyed ready this article! As a novice to the world of Yoga, this offered a new perspective to me, offering an interesting angle of history, etymology, and spirituality of the practice.
Thank you Mayank for sharing and I will be searching for more articles to read!

By: Monisha Krishna

Monisha Krishna — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:11:07 +0000

Thanks for such an in-depth explanation of the asana. I never knew that such depth and so much thought and effort has gone into the construct of asanas. One typically does the asana without knowing the story behind it. This knowledge breathes new life into the posture and makes it so much more interesting. Thanks again !

By: Mayank

Mayank — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:44:52 +0000

Thank you Hema and Chitra for your feedback. I enjoy narrating / writing about the asana associated myths and glad you enjoy reading them.

By: Chitra

Chitra — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:09:32 +0000

I wait to hear a new story related to an asana after each class and in two years I have learnt the reasons behind each asana. For that hour it takes the mind away from everything and an eventual rest that leaves one energised. Thank you Mayank for bringing the essence of Yoga in us.

By: Hema

Hema — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:28:32 +0000

Mayank,thanks for the article that brings out the true spirit of a yogi.

By: Mayank

Mayank — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:45:24 +0000

Thank you Venus and Rajeev for your kind comments. Practising with the myth in mind, accentuates the spiritual aspect of Yoga and lets the 'Bhava' surface. To readers not familar with the sanskrit term Bhava, it denotes the mood of bliss, self-surrender, and channelling of emotional energies that is induced by absorption in a spiritual discipline. With the correct application of Bhava and Dharana [focus], yoga grows from a physical practise to a sublime art.

By: Rajeev Purohit

Rajeev Purohit — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:10:04 +0000

It's always good to know the reason behind every action and reaction, and this comes out so well in all the articles posted on your website. As a beginner at Yoga, I would admit it was uneasy to balance on one foot in your class but having practiced it a few times i think i am getting better at it now, and what's helped is thinking of the correlation between the story and practice, which is motivating. Looking forward to read your next post. Thanks.

By: Venus

Venus — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:23:15 +0000

It's beautiful Mayank. I like the way you have mentioned the birth/ origin of this asana.how it should be performed physically . And lastly how It should be performed by aligning with our soul and the universe.

Mayank than you for everything you are doing. You are changing the world!