During the International Yoga Festival, the atmosphere in Rishikesh is particularly vibrant and revitalising. It is a spiritual,...

Packing for your yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, India requires an approach of practicality, cultural sensitivity and consideration...

The Lily Yoga team has decades of combined experience and conducts classes and retreats to provide a good knowledge foundation of the...

The coconut is believed to be an auspicious fruit and gets used in many rituals. In temples as well as on special occasions such as...

"Hatha yoga practice has many elements, both behavioral and of practice. The Hatha yoga texts state that a successful yogi has certain...

This is the entrance area of the historically significant Shri Bharat Mandir in Rishikesh – one of the most beautiful and ancient temples...

Did you know that prayer flags originate in the Bon tradition, the ancient shamanic folk culture of Tibet? Bon predates the arrival of...

When we start on the path of spiritual life, our physical health is an essential pillar. Even a householder needs to keep fit and healthy...

It is a seated back-bending asana in modern yoga and one of the more challenging poses for which you need both stability and flexibility....

“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself....” ― Paramahansa Yogananda photo:...

“If Ganges is the mother, Himalayas is the father. One nurtures and nourishes, the other provides and protects.” ― Vinita Kinra, author...

Perhaps the oldest written texts on our planet, India’s most ancient teachings The Vedas date back several thousands of years BC and...

The word Yoga means union of the individual soul with supreme consciousness – of one's individual spiritual self, the Atman, with the...

Did you know that the Indian Government has formed an entire Ministry for the propagation of Yoga and Holistic Medicine? The Ministry of...

This is a variation of Parivrtta Parsvakonasana and considered one of the most challenging standing poses. It requires your focus,...

A general reminder: Being playful at times is important too. Here you see Deepak Ji, one of our teachers in yoga flow with another...

Our Asana teachers are trained in classical Hatha Yoga (or Ashtanga Vinyasa) and share the same knowledge with the students. Here you see...

Some of you have visited Rishikesh and some are planning to visit for the first time in your life. Let us share our experience and...