Question: Please speak to us about our healing powers. Answer: We have no healing powers. If there are any healing powers, they do not belong to us. There is, within creation, a force that is called a healing force, and we can be a channel for it, or w …

Question: As I go about all the activities of my day, how can I live each moment mindfully? Answer: You need to develop mindfulness. How to get it? In the beginning, it is hard work. In the beginning, in order to develop mindfulness, we have to sweat a …

This season marks the 50-year anniversary of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat. Since 1968, the ashram has served the mission of our founder and Guru, Swami Vishnudevananda, and our Master Swami Sivananda — by spreading peace, health, and joy through t …

  Question: How do we apply the teachings of yoga in our daily life?   Answer: Assuming that we receive teachings of yoga and of Vedanta, we need to approach a teacher and to ask this question: “How do I apply these teachings in my daily life …

Question: I have a tendency to run away from hard situations. How do I properly face my fears? Answer: First of all, sometimes it is good to run away from situations; it is not correct to say that it is always healthy to face situations. Sometimes it i …