"Awareness is the thread that takes you through the transitions of life."
Radhika Shah Grouven
Author, Mastering Pranayama
Essential Practices
Kapalabhati
Kapalabhati is described here for those participating in Yoga Mentoring with Radhikaji. Kapalabhati means "makes the forehead shine". It is one of the Shatkriyas or cleansing practices. It is not only useful for cleansing the body of kapha (phlegm), but purifying and energizing the...
Bhastrika Pranayama - The Bellows
Bhastrika is described here for those participating in Yoga Mentoring with Radhika-ji. Bhastra means bellows. In Bhastrika the abdominal muscles move in an action similar to that of a blacksmith's bellows, churning up the fire in the body. How to practice Bhastrika Sit with the head, neck...
Nadi Shodhanam Pranayama - Alternate Breathing
Nadi Shodhanam or Alternate Breathing is described here for those participating in Yoga Mentoring with Radhika-ji. Nadi Shodhanam means purification of the nadis, the energy channels. Nadi Shodhanam is preparation for meditation. It is one of the finest pranayama practices. Nadi Shodhanam...
Sushumna Kriya Pranayama
Sushumna Kriya is described here for those participating in Yoga Mentoring with Radhikaji. Sushumna Kriya is an especially fine practice and when practiced daily over a long period of time, leads to deep meditation. Before you start Sushumna Kriya you must have already...
Sandhya Kriya Pranayama or Sushumna Awakening
Sandhya Kriya or Sushumna awakening is described here for those participating in Yoga Mentoring with Radhikaji. Sandhya means twilight. Dawn and dusk are the times of twilight, a mystical time when day meets night and night meets day. In the Samaya Tradition, we see Sandhya as: a simple...