Dearest Saṅga,
Over the years, I have heard many people say, “I would die for my family.”
It is a statement usually spoken with sincerity and love. It reflects a willingness to sacrifice ourselves for those who matter most. Yet lately, I have found myself wondering whether there is a more important question we should ask.
Would we live for our family?
Would we exercise for our family?
Would we eat healthy food for our family?
Would we get enough sleep for our family?
Would we care for our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being for our family?
Many of us are willing to imagine a dramatic act of sacrifice. Yet we struggle with the simple daily disciplines that allow us to remain healthy, present, and available to those we love.
The truth is that we were created to live, not to die.
Dying will eventually happen to all of us. We do not need to rush towards it by neglecting ourselves. Nor do we need to become martyrs for our families, especially when our sacrifices often go unnoticed or unappreciated. What our loved ones need most is not a hero who slowly burns themselves out. They need a healthy, balanced, and present human being who can walk alongside them through life.
I understand this lesson because I had to learn it the hard way.
For many years, I worked too hard and carried too much responsibility. I spent a great deal of my life trying to save people who depended on me. While my intentions were sincere, I often failed to care for myself in the process. The cost was significant. My physical health suffered. My emotional health suffered. And perhaps most importantly, I gradually lost touch with my own needs and well-being.
Eventually, I realised that helping others should not require abandoning ourselves.
When I began taking better care of my own health, creating healthier boundaries, and making space for rest and renewal, something surprising happened. Life became better not only for me, but also for the people around me. I had more energy, more patience, more clarity, and more genuine love to offer.
This new moon, I invite you to reflect on a simple question:
What would it look like if you chose to live for the people you love rather than slowly die for them?
Perhaps the greatest gift we can offer our families is not our sacrifice, but our vitality.
Namaste!
New Moon - 15 June 2026
JUNE 18 2026 | 15:00 Singapore time | 12:30 IST | 09:00 EU | 19:00 NZ | 17:00 AU
The Viniyoga Unplugged series is a monthly online global gathering (Saṅga) hosted by Dr Kausthub Desikachar. The series is designed as an informal, heart-to-heart platform to explore authentic, traditional yoga teachings without commercial influence. Please join us for our upcoming meeting on 18 Jun 2026.
Join the upcoming Saṅga for a detailed discussion of the Anāhata-cakra. Home is where the heart is!
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The Sun is an important natural element in Vedic tradition, and is often honored in feminine forms, through the depictions of Gāyatrī (Early morning Sun), Sāvitrī (Midday Sun) and Sarasvatī (Setting Sun). Through these forms, she is honoured as the creator of life, the sustainer of life and the champion of wisdom.
Śrī Gāyatrī-devī. Painting from Mewar, India
This is one of the mantras that honours her in this feminine form, praises her wonderful qualities, and asks her to reside in our hearts. This mantra, hence, is invoking the sun to our hearts, so that we may also shine with her radiance, so that we may live our life with clarity and strength.
This chant is also one that healers would recite prior to meeting their care seekers, so that they hold light in their hearts during the healing sessions, and as a way of protecting themselves from any dark energies that may interfere with this sacred process.
Listen to this mantra 1 time each day, at sunrise, midday and sunset.
Find Your Inner Resonance Amidst the Modern Noise.
If your current wellness routine feels like it is missing a deeper connection, it might be time to change your frequency. We spend our days listening to notifications, podcasts, and endless mental chatter. Pilgrimage of Sound: The Viniyoga International Conference 2027 invites you to pause, log off, and explore a different kind of soundtrack.
This isn't your average commercial yoga festival. This January, we are diving into the precise, ancient science of Vedic chanting, mantra, and sound therapy. Think of it as a much-needed recalibration for your mind and body, rooted in thousands of years of tradition rather than modern trends.
Why This Gathering is Different
The Living Tradition: We are honouring the 80th birthday of Mrs Menaka Desikachar, the most senior living Viniyoga teacher today. This is a rare opportunity to learn directly from the seniormost Viniyoga teacher today.
Sound with Purpose: Alongside Dr Kausthub Desikachar, you will study how vocal vibration and specific sounds are used in classical Yoga Therapy to reduce stress and heal.
Senior Viniyoga Faculty will also conduct breakout sessions on a wide variety of themes related to the application of Mantra in various contexts.
Ruth Diggins, Senior Viniyoga Faculty teaching at the first Viniyoga International Conference
18–20 January 2027
A three-day pre-conference immersion, led by Mrs Menaka Desikachar and Dr Kausthub Desikachar, is designed for advanced and long-term practitioners. This specialised programme offers an intimate exploration of the conference theme. Participation in the pre-conference requires registration for the main conference.
21–24 January 2027
The main conference will be guided by Mrs Menaka Desikachar and Dr Kausthub Desikachar, together with senior teachers of the Viniyoga tradition. Faculty from nine countries have confirmed their participation, bringing a rich diversity of experience and perspective rooted in a shared lineage. Early-morning practice sessions in smaller groups will focus on refined applications of mantra and chanting across yogic tools. Plenary sessions bring all participants together for lectures, chanting classes, and meditative practices that integrate understanding and experience.
Your phone has a "Do Not Disturb" mode. It is time to discover how to find that same quiet space within yourself.
Elevate your practice beyond the mat. Reserve your space via our website and join a global community seeking a deeper resonance.
As a Yoga Teacher, doctor or any other type of wellness professional, you already know that "standardised" is often a synonym for "compromised." A template rarely heals a human.
Enter Viniyoga Therapy. Rooted in the lineage of T. Krishnamacharya, this approach rejects the pretzel-pose stereotypes of modern yoga. Instead, it treats breath, movement, and mindful awareness as precise, bio-individual interventions. Whether you are dealing with chronic structural issues, psychosomatic stress, or emotional trauma, Viniyoga adapts to the patient—not the other way around. It is yoga with a clinical brain and a human heart.
The happy faces of our previous batch of the Viniyoga Therapy Training in Brussels! Feb 2026
Our comprehensive Therapy Training is an intense, rigorous commitment designed specifically to bridge the gap between ancient wisdom and modern therapeutic application. For yoga teachers, physical educators, doctors, and psychologists, this is the missing diagnostic link. It provides the tools to systematically assess unique life contexts and curate highly personalised paths toward self-empowerment and healing.
This is a global movement with a remarkably high IQ. Over the years, students have successfully transformed their practices across India, Austria, Australia, the UK, Belgium, China, and New Zealand, while active cohorts are currently underway in Japan, Hungary, Italy, and South Korea.
The next global cohort convenes this summer. Elevate your practice, expand your clinical toolkit, and join a network of professionals redefining holistic health.
Secure your place for the upcoming training in Brussels, starting in August 2026.
Don’t settle for Standardised! Choose the highest standard!
