<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:57:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rishiculture.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A warm invite to rejoin sessions with Guruji Rishiputra Balayogi Dr Anandaji]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Members of My Yoga Family, My loving blessings to each one of you. It has been a while since we have connected as a sangha , and today I write to you not merely as a teacher, but as one who deeply cherishes the shared journey we have all undertaken together. Each of you has, at some point, been an integral part of our collective effort in learning, growing, and evolving through the wisdom and practice of Yoga. As Param Pujya Ammaji would so fondly and humorously say, some of you seem to...]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/post/a-warm-invite-to-rejoin-sessions-with-guruji-rishiputra-balayogi-dr-anandaji</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d28fd7535e7bcd269f275a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:51:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e56d3a_5ff16c637d6c4a5aac9d45557d874283~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Blooming Seems A Burden!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A parable by Guruji Rishiputra Balayogi In the humble courtyard of the Ashram, Guruji sat beneath the heavy, arching branches of a magnificent mango tree. He gestured toward the fruit, which hung like golden lanterns, and then pointed to the scarred bark where stones had repeatedly struck the trunk. "Look at this tree," Guruji whispered. "It is pelted with rocks and sticks by every passerby. Does the barren tree beside it suffer such a fate? No. The world only throws stones at the tree that...]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/post/when-blooming-seems-a-burden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e1be59441ae2d5fdf38b4f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:05:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a2a4ba_ce1899b162b94eab9348614fb2a4ba25~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The River Teaches: Witness and Release]]></title><description><![CDATA[A parable by Guruji Rishiputra Balayogi A young disciple once sat by the banks of a sacred river with Guruji The river was flowing gently… carrying leaves, twigs, and bits of village garbage. The disciple frowned and said, “Guruji, this river is polluted… so much junk is flowing in it. How can it ever be pure?” Guruji smiled softly. He picked up a stick and pointed to the flowing water, “Watch carefully… what is the river doing?” The disciple replied, “It is carrying everything away.” Guruji...]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/post/the-river-teaches-witness-and-release</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e0846d832a840dd4709692</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:46:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a2a4ba_ea38b14ff5c341d18e0386eb57b61392~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Nara to Narayana: Healing the Psycho-Somatic Disconnect]]></title><description><![CDATA[We often say that Nara  (the human being) is essentially Narayana  (the Divine). We are all Divine, but the tragedy of the human condition is that we have forgotten it. We are "Ishwara" suffering from amnesia. In our forgetfulness, we create a false identity— Asmita —and latch onto it with our likes and dislikes ( Raga-Dwesha ). This identity wants to survive at any cost, and this, my friends, is the root of all stress-induced disorders. If you want to understand why we suffer, you must look...]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/post/from-nara-to-narayana-healing-the-psycho-somatic-disconnect</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d9cd6975afb0779a70d52b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:35:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a2a4ba_4a16d9825d694a54aebbccce880094ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Parable on Growth by Guruji]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an ancient forest at the edge of a silent valley, there stood a group of towering old trees. Their trunks were thick, their roots deep, and their branches stretched wide, casting long shadows upon the earth below. For centuries, they had withstood storms, sheltered birds, and whispered wisdom to the winds. Beneath them, small saplings struggled to grow. Each year, with the coming of the rains, new life would emerge—tiny shoots pushing bravely through the soil, reaching upward with hope....]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/post/a-parable-on-growth-by-guruji</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d8900c4e4fe2e3f72c2158</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:54:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a2a4ba_92b643028ebf48399eba4658901ae5ce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Journey Beyond Limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I take my cycle and step out onto the main road, I sometimes tell myself, “ Today I don’t have much time. I don’t feel like doing too much. Let me just go for a couple of kilometers and return .” It sounds reasonable, doesn’t it? Very logical. Very safe. But then something interesting happens. When I reach that corner where I planned to turn back, I say, “Alright, maybe just one more kilometer.” And then another. And another. Before I know it, I have crossed three or four kilometers—and...]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/post/the-journey-beyond-limits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d880120b7119100d02c46a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a2a4ba_43a39652f27c49a69287c68140d855dd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_921,h_959,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Peace in a Turbulent World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, Guruji Rishiputra Balayogi Dr Anandaji and Shailaja Menon of Malaysia had a discussion about a topic that seems to be on everyone’s mind: Peace.   We look around at the world today—the friction, the wars, the digital noise—and we feel the ground beneath us becoming shaky. Naturally, we start craving peace. But usually, we define peace pathologically. We say peace is "the absence of war," just as we say health is "the absence of disease." But in the Gitananda Yoga tradition, we look...]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/post/finding-peace-in-a-turbulent-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d49862d142869289e9d22b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:48:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a2a4ba_5ebefb2bc1aa43bfaa60f156e5a72392~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yoga Therapy vs Yogopathy Understanding the Key Differences]]></title><description><![CDATA[The art and science of Yoga aims to help us regain our psycho-physiological balance by removing the root cause of the disharmony (dukka samyoga viyogam yoga samjnitham — Bhagavad Gita VI: 23). Yoga understands health and well being as a dynamic continuum of human nature and not a mere state  to be attained and maintained. The lowest point on the continuum with the lowest speed of vibration is that of death whereas the highest point with the highest vibration is that of immortality. In between...]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/post/yoga-therapy-vs-yogopathy-understanding-the-key-differences</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d3bb67ddade6874d27d26f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:08:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a2a4ba_7245f3e2985a4558ac0fb62dd2c5cd14~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_559,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longevity: A Yogic Reflection on Living Fully]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the topic of longevity is brought up, many of us instinctively feel, “ Oh, that is for later… for when I grow older .” There is a subtle assumption that longevity is a concern only after sixty, something to be thought about in the twilight years of life. But Yogic wisdom nudges us gently and says, “ No… you have missed the point .” Longevity does not begin at sixty.Longevity begins at the very moment of conception . In that sacred instant, when the smallest of the small — the sperm — and...]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/post/longevity-a-yogic-reflection-on-living-fully</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d35f7c072d140cb95aebc1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:31:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e56d3a_50e8b1754d7d41419492fec4d094cb26~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rishiculture Parampara: Classical Yoga with a Contemporary Vision]]></title><description><![CDATA[In modern times when the grandest art and science of Yoga has been often reduced to a skeletal manifestation of mere physical postures with a little breath manipulation and some so called meditation, Yogamaharishi Dr Swami Gitananda Giri’s contribution to the development of Yoga in the past century and his codification of these ancient teachings in a modern scientific manner is unparalleled. Param Pujya Swamiji’s teachings like him are huge and are seemly never ending in their depth and...]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/post/rishiculture-parampara-classical-yoga-with-a-contemporary-vision</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d36091c2180fa03a178739</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:30:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a2a4ba_6eb31ff4c94b49829321bbdbafe42b69~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Why Meditation Goes Beyond Just Relaxation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meditation is often misunderstood as a simple technique for relaxation. While a sense of calm may arise as a by-product, to reduce meditation to mere relaxation is to miss its profound transformative potential. In truth, meditation— dhyana   in the yogic tradition—is a powerful process that reorganizes the very way our mind functions. Modern neuroscience offers us a fascinating lens into this transformation. Regular meditative practice has been shown to induce neuroplastic changes in the...]]></description><link>https://www.rishiculture.com/post/understanding-why-meditation-goes-beyond-just-relaxation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d35e85072d140cb95ae9fa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a2a4ba_7b4ba1aadc704ecea7e394a2a7b8fd85~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>