Shivaratri or Maha Shivratri is known as the "Great night of Shiva." It is said on this night Shiva, the primal consciousness united with Shakti, the primal energy.
Read MoreThe second part of the article on expressive yoga and Swami Sivananda's 18 ITIES explores the cultivation of veracity, equanimity, fixity, non-irritability, adaptability, humility, tenacity, integrity, nobility, magnanimity, charity, generosity and purity.
Read MoreExpressing yoga and practicing yoga are two completely different things. We must learn to express yoga whenever we are not practicing it. The 18 ITIES of Swami Sivananda serve as a foundation, which can make us express yoga in thought, speech and action and turn us into true yogis.
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