Most non-Indians who take Yoga and spirituality a little seriously, often adopt a new name. Many of the women I have met have names like Radha, Indra, Sita and others. There is nothing new about it. I have also come across men and women adopting Hindu or Buddhist names or just partial names like-

• Jef Atman
• Vyas Houston

Once in a while, I come across some yoga names that sound outstanding or stand out. Check out these names -

• JehFree Spirit
• Danny Paradise
• Dennis Drinkwater

Have you heard of any such names? Share them here.

State of Yoga can be reached through practice and detachment.

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Guru Purnima is a day to honor Veda Vyasa, who was born on this day. Veda Vyasa is a guru for Hindus for having compiled the Vedas, written Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita and others. This day is considered the best to progress and evolve in the spiritual path with your guru. Of course, one must have a guru for that.

I was eagerly looking for a guru, teacher, guide last year. Then I just abandoned it even though I like the concept of having  a teacher.  It was getting quite complex to find someone in that role. Most of the texts that I read say that one will find a guru, when the student is ready. May be, I am still not ready. In Sanskrit, the word anatha is used to describe someone without a teacher. In common usage, anatha means orphan. Although KYM has been a guiding force, still it is an institute and not a human being. Books will continue to be my guru. The more I read, there is so much more to read and understand out there. Funny, how that works.

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Yoga is all about finding your true self. India decriminalizing gay sex is a right step towards that. Go, India!