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Growing up in Hungary, a beautiful quote found its way into my life again and again: from handwritten slips of paper tucked into my primary school graduation gift bag to memorising and reciting the entire passage at literature competitions. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry It is one of those timeless pieces of knowledge passed down from generation to generation to tea

The winter holidays are over, so are our days of eating, drinking, resting, and generally being merry and carefree. Let's face it: many of us start the new year with a strong sense that we need a general reset. A January detox. A dry January. A Veganuary. It is no coincidence that Google Trends for the search term “cleanse” show noticeable spikes just after Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The yogic principle of saucha , usually translated as 'purity', teaches us that cleanline

"Do not renounce anything, for whoever renounces something withers in it. But neither should you become a slave to your desires. To creep along burdened with stifled passions is as bitter as to be ground down among passions let loose. If you indulge your desires, they will mate and multiply. If you kill your desires, they will return as ghosts. If you tame your desires, you can harness them, And with dragons you may plough and sow, like perfect power itself." These are the wo

Do Not Steal. Regardless of where you are from or which faith you follow, you will probably consider this as cornerstone of any ethical society. So you steer clear of shoplifting, bank robbery, embezzlement and tax evasion. Easy-peasy, right? When I heard about non-stealing ( asteya ) being one of the yogic principles, I was puzzled. What is it about? Surely, there is more to it than not snatching yoga mats from the studio, or overcharging students for a class. Through my re