Happy International Yoga Day



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A Happy International Yoga day to all this June 21st, 2016


About Entropy yoga, the simplest to begin with

http://someitemshave.blogspot.in/2014/07/a-yoga-for-everyone-entropy-yoga.html

Follow with Sun Inspired Yoga

http://someitemshave.blogspot.in/2014/12/five-steps-to-sun-inspired-yoga-improve.html

Or Jump directly to love with Kriya Yoga

http://nainitalgoddess.blogspot.in/2010/09/kriya-yoga-as-taught-by-baba-haidakhan.html
Nainital Plains photographed by author on way to Haidakhan Ashram

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