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January is often described as a beginning, yet in yogic understanding it is also a threshold — a quiet, liminal space between what has been and what is still becoming. It is a time that invites reflection as much as intention, listening as much as action. In this spirit, the January issue of YOGA Magazine explores yoga not merely as practice, but as a living pathway of remembrance, renewal and service. We begin with a deeply moving reflection on transformation in Sadhviji’s account of her journey from Hollywood to the Himalayas. What begins as an accidental pilgrimage becomes a profound awakening to yoga as union. It sets a tone for this issue: yoga as a lived path of awakening. In the first part of a twelve-part series exploring the life and legacy of TKV Desikachar, rooted in the lived example of his father Śrī T. Krishnamacharya, this series reveals how lineage, presence, ethical responsiveness and deep listening became the foundations of his compassionate approach to yoga therapy. Balancing these philosophical and narrative threads, Rola’s ‘From Studio to Science’ column offers a contemporary lens through which to view yoga’s impact. Drawing on emerging research, this piece reminds us that yoga’s ancient insights are increasingly echoed by modern science, reinforcing its relevance in education, healthcare and daily life. A strong thread this month is service born from healing. We see yoga reaching into places of pain and marginalisation — prison halls, recovery rooms, communities living with trauma — offering not instant solutions, but moments of presence, dignity and human connection. Yoga here is quiet, practical and compassionate: a breath, a posture, a pause that allows the nervous system to settle and the person to be seen. Seasonally, we honour winter as a teacher. Herbal wisdom, stillness, and reflective practices invite us to slow down, nourish warmth from within, and respect nature’s quieter rhythms. At the same time, voices exploring eco-anxiety, plant-based living and collective responsibility remind us that personal choices matter — not through perfection, but through participation and care. Stories of masculinity, the divine feminine, myth, memory and imagination weave through the issue, widening the lens of what yoga can hold. Even our younger readers are invited into worlds where listening, humility and relationship with the land guide the journey. Together, these contributions form a quiet conversation about wholeness — about remembering who we are beneath habit, fear and fragmentation. As we step into a new year, this issue gently asks: what if we began not by striving to become something new, but by remembering what is already present? With warm wishes for the year ahead Yogi Maharaj Dr. Malik Edito
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