‘All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.’ ~Blaise Pascal Think about some of the problems of our daily lives, and how many of them would be eased if we could learn to sit alone, in a quiet empty room, with contentment. If you’re content to sit alone quietly, you don’t need to eat junk food, to shop on impulse, to buy the latest gadget, to be on social media to see what everyone else is talking about or doing, to compare yourself to others, to make more … [Read more...] about Learning to Sit Alone
Archives for January 2012
A Yoga Sanctuary with the Five Elements
[Editor's note: This is a guest post by Sarah Oxley, who shares some insight on how to create a sanctuary for your home yoga practice.] I’ve been doing yoga classes for a year now, and soon after I first started I also began a daily yoga practice at home. This wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be since I didn’t have the space to do some of the asanas I really wanted to try out. Most of the time I was worrying about knocking something over or being too close to items in the room. I tried … [Read more...] about A Yoga Sanctuary with the Five Elements
Krishna Das ~ Chants of a Lifetime: Searching for a Heart of Gold (Wanderlust SPEAKEASY 2011)
As a long-time fan of Krishna Das, I really enjoyed hearing some of his story... Join Krishna Das (acknowledged as the Chant Master of American Yoga by the New York Times) as he shares how he entered into the practice of chanting and what it means to him today, as well as his relationship with Maharaj-ji. Layering traditional Hindu kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Krishna Das has been called yoga's "rock star." With a remarkably soulful voice that … [Read more...] about Krishna Das ~ Chants of a Lifetime: Searching for a Heart of Gold (Wanderlust SPEAKEASY 2011)
Dr. Timothy McCall on “How to Not Wreck Your Body Doing Yoga”
Dr. Timothy McCall, author of Yoga as Medicine, who was quoted in last week's infamous New York Times article, shares some thoughts on practicing yoga smartly and safely in his recent newsletter (which I highly recommend). Click here to read the rest of the article in pdf format. If your simple goal in life is to reach the end of the Internet reading more on this subject, I also recommend checking out YogaDorks "Complete and Exhaustive Guide: Yoga Community Responds to NYT ‘How Yoga Can … [Read more...] about Dr. Timothy McCall on “How to Not Wreck Your Body Doing Yoga”
Leslie Kaminoff Shares His Two Cents on Whether Yoga Will Wreck Your Body
Here's the cover of the soon to be released book whose author recently set the yoga community's tail on fire with his New York Time's article, "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body." While I'll reserve my response until I read the book, I thought I'd share Leslie Kaminoff's video response to the article: Leslie Kaminoff is the author of Yoga Anatomy, 2nd Edition. … [Read more...] about Leslie Kaminoff Shares His Two Cents on Whether Yoga Will Wreck Your Body
Shiva Rea on Yoga Energy Activism – Wanderlust SPEAKEASY 2011
Shiva Rea addresses the Speakeasy attendees in Squaw Valley (2011) regarding Yoga Energy Activism: how we can regenerate our energy linking our heart, body, home and ecology. Shiva Rea, M.A. is a yogini firekeeper, sacred activist, global adventurer and leading innovator in the evolution of prana flow yoga, transformational vinyasa flow integrating the tantric bhakti roots of yoga, Krishnamacharya's teachings and a universal, quantum approach to the body. Shiva is known for bringing the roots … [Read more...] about Shiva Rea on Yoga Energy Activism – Wanderlust SPEAKEASY 2011
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