One can never get bored with yoga. It is so versatile, so complete. It deals with how to help your body, how to help your mind find happiness and transform itself, to know and understand what “is” and so to know what should be called the Self. The whole philosophy and practice of yoga is developed for the good of each and every individual–so that he or she can find the Self individually, and thereby divine the undercurrent of happiness in all life. ~ Srivatsa Ramaswami in The Complete Book of … [Read more...] about One Can Never Get Bored With Yoga…
Archives for August 2013
A 5 Step Guide To Waking Up Inside Your Dreams
Yoga has many benefits and I’m sure it’s improved your life in so many ways, but for a few minutes let’s concentrate on the heightened sense of awareness you’ve developed in your yoga practice. Maybe you’ve noticed you don’t breeze through life like a zombie as much as you used to, or perhaps you haven’t noticed anything. Today you’re finally going to learn how to use your heightened sense of awareness to change your life. I want to talk to you about lucid dreaming. Do you wake up in the … [Read more...] about A 5 Step Guide To Waking Up Inside Your Dreams
Green Peace ~ Drawing from Your Environment to Create a Relaxing Area for Meditation
The importance of quiet time in our daily lives cannot be overstated. After a stressful day either at work or at home, taking a moment to shed the feelings of tight anxiety and the constant pressure to accomplish everything on our to-do lists can do wonders for both the body and mind. Finding the place and the time to do this, however, can be a challenge, especially if you live in a full house or find it hard to get away from work. Fortunately, creating a place of peace in the center of a … [Read more...] about Green Peace ~ Drawing from Your Environment to Create a Relaxing Area for Meditation
4 Ways to be Happier
The Questions are Complicated and the Answers are Simple” – Dr. Seuss It never ceases to amaze me how good we all are (and I mean gold medal good) at making the questions of life super complicated. The good news is that regardless of how complex we make the questions, the answers to how we achieve happiness are simple. Here are four of these answers based on my lifetime of yogic readings and experience. 1. CHANGE IS CONSTANT: LEARN TO GO WITH THE FLOW There are no fixtures in nature. The … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to be Happier
How Has Yoga Changed You?
If you’ve been practicing yoga for a little while now, you may have noticed some changes taking over your existence. Your shoulders are stronger, maybe your hips are more open. Have you noticed? Well, there’s something else you may have noticed besides a strong core and flexible hamstrings. Things about yourself, qualities, characteristics, that were hiding before, but emerge in a bigger and brighter way. Are you kinder? More empathetic? Do you smile more? I know that I’ve noticed something … [Read more...] about How Has Yoga Changed You?
Guru To Go…A Portrait of R. Sharath Jois
If you water the roots of the plant, then you get good fruits from that tree… The inhalation and exhalation has to go deep and touch of the root of your nervous system. When that happens, your own body becomes healthy. — R. Sharath Jois I really enjoyed the wisdom and spirit of this short film of R. Sharath Jois, living master of Ashtanga Yoga and director of KPJAYI in Mysore. This mini documentary was filmed in August 2013 during a workshop Jois taught in Copenhagen. Hope you enjoy it too! … [Read more...] about Guru To Go…A Portrait of R. Sharath Jois
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