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…
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True Yoga is Not about the Shape of Your Body…
"True yoga is not about the shape of your body, but the shape of your life. Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived. Yoga doesn’t care about what you have been; yoga cares about the person you are becoming. Yoga is designed for a vast and profound purpose, and for it to be truly called yoga, its essence must be embodied." ~Aadil Palkhivala, Fire of Love ------------- [Photo credit: Virginie at Teeny Tiny Om] … [Read more...] about True Yoga is Not about the Shape of Your Body…
The Real Riches of Yoga
The greatness of yoga simply explained by Ashtanga master David Swenson: Practicing yoga is a constant evolution. The Ashtanga system can appear very rigid, with its predetermined sequences, but actually there's great freedom within its structure. From the repetition, we learn to find depth in the minutiae of the actions and the wonder of breath and prana. In the beginning, I was fascinated by making amazing shapes with the body, but the longer we practice, the more our attention naturally … [Read more...] about The Real Riches of Yoga
Making Your Yoga Practice a Moving Meditation
From interview of Ashtanga yoga pioneer, David Williams, in Guruji: More and more over the years, I work to make my yoga practice a moving meditation, and then at the end of my practice, when I get up and walk away, I continue that meditation into my life, all day long. So I consider the practice to be the foundation of a twenty-four-hour-a-day meditation. … [Read more...] about Making Your Yoga Practice a Moving Meditation
26 Bikram Hot Yoga Postures
Falling out of a posture means you are human; getting back into the posture means you are a yogi. - Bikram Choudhury Related articles Bikram Challenger: Carol's Story # 3 (bikramyogamusings.com) Yoga Is Not Just Posing as Sport at World Event (nytimes.com) What I Learned in Class Today ~ Bikram Yoga, Brooklyn (bikramyogamusings.com) … [Read more...] about 26 Bikram Hot Yoga Postures
In Memory of a Yogi ~ The Mahasamadhi of Paramahansa Yogananda
"To commune daily with God in deep meditation, and to carry His love and guidance with you into all your dutiful activities, is the way that leads to permanent peace and happiness." ~ Paramahansa Yogananda The writings of Paramahansa Yogananda have been a guide to me ever since I took up yoga more than 10 years ago. You may or may not know that March 7th marks the 60th anniversary of Paramahansa Yogananda’s mahasamadhi (a yogi’s final conscious exit from the body at the time of physical … [Read more...] about In Memory of a Yogi ~ The Mahasamadhi of Paramahansa Yogananda
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