Yesterday, I took an emergency trip to the doctor. Fortunately, the doctor's visit wasn't related to anything serious. Unfortunately, the doctor I had to see was a nine and one-half hour car drive away. It's a little frustrating to drive…
Category: yoga
The Yoga of Listening
Siddhartha listened. He was now listening intently, completely absorbed, quite empty, taking in everything. He felt that he had now completely learned the art of listening. He had often heard all this before, all these numerous voices in the river,…
Take Action to Simplify Your Life
Simplify, simplify... Most everything is a distraction. This simple quote by Thoreau embodies much of what we want in life--simplicity. Most of us know that many of the "necessities" of life, while far from being extravagances, are in reality unnecessary…
How to Clean a Yoga Mat
Child's pose is one of those poses that every time it's entered into acts as a reminder that it's okay to rest and accept the peace that comes from resting. At the same time, there's also a decent likelihood that…
Weekend Yoga Thoughts
It's really been one of those weeks. You know, the kind where everything else in life gets put on hold so that one great big project that was supposed to be done two months ago finally gets finished. The kind…
Weekend Yoga Video – Krisnamacharya
Here's an old silent yoga clip from 1938 of Krisnamacharya. It's amazing to watch these incredible yogis in their younger years. The plans for Daily Cup of Yoga are to post new yoga clips to enjoy every weekend!