Congratulations to Dani, winner of Daily Cup of Yoga's Manduka eKO Lite yoga mat giveaway!! Thanks to all for participating, following, and sharing. The yoga quotes totally rock!! Now that I've read through all of them a few times it makes me want to go unroll my yoga mat right now. I think you'll enjoy reading and pondering these quotes as much as I have. "Inhale, and God approaches you. Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you. Exhale, and you approach God. Hold the exhalation, and … [Read more...] about 50 Amazing Yoga Quotes and a Winner of the Manduka eKO Lite Yoga Mat Giveaway
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50 Amazing Yoga Quotes to Inspire Your Practice
Congratulations to Dani, winner of Daily Cup of Yoga's Manduka eKO Lite yoga mat giveaway!! Thanks to all for participating, following, and sharing. The yoga quotes totally rock!! Now that I've read through all of them a few times it makes me want to go unroll my yoga mat right now. I think you'll enjoy reading and pondering these quotes as much as I have. "Inhale, and God approaches you. Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you. Exhale, and you approach God. Hold the exhalation, and … [Read more...] about 50 Amazing Yoga Quotes to Inspire Your Practice
A thought and another thought: Keep it Simple and Real
Fostering the desire for luxuries is the surest way to increase misery. Do not be the slave of things or possessions. Boil down even your needs. Spend your time in search of lasting happiness or bliss. ~ Paramahansa Yogananda How to Be Happy All the Time Expect to see Michael Stone's latest book out in June, Awake in the World: Teachings from Yoga and Buddhism for Living an Engaged Life. … [Read more...] about A thought and another thought: Keep it Simple and Real
As our gaze wanders, our mind follows
A few favorite paragraphs near the end of A.G. Mohan's excellent and brief biography, Krishnamacharya: 'In purity of food lies purity of mind. When the mind is pure, awareness is unbroken.' Chandogya Upanishad 7.26.2 Traditional explanations of this famous saying note that the word food refers not merely to what we eat but to what we see, hear, smell, or touch as well. Pratyahara is to restrict all 'food' for the senses. Control over the senses is necessary to lead the mind to purity. And only … [Read more...] about As our gaze wanders, our mind follows
Yoga Challenge Day 8: Sunday Morning
Yoga as a path is the way out of our present conditioning and the way toward freedom from habitually ensnaring conditions..." ~ Michael Stone in The Inner Tradition of Yoga sunday morning, originally uploaded by gosia janik. Looking forward to the birth of another week. Happy 4th of July! … [Read more...] about Yoga Challenge Day 8: Sunday Morning
Self-Discipline and the Yogi
Excerpt from The Shambhala Guide to Yoga by Georg Feuerstein. In order to gain the unsurpassable bliss of the Self, the yogin willingly adopts a life of strict discipline. The aspirant begins by carefully regulating his or her moral behavior. This forms the bedrock of all types of Yoga. Reduced to its bare bones, yogic morality is the recognition of the universal Self in all other beings. The various moral rules expounded in the Yoga scriptures are a symbolic bow to the Self within the … [Read more...] about Self-Discipline and the Yogi
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