50 Amazing Yoga Quotes and a Winner of the Manduka eKO Lite Yoga Mat Giveaway

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …