The Emergence of Jivamukti Yoga

by | Jul 9, 2012 | General

1. Q: Can you provide a brief description of what Jivamukti Yoga is? SHARON: Jivamukti Yoga is a path to enlightenment through compassion for all beings. The method, developed by Sharon Gannon and David Life in 1986, is taught as spiritual activation/activism and...

Sharon Gannon’s Path to Yoga

by | Jul 9, 2012 | General

1. Q: When and where did you first start to get interested in yoga? SHARON: When I was 16 I moved with my family to Seattle Washington, a city in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. I lived there until moving to New York City when I was 32. When I was 18 I...

PETA

by | Jun 26, 2012 | General

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 3 million members and supporters. PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely...

Animal Mukti

by | Jun 24, 2012 | General

Founded by Sharon Gannon and David Life, together with Janet Rienstra of Meta Records, Animal Mukti is a free spay and neuter program of the Humane Society of New York. Prior to the founding of Animal Mukti in 1999, approximately 100,000 cats and dogs in New York City...

Political Activism

by | May 26, 2012 | General

We can’t help but to be political. Everything each of us does as individuals affects the whole. The word politic refers to the greater body or the community in which one lives. To be politically active is to be conscious of how your actions affect the community and to...