Yoga is suddenly becoming popular all over the world, and at the same time, we are in the midst of a global crisis. Human beings have caused this crisis, but yoga may hold the potential to save the planet, because yoga teaches us how to live harmonious …
All living beings are spiritual beings, because in one manner or another, all of life breathes. Breath is an indication that spirit is present. In the ancient languages of Aramaic (ruha) and Hebrew (ruach), the word for spirit also means breath. Even i …
Yoga provides the means to reintegrate all aspects of one’s being. If ones heart is filled with sincere, pure, and selfless intention, then one will experience a deep internal healing and a deep inner peace in one’s own body, mind, and soul. But, more …
Dharma means that which holds together and sustains. There is really no equivalent word in the English language. Perhaps this is significant in light of the fact that our present culture, which is very adharmic and unsustainable, is promoting selfish, …
Just as you cannot “do yoga,” you cannot “do meditation.” Yoga is the natural state of union with the divine source, happiness itself. What we can do are practices, which may reveal to us our resistance to that natural state. The practices of meditatio …
When the direction of our attention is fixed on Divinity, we will arrive there eventually but inevitably. The practice and experience of this asana realigns us with our innermost purpose, the reason we exist. The Taittriya Upanishad proclaims Love as t …