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The Sanskrit word chakra means “wheel.” A wheel rolls, turns, and by means of cyclic or circular movement, takes one on a journey. This journey occurs in space and time, and thus it is eventful, but it also may propel the traveler beyond the limits of …
The activation of an ethically based and philosophically sound spiritual practice means the integration of those precepts into the body politic, meaning the environmental, social, and political realms. We are members of various communities. Some of the …
“When āsanas, the sequence of changes, are woven together with breath and conscious intention, we align ourselves with the continuous flow, the undulating rhythm, of the universe.” — SG Vinyāsa is a moving meditation integrating five components; intent …
There was a time, and it was many years ago now, when I sat hiding under my grandfather’s desk. The desk was covered by an enormous Persian rug that covered the four corners of the table, draping endlessly onto the floor. In that study where he used to …
Scientists have calculated that over the course of one day in our modern world we consume five times more information than people did 30 years ago. As a result of this our concentration span is diminishing. When closing our eyes for meditation practice …
Nāda is classified into two forms: anāhata and āhata. Anāhata,” the unstruck”, is the vibratory primordial sound of creation that requires no friction to be produced. Also known as prānava, or Om (A-U-M), it is a sound perceptible only to our subtle sp …
In the Jivamukti tradition Bhakti, Devotion, is a key element in every class, because if we aren’t consciously focusing our mind on something beyond ourselves or some sort of sacred energy, we might end up worshipping mundane issues like ambition, vani …
Ahiṃsā, non-harming, is a practice that can lead us to yoga and is categorized as a ‘restraint’ or yama – a practice of holding back or restraining ourselves from causing harm. The idea of restraint implies that harming may already have been there – un …
Āsana can act a vortex pulling into its practice kindness, devotion, stillness, beauty and self reflection. As we move our body and attune our mind through an āsana practice we are simultaneously planting the seeds of devotion. Each time we come back t …
Yoga is a word that encompasses a very wide range. It can refer to practices as well as end results. There are yoga traditions that hail from the Himalayas and those that have been reimagined and brought west. The word yoga has become well known in man …
Ādi Shaṅkarācārya the great Vedantic scholar from the 8th Century said this verse was not meant for ritual, like so much of the Vedas but that its purpose was to reveal the light of awareness as the nature of true Self or Atman. The Isha in the title o …
It is the new year, and you might have expected a more uplifting title. Dying is not the first thing that comes to mind when we contemplate over new year’s resolutions. They usually focus on creating something new or adding a habit like: “From now on, …
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