I have not posted in a very long time. I have been on a sabbatical of sorts. You see I believe yoga is a path but not the only path and sometimes the “ancient” yoga text feels that way-like it needs an infusion of recent- Eckhardt Tolle or better yet, Zoe Marae. [...]
Category Archives: Sutras & Life
Summary Intepretation of the Yoga Sutras
May 15, 2009 – 12:05 pm
“Cut to the Chase”; “Make a long-story short”; “BFF”; “BTW”
We love the short version of things. We create complexity and then shake our heads and simplify to understand the complexity.
In our 200hr Teacher Training Program (which is for any student who wants to deepen his/her understanding of yoga-not just for those who can do wheel [...]
Ishvara
April 15, 2009 – 1:29 pm
I did not start practicing yoga to find God. I have often found man’s explanation of GOD limiting. No offense to anyone’s belief system. I very much understand “faith”.
In Sutra thread 1.25 tatra nir-atisayam sarvajnatva-bijam
Interpretation Jnaneshvara: In that pure consciousness (ishvara) the seed of omniscience has reached its highest development and cannot be exceeded.
Prabhavananda: In [...]
Head Start
April 15, 2009 – 1:15 pm
Yoga practice gives us an advantage-in life, in parenting, in success of all kinds.
After asana, pranayama, meditation-whatever style-we are more mailable to the flow of life. Need to be soft to take that blow, you have it in your body…need to stand your ground, you can feel your strength. Focus on [...]
Top Ten List!
March 9, 2009 – 2:06 pm
Passing this on to students and teachers alike. Beautifully expressed!
By Leslie Kaminoff
Please feel free to use and share these ideas with as many people as you wish. However, please respect the original language, and preserve proper attribution when forwarding.
10 teaching points:
1. “OM” at your own pace.
Everyone’s breath is a different length. Let’s honor that with [...]
NIH Yoga Week #2
March 7, 2009 – 9:42 am
FYI One and All!
2009 NIH Yoga Week #2: Exploring the Science and Practice of Yoga -
Mark your Calendars!
From September 8-11, 2009, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will premier its second annual Yoga Week. Highlighting the science and practice of yoga, this four-day series of events will serve NIH [...]
Yoga grants us the experience of the creative source
March 3, 2009 – 3:23 pm
1.24
klesa-karma-vipakasayair a para-mrstah purusa-visesa isvarah
Jnaneshvara: That creative source is a particular consciousness that is unaffected by colorings, actions, or results of those actions that happen when latent impressions stir and cause those actions.
Bowen: The source of life, is not bound to the daily grind! AND if we connect to that source in the moment, every [...]
Snow bound?
January 28, 2009 – 12:26 pm
If you are ready to practice and groove, we open up again tonight at 5:30pm! I will be teaching both of the Thursday night PM classes (6:00pm & 7:30pm). I promise to keep the room warm and I have some new music to keep it fun!
If you are home and want to think new thoughts, [...]
Surrender EGO
December 19, 2008 – 7:37 pm
A lot of yoga babble (and this is not to criticize yoga babble b/c that would be more yoga babble) tells us to surrender ego.
It seems a bit odd that yoga teachings sometimes sound like another “right/wrong” belief system. I rather like my ego. It is very interesting. It got me through High School. I [...]
Oh wait-i can’t fake enthusiasm.
December 17, 2008 – 7:27 pm
1.22 mrdu-madhya-adhimatratvat-tato pi visesah
Per Govindan, Thus the characteristic difference as to how quickly cognitive absorption is reached depends on whether the yogin’s practice is weak, moderate or intense.
OUCH!
A mild (mrdhu) practice is uneven, sporadic, full of doubts, ups and downs and full of distractions, which carry one away. A moderate (madhya) practice has periods of [...]
