The other day I was in a class discussing the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā, a 15th century text on haṭha yoga. We were discussing various habits and attitudes seen both as obstacles and benefits to the state of yoga. This was a humbling discussion for me as I tend to participate in ALL the obstacles. Yet, […]
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Healing doesn’t happen all at once. It is a step by step process taking us from where we are to where we want to be. This step by step process is known as vinyasa krama in the eastern healing traditions of India. As a path to healing vinyasa krama means to move step-by-step way towards
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Yoga – the Ageless Science of Connection through Body, Mind and Breath The concept of prāṇa is an important component in the practice of yoga. Most often translated as “life force” or “breath,” prāṇa is associated with both the breath and the subtle, vital energy that gives us life. However, like most Sanskrit terms, this
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Pañcamaya as it relates to Āsana What is Āsana? Āsana are the physical movements or postures of yoga. A lot of people think of yoga as just āsana. While they are apart of yoga, they are only one part of a larger whole. It’s easy to understand the confusion. When observing a regular yoga class,
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Ramblings and a Book Review The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook — What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing. By Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D and Maia Szalavitz. Holistic Psychiatry This was a fantastic book about what we can learn from
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