Yoga in One Syllable

Yoga is usually considered an individual practice that each of us can use to develop a better understanding of who we are: a vehicle for our inner journey of self-discovery. Sometimes, though, we can get so focused on ourselves that we forget that our relationships with others, as well as our environment, are often the [...]

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Meditation occurs in many philosophical and spiritual traditions as a way to become aware of one’s true nature and thereby reach peace within one’s self, and it forms one of the fundamental pillars of Yoga. It’s a discipline that you can spend your entire life cultivating and refining, but as a starting point, we can [...]

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Last post I talked about how, through our interaction with our surroundings, we can overload the mind with excessive sensory information, and how this can leave the mind feeling sluggish and clogged. But there are times when the external environment is beyond our control. Now, for example: as I am writing this email, a gang [...]

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Picture, for a moment, someone meditating. What do you see? Perhaps they’re sitting cross-legged, hands placed on their knees in jnana mudra with forefinger curled around to touch the thumb, eyes closed, their face a picture of serenity as they look toward the rising sun. Or maybe you have your little Buddha sitting in front [...]

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