I Should Have
During my morning Yoga practice, a thought came to me about a change I should make in it (something about it’s energetic qualities). It was a special moment – a new, fresh and subtle perspective – a...
View ArticleYoga: Gross to Subtle
My recent visit with Vedic Philosophy continues to resonate with me – leading to ideas meeting and interconnecting. Today I am trying to assimilate some thoughts around the subtle elements of ether,...
View ArticleLow Down Yoga Sutra – Chapter1: Clarity
What is Yoga? Now begins the teaching of how everything comes together It’s all about the ability to focus steadily on one thing without any distractions Then that thing appears for what it truly is...
View ArticleYoga Sutra – Chapter 3 Sutra 6
This post started with an intent to share a chant, one of the first I learned. When I began to prepare it, I found a new link, one I was given many years ago, but only now did it shimmer for me and I...
View ArticleYoga Sutra – Chapter 2 Sutra 46
Have you ever watched someone thread a needle using funny and useless facial expressions – as if that would help to get the thread into the small hole? In a way that’s what this sutra is about sthira...
View ArticleYoga Sutra – Chapter 1 Sutra 1
atha yoga-anusanam “Now begin the authoritative teachings of Yoga” Translation by TKV Desikachar This sutra has been on my mind for a few weeks now until a recent conversation with my teacher brought...
View ArticleTapas and Relationships
This post was inspired by a post titled “Let Them Eat Harmony” by Joe Gerstandt. What I liked about it and caught my attention was this: “… tension is a catalyst for learning, for change, and for...
View ArticleYoga Sutra – Chapter 4 Sutra 34
A couple of days ago I had a conversation with a caring relative who was worried about me / for me. She was referring to an unpleasant period I had gone through recently. She asked if I considered...
View ArticleYoga Sutra – Chapter 2 Sutra 31
An article I recently published on Tapas & Relationships continued to reverberate within me for days after I published it. I was particularly caught up with Sutra 2.31 which seems to describes a...
View ArticleYoga Sutra – Chapter 2 Sutra 29
I’ve been dancing around Sutra 2.29 in two recent articles. The first was “Tapas & Relationships” and just yesterday as I was exploring Sutra 2.31. I didn’t have any intention to write about it...
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