Practicing asana with intention.
In his book Remember, be here now, Ram Dass reminds us to consider our intention when practicing asana. He says that if you undertake asana as a form of exercise and with the purpose of changing your body that you will get exactly that, a better body. However, if we practice asana as a form of yoga then...
Do you go to Yoga class not just for the asana practice, but for the little pieces of wisdom, "dharma stuff", that the teacher imparts throughout the class? Most of us don't have time, or don't make the time, to sit down and read about things such as Patanjali, chakras, the yamas, Ganesha, Hannuman, and to translate some of the more common Sanskrit phrases. We rely on the few minutes that are taken, often at the beginning of a class, to cover some of these topics. If you don't know what any, or all, of these things are, but would like to know, then you're in luck. This website and its associated Blog give you Yoga snippets that are short enough for your busy schedule, but diverse enough to slowly increase your knowledge of all things Yoga.
Loka samastha sukhino bhavantu.
This Sanskrit phrase translates into English as “May all beings everywhere be happy and free. May the thoughts and actions of my own life, contribute in some way...
She’s a Yogini.
Yogini is simply the feminine form of the word “yogi”. Therefore, a Yogini is a woman dedicated to the pursuit of spiritual knowledge and transcendence...
The lotus flower.
The lotus flower is a symbol of new beginnings and the infinite potential that each of us has. Visualizing a lotus flower slowly blooming...
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