Non-attachment, Dispassion, The path of Involution “Vairagya literally means “transparent.” Just as clear flowing water in the river acquires the color of the soil beneath, one who is transparent has no color of his own. Color is a product of the breaking up of light, the basis of our ability to see. Vairagya is…
Each one of us on this planet has a carbon footprint – do you know how big yours is? A carbon footprint is the sum of all C02 emissions that have been produced based upon lifestyle activities. Every time we drive a car, run electricity, use running water, eat meat, use plastic bottles and bags…
Dhyana- Meditation I find sitting for meditation is the most difficult aspect of the practice, for many reasons. One being, it took me a long time to like myself. Have you ever had a friend that constantly talks about the same thing over and over? And then you start to ignore them, not answer…
“True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness. Yoga is about how the Will, working with intelligence and the self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitably of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.” (BKS Iyengar in Light on Life) We can’t really do yoga or do meditation. Yoga is a natural state of…
Pratyahara: The fifth limb of Yoga “If a man’s reason succumbs to the pull of his senses he is lost. On the other hand, if there is rhythmic control of the breath, the senses instead of running after external objects of desire turn inwards, and man is set free from their tyranny.” -B.K.S Iyengar ‘Light…
Reflecting on Independence Day, a day of freedom, liberation, and unity, I am reminded of the connection to the seventh chakra, Sahasrara. This energy center lies at the very center on the top of the head (right where a baby’s soft spot would be) and is called the ‘crown’ chakra. Also known as the ‘thousand petaled lotus,’ It…
I was broken when I came to him no more fight in me. I did not want to feel this way anymore. I wanted the pain to stop, the embarrassment to end. He told me to serve people and I would heal my HEART and start to feel better. I told him I am serving…
In the past couple of months I have been in and out of doctors offices working with my irregular menses and the effects it has on me. One of the processes to assist the doctors was using ink to see if the body was okay. It was a little painful, like really bad indigestion where…
We’ve heard the expression ‘heart and soul’ about a million times in our lives. For example, ‘I’ve put my ‘heart and soul’ into this (whether it be a creative project or a meal we’ve cooked) or ‘I love you with all of my ‘heart and soul.” We all know what the heart is, what it…
“I am always at the Beginning” The Aged Buddha, on being asked what life was like. As the holidays come to an end and winter settles in there’s a beautiful yin energy; introspective and still that provides us with the time and space to unearth our soul’s desires, to mirror Mother Nature. She retreats back…