Right to Joy Blog

A primary teaching of yoga holds that true happiness, referred to as bliss or joy, comes from within. That is to say, no external thing,

Our back body is not easily seen unless we look in a mirror. Unfortunately, what is hidden from our eyesight can also be lost to

Yogis embrace this simple truth about all change — first, it gets better; then it gets worse; then it ‘gets’ different. In its simplicity, change

Those on the yoga path often hear from our teachers that we are human beings on a spiritual journey. However, as that journey progresses and

Yoga, as a body-mind-spirit practice, aims to integrate samadhi, the state in which the whole being comes into presence. The yogi’s challenge is translating this

Often a change of seasons can bring forth a sense of instability and imbalance as we find ourselves experiencing different circumstances. Rather than reacting with

Patanjali’s second Yoga Sutra in Book One states that yoga stills the thought patterns coloured by our ego’s judgments, perceptions, and expectations. As we grow

Learning to stand on both your feet and hands is a life-affirming teaching in yoga. Of course, we begin with what we already think we

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali provide threads of wisdom to guide and support those on the journey to enlightenment (to attaining spiritual knowledge or insight).

Over a year ago, I tore the meniscus in my left knee and reinjured it on several occasions since. Reinjury combined with a lack of