Stillness within one’s body and silence within one’s mind are outcomes of a dedicated yoga practice that includes asanas (postures), pratyahara (sensory withdrawal), pranayama (breath regulation), and meditation (absorption). There are many wholesome reasons for choosing such a path. Primarily,…
In two previous posts, Tailbone-sacral and Sacral-lumbar joints, I wrote about the significance of moving beyond our physical reliance on the Annamaya Kosha (muscular-skeletal flexibility and strength). In our youth, our bodies can respond and heal more readily from the…
In this life cycle of seasons and snowy months, winter is the time for hibernation (rest and reflection), and January is the month for stocktaking. Each year, I spend the month of January reflecting on my past year, pondering my…
Recently, I blogged about engaging the subtle body (Pranamaya, Manomaya, and Vijnanamaya Koshas) using our breath and awareness as yoga actions intended to awaken our innate healing potential. Practically speaking, sensing and expanding the space between the sacrum and tailbone…
In yoga philosophy, human beings have three bodies — the gross or physical body, the astral or subtle body, and the causal or spiritual body. Here is a breakdown: Yoga asanas (postures) and meditation enable us to balance the five…
by guest blogger Chloe Pearson In a world where unpredictability is the norm, many people feel stretched thin by rapid change, shifting expectations, and nonstop information flow. Strengthening mental resilience—your ability to adapt, learn, and respond to challenges without losing…
1.1 They have attained the goal who realizeBrahman as the supreme reality,The source of truth, wisdom, and boundless joy.They see the Lord in the cave of the heartAnd are granted all the blessings of life.From Brahman came space; from space,…
As the Upanishads teach us, everything is elemental and thus deemed sacred or holy. That which is sacred to life is defined as being a person or thing worthy of awe and respect or intended wholly for serving God. If…
1 When body and mind grow weak, the Self gathers in all thepowers of life and descends with them into the heart. As pranaleaves the eye, it ceases to see. 2 “S/He is becoming one,” say the wise; “s/he does…
I just returned home from facilitating a workshop in which participants Crafted their Soul’s Portrait. Their guiding focus for completing this task was to answer the question, “Who am I?” In initial attempts to answer this question, the tendency is…
Life presents us with daily choices from which we consciously or unconsciously decide our future. In the early years of my own spiritual awakening, one of those choices presented itself as such — study (experience spirit) in the “outer world”…
The word ‘Upanishad’ is supposed to connote a secret instruction or a hidden doctrine, secret and hidden in the sense that it purports to reveal the invisible background or reality behind the visible forms of temporal existence. It is evident…
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