A Yoga Teaching: Selfless vs. Selfish Service
Letting go of attachment to the fruits of one’s actions, one is ever content and does not have needs. Though one appears to be doing
Helen Maupin June 19, 2025
Letting go of attachment to the fruits of one’s actions, one is ever content and does not have needs. Though one appears to be doing
In the ancient Yoga tradition, a spiritual teacher is called a Sat Guru, or teacher of truth. The word “guru” has two parts: “gu,” that
In my mid- to late-twenties, I suffered with depression. In retrospect, I had undergone three S.E.E.s (significant emotional events) — my father’s death, the end
When chaos strikes, wheither outside of us in the form of political mayhem, war, and extreme weather conditions, or inside us with emotional grieving, conflicting
Excerpt: This book, Gone Girl, captures watershed moments of passage beyond disciplining myself to forgive, accept, and surrender. It brought me across a threshold where being
Parivrtta Trikonasana or reverse triangle pose presents several challenges for yoga practitioners, primarily maintaining the stability of the pelvis and legs while rotating the rib
Complication is distraction.Complexity is depth. Yoga philosophy and practices intend to unite mind, body, and spirit. Bringing together these three aspects of our being increases
Photo via Pexelsby guest blogger Chloe Pearson Embarking on a personal development journey is an exciting endeavor, but maintaining momentum over the long haul requires
The three Virabhadra poses in yoga are named after a great hero warrior in Hindu mythology. The attributes of a hero — strength, steadiness, and
A few weeks back, I wrote about yoga’s ethical guidelines, the Yamas, which fall under the first limb of Patanjali’s eight-limb practice. The second portion
Yoga’s 10 ethical practices, Yamas and Niyamas, form the first limb of Patanjali’s 8-limb practice. This ranking signifies their importance in a yoga practitioner’s overall
Supta Utthita Parsvakonasana is second in my series of supine standing poses, which will help you immediately identify where your conditioned, unconscious holding patterns reside
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