Being human
and life's little mysteries

“Yea, but don’t you have to be thin to do that?”, he replied. And such is the way of the mind – to judge, to condition, to expect things...

BB: What drew you to your first Yoga class? LR: I was living in Washington DC and was pretty active physically (running marathons and...

Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshwara Guru Sakshat Param Brahma Tasmai Sri Guruve namaha May I have the good grace to see the...

A Guru means the one who has removed the darkness, or one’s inability to see the Truth (Ru-remover; Gu-ignorance, darkness, obscurity)....

I was looking through some of the search terms that people entered to end up on my blog the other evening, and the above was one that...

THE BOX BEING INSIDE LOOKING OUTSIDE: AN ASHTANGA STORY by Norman Blair I would like to present this piece in the spirit of compassion,...

I was asked today whether if given the choice, if I would prefer that yoga classes not be named (Jivamukti, Dharma Mittra, Astanga, etc)....

FL: Helen, tell me a little bit about your background. HS: Well, I’m an ex headhunter – in fact, I headhunted headhunters. I did that job...

FL: How long have you been practicing yoga? RK: My very first class was at the Iyengar Yoga Institute South London in 1999, but I had an...

Yogash chitta-vritti-nirodhah -PYS 1.2 This sutra is how Patanjali defines Yoga: when you cease to identify with your thoughts,...

I ran into Sally Parkes the other morning at Planet Organic where we were able to take a few minutes out and catch up. FL: I understand...

I knew Jules for a period of time while he was living in London in 2008. He used to come to my classes at the Jivamukti London Studio,...

After class I caught up with Norman for a juice and a chat. FL (That’s me!): Norman, you mentioned stillness many times throughout the...

A couple of people have recently asked me what type of yoga they should practice; with the myriad of methods available it can be...

This text has been edited from the Focus of the Month, January 2011 on Alchemy, graciously offered by Sharon Gannon. These steps can be...