Being human
and life's little mysteries

When one searches on the internet for “yoga” and “eating disorders”, unlimited pages are returned about the benefits of yoga as a remedy...

Brahmacharya and Veganism brahmacharya-pratishthayam virya-labhah (PYS II.38) When one does not misuse sexual energy, one obtains...

heyam duhkham anagatam(PYS II.16) Future suffering is to be avoided Soon, everything will change, and we will be launched into new...

In yoga, there is a term ‘pushti’, which can be translated as ripe or ready. Think about that perfect peach, still attached to the tree,...

Pranayama is the fourth limb of the Astanga yoga system described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and means breath or energy restraint...

Several years back one of my yoga teachers made the point in class that all beings have the same amount of potential for love and...

abhyase ‘py asamartho ‘s i/ matkarma-paramo bhava madartham api karmani / kurvan siddhim avapsyasi If you cannot practice meditation,...

In sanskrit, sakshi is the observer, the aspect within able to watch the body, mind and events without judgement, attachment or analysis....

The past couple of years have been a continuation of a long transformation process for me, made more dramatic by the birth of my son, a...

To Salute To pay respect to or honor by some formal act; to address with expressions of goodwill, respect; to make a bow or other gesture...

“I am at home in the entire universe.” -Swami Nirmalananda, the anarchist swami who lived in peace deep in the wild forests of South...

“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...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/health/nivea-pure-natural/8603539/nature-art.html Happy, heartfelt, Anusara! #thelifecentre...

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...

guru satyam guru jnanam guru anandam guru shantih My teacher is the truth, my teacher is the wisdom, my teacher is the bliss, my teacher...

vastusamye chitta bhedat tayorvibhaktah panthah ||15|| वस्तुसाम्ये चित्तभेदात्तयोर्...

I can say with conviction that Indaba will be open on Friday, June 17th, for it’s first open class at 4pm. Please come and gather here to...