by The Well | Jul 16, 2023 | General
The violin is a popular instrument in South India just as it is in the U.S. However, the way it is played in South Indian Carnatic music traditions is so different from the way it is played in Western symphonic traditions that it is practically unrecognizable as the...
by The Well | Jul 7, 2023 | General, YogaSutras
Current scholarship on Patañjali’s Yogasūtra holds that it was composed around 400 CE in India, in Sanskrit, in a style known as sūtra. This means the text, which is the core presentation of Yoga as a path of living or as a practice in life, uses as few words as...
by The Well | Jun 26, 2023 | Foundations of Yoga Therapy, General, Meditation
Yoga Philosophy in Daily Life: Treasure Hunters In Indiana Jones movies actor Harrison Ford plays Dr. Jones—an archeologist and part-time anthropologist searching for ancient treasure. When I participate in a year-long online Yoga Well class delving into an ancient...
by The Well | Mar 31, 2023 | Breathing, Foundations of Yoga Therapy, General
WHAT IS UJJĀYĪ? The first function of Ujjāyī One of the most common breathing techniques in the practice of Yoga is called ujjāyī. This technique has two main functions. The first is to make the breath tangible, to make it something that you can perceive. During much...
by The Well | Feb 20, 2023 | Defining Yoga, General
There is a common misconception in North America that Yoga is a great workout, and that Yoga instructors are incredibly fit. By contrast, the traditional focus of Yoga in India has always been the mind. This takes people by surprise: ‘But a Yoga class is so...
