Blog – Wisdom For The Journey
Everything You Do Is Yoga — Or Can Be
Every time I come back to the Yogasūtras, there’s always another ‘aha’ moment, like another puzzle piece magically fitting into place. Except the puzzle is not only a classic Yoga text, it’s also my life and all the relationships that tether me in the world. Yoga is...
How to Face Difficulties Without Becoming Stuck
Life is filled with many difficulties. You get sick, your car runs out of gas on the way to work, you don’t get the promotion you had been hoping for. Or a big one — you grow older and can no longer do the same things you could when you were young. Many difficulties...
Yoga Bodies, Yoga Minds
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...
Doshas of Āyurveda
Āyurveda, the science of life and longevity, is an ancient medical science from India based on the Five Elements (Space, Wind, Fire, Water and Earth). The Five Elements are grouped into 3 pairs, called doṣa (pronounced dosha) that together describe all bodily...
Lightening Our Path
Out walking this morning, with the sun still low in the sky, I noticed what looked like diamonds shining on the path before me. It was the sun, reflecting on bits of broken glass that littered the trail. It’s interesting how light reflecting on the glass changed my...
The Principles of Āyurveda
Āyurveda is an Indian medical science of ancient origin. In Sanskrit, the word āyus means life or longevity, and veda means science or knowledge. Āyurveda, the science of life and longevity, is able to address myriad health concerns through the use of diet, lifestyle,...
9 Common Obstacles
In the first chapter of the Yogasūtras (sūtra I.30), Patañjali presents a list of 9 life difficulties. The list is extremely interesting and includes different sorts of challenges. For example, there are things that happen to us, like illness (vyādhi), mental fatigue...
An Introduction to the Yogasutra
Patañjali’s Yogasutra is one of the most important texts on the practice of Yoga. Think of it as an instruction manual for living a satisfying and meaningful life. It presents the principles of Yoga and outcomes that may be achieved through regular Yoga practice....
What I Learned About Yoga While Multitasking
Today, I took the time to make a healthy breakfast with some gluten-free pancakes, eggs, and veggies. My plate looked awesome. I set out my vitamins and sat down at the table with my iPad. As I was eating, I scanned the morning news, checked a few email messages, and...
Mis-Identification Corrected
Why is it so hard to listen to my soul? I can see I’m over-identifying with an old pattern of denying my secret, inner urging in favor of “taking care of myself.” Recently, I’ve realized how this case of mistaken identity has covered up some important internal...
