Yoga for You

Patience Is a Gift to Oneself

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:58:46 -0800

In my meditations on patience, I have been asking myself why I'm in such a hurry with everything. I notice that most of the day, even in small task such as washing the dishes, I am one step away from settling into the present task at hand...

Full Circle

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:44:49 -0800

This blog has become a wonderful reflection for me this year, one in which I can get both valuable, and sometimes completely unrelated, feedback. In any event, it's shown me that there is a vital community out there interested in continuous dialogue...

Listening to Your Body

Thu, 25 May 2006 20:18:59 -0800

Dear yogis,

One important aspect to practicing the yogic postures is having direct contact with your body. Feel the sensations that are arising while you practice. All the instructions that you have heard and learned are just guides to help you observe these arising sensations. Too often these instructions actually block our perception instead of augmenting them. We highlight certain newly uncovered awarenesses so that our habitual perceptions are momentarily eclipsed. ...

Feel the Shameless Joy of Life

Tue, 16 May 2006 23:57:26 -0800

What is, is changing. Harness your mind, body, breath and soul into this moment in time, and follow the river, moment by moment, split second by split second...

Love and Happiness Through Service

Thu, 11 May 2006 00:30:16 -0800

Everyday I find more worthy causes to donate my money or time. I feel I am already overwhelmed with requests just from my family alone...

Open Up and Free Yourself

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:31:58 -0800

Rumi, a great Sufi poet, wrote a poem "The Guest House." It basically states that one should welcome all that comes to the door as a guide from beyond...

Coming Back to Center

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 21:33:05 -0800

All day long, I have to remind myself to stay centered. So many things get me to over extend or contract, pulling me out of center. What I know is that I must constantly have a dialogue with my physical and emotional center. Fortunately...

Sense and Sensation

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:59:43 -0800

The fifth aspect of eight-limbed yoga is withdrawal or turning your senses inward. The beginning practice to understand this beautiful aspect of yoga is to relax your senses. All day long, especially in my...

Letting Your Soul Catch Up

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 01:39:27 -0800

There is a story of some people on an expedition in Africa who hired some porters to take them to their destination. The people on the expedition were in a hurry and paid the porters extra to be swift. This was fine until...

Open Up and Listen

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:23:00 -0800

Recently, as a teacher of teachers, I have been critiquing other people's yoga classes. This is always tricky, even if they have begged you to do so. As soon as you get down to the nitty-gritty of what they could improve, you usually feel a...