Category Archives: Philosophy
All The Wasted Time
I once heard a senior teacher admonish an audience for not using as much time as possible to read sacred texts and study philosophy. This guilt producing declaration worked under the assumption that all time not dedicated to self-improvement and … Continue reading
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A robe of joy
Do we spend so much time focusing on suffering that we forget about joy? So people begin to doubt the existence of happiness. “Is there any happiness in this world?” When they hear the scriptures talking about joy, love, delight, … Continue reading
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Future of Yoga
My philosophy teacher, Carlos Pomeda, has posted The Future of Yoga in the Modern World: Spiritual Authority part one of a three part series on Elephant Journal. Highly recommend! It’s not a casual read – so take your time with … Continue reading
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Health, Strength, and Equanimity
Relaxation is not the only key to the calmly abiding body. Health and strength can be important components of equanimity, as well. And no one, I think, has understood this better than yogis. Postures build the “hardwiring” of the body … Continue reading
Filed under Asana Practice, awareness, Balance, Philosophy
Yoga Land
Love this recovering yogi post by Nuria Reed To me, the connection between Western yoga — being asana — and India is a false one. It is one that all too many yogis try to force down my throat as … Continue reading
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So, yeah, Philosophy (Part Two)
As teachers, students, and practitioners of modern postural hatha yoga, our practice is deeply reliant on the traditions of Tantra, as without tantra there would still be an aversion to working with the body and engaging with the manifest world … Continue reading
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So, yeah, philosophy (Part One)
I often roll my eyes when someone announces with great grandeur and self importance that what we are practicing is thousands of years old. Actually much (but not all) of what we do in a yoga studio is a product … Continue reading
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