May 19, 2017 | Mythology, Practical Philosophy
Inquiry: Five Acts The first imperative verb in the Bhagavad Gītā is pasya meaning look, be alert, be attentive, pay attention. So we might say that the basic practice in yoga is attentiveness. Yoga practice techniques are designed to help us notice more, to train us...
Jan 19, 2017 | Whole Life Yoga
Yoga Re-perceived Contrary to what is sometimes perceived: Yoga is not just a ‘physical’ practice Rather, yoga works with the whole body of human experience, using practical, natural, sustainable resources to help us harmonise and integrate all the miraculous powers...
Jan 10, 2017 | Kīrtan, Mythology, Practical Philosophy
A Few Words About Ganesa Saranam In the Bhagavad Gītā, one of the most treasured texts of the yoga tradition, yoga is described as ‘samatva’ – ‘evenness’, or the integration of all the powers of our awareness; and as ‘karmasu kauśalam’, efficiency and skilfulness in...
Sep 12, 2016 | Musings, Whole Life Yoga
Yoga – The Gathering The human soul longs for the ‘real’ sensuous experience that we can only have in the gathering of live, shared interaction. In our contemporary culture, we are repeatedly encouraged to live ‘boxed’ within a protective shield that numbs us to...
