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Yoga – Process, Parallels, and Possibilities
Our Yoga Sutra discussion on SAMYAMA (integration) on Sunday brought up some really nice thoughts about how to approach this third chapter of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, knowing that…
External to Internal to Innermost Yoga
In our last meeting of The Yoga Sutra Discussion Group, we had a great conversation about Pratyahara (the drawing of the senses inward) and its role in our lives and…
Withdrawal of the Senses
Our next meeting of The Yoga Sutra Study Group will be on Sunday, March 28th at 11:00am. We are finishing up the second chapter of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali…
The Power of Prana
Our last meeting of the Yoga Sutra Discussion group covered the Yoga Sutras devoted to Pranayama (the practice of breath regulation) – Chapter II, sutras 49-53. And, of course, the…
From Asana to Pranayama
Our last meeting of the Yoga Sutra Discussion Group covered the 3 yoga sutras on asana (posture). It is always amazing to note that out of the 195 yoga sutras,…
What is Asana?
Our next meeting of The Yoga Sutra Discussion Group will be Sunday, Jan 31st at 11:00am. We will be discussing the three sutras regarding the most prominent limb of what…
Observe Your Self – The Niyamas
The principles of Niyama…emphasize the importance of self-discipline. Mastery of yoga would be unrealizable without the observance of the ethical principles of yama and niyama. BKS Iyengar – Light on…
Yoga’s Moral Depth – The YAMAS
“The YAMAS are the great, mighty, universal vows, unconditioned by place, time, and class.” Yoga Sutra II.31 – BKS Iyengar in “Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” Yoga is…
