Mastery of Elements in Yoga
Our last Yoga Sutra Discussion covered the “mastery” of air and ether. We also looked at the result of fully overcoming our attachment to the elements, and movement beyond the pull of the energy of the gunas and the actual … Continue reading →
Bring “May Flowers” to Your Yoga!
Original painting by Char Duncan of Kalispell, MT “April Showers Bring May Flowers” is a common saying, and we are settling into those rains that begin to bloom the Spring flowers around us. In yoga, our practice helps us plant … Continue reading →
The Vital “Winds”-Vayus
In the last Yoga Sutra Discussion Group we discussed three more sutras in the third chapter regarding yogic powers that relate to integration of the energetic “winds” called the vayus and the elements of earth, water, and fire. Yoga Sutra … Continue reading →
Spring Cleaning – Body, Mind, and Breath
Spring is in the air and soon we will all emerge to the sunlight with squinting eyes and sluggish bodies. We take the time to dust off and clear out any build-up in the house and home over winter, switch … Continue reading →
Knowledge and Sight of the Soul
Our last Yoga Sutra Discussion Group was a great opportunity to recap the Cosmology of yoga and the very essence of of “why” we practice. To understand the 36th (and sometimes 35th depending on translation) sutra in the third chapter … Continue reading →
Movie Night at The Yoga Place!
On Friday, March 25th at 5:30pm, Jennie Williford will be hosting a movie night at The Yoga Place to show “Doing Time, Doing Vipassana” Many of you know that Jennie has had a practice of Vipassana Meditation in the tradition … Continue reading →
Mobility and Movement
When “Iyengar Yoga” comes to mind, most of us think of stability, holding poses longer, strict alignment. However, one trip to India and taking classes with Indian teachers (including the Iyengars) dispels the myth that that is ALL “Iyengar Yoga” … Continue reading →
The Distraction of Divinity
We know that the ultimate “goal” of yoga is to truly know one’s Self, leading to pure knowledge of the soul (purusa), devoid of distraction or hindrance from Nature (Prakrti). As we have been navigating the third chapter in The … Continue reading →
Heart vs Mind – Intuition vs Intelligence
Thank You to Sharon Jessee, one of our students at The Yoga Place, for contributing her thoughts and notes on this discussion that I was unable to facilitate. One of the reasons I love the discussion format is because students … Continue reading →
Knowledge of Self – Chakras and Nadis
In our last discussion of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, we discussed three more sutras that have to do with knowledge of the nadis and chakras (energy lines and centers) and the ability for that knowledge and integration (samyama) to … Continue reading →