Archives for 1. Living Yoga
Ramesh Bjonnes: The Elizabeth Warren of Yoga & Tantra ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
A review of Ramesh Bjonnes’ new book: Sacred Body, Sacred Spirit: A Personal Guide to the Wisdom of Yoga and Tantra. In 2008 as the financial system was in teetering…
Doing Yoga With The Grim Reaper ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung I was once asked when…
A Yoga Festival For The Rest Of Us ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
For years, I’d thought about attending a yoga festival, but for so many reasons, wasn’t sure if I would fit in. Was a six foot 2 inch, 220 pound dude…
3 Types of Students It’s OK to Fire ~Maya Devi Georg
We've all had difficult students. They are the ones who show up late, refuse to follow directions, perform their own random sequence, and disrupt savasana. These are the folks that need…
There’s Nothing Shallow About Beauty ~Maya Devi Georg
I had a friend in the fashion industry who often struggled with the reality of his work - the damage it did to women and the environment, as well as…
The Age of Narcissism ~ Maya Devi Georg
We are living in an age of narcissism. Nothing is more celebrated than the self. Lives are carefully curated content - images, opinions, experiences - that are then idealized, digitized,…
Life Isn’t Fair ~Maya Devi Georg
Life isn’t fair. We lose loved ones to illness and age, even as we suffer with our own aging and illnesses. Things, like people, become lost or broken in time.…
The 5 Obstructions To Happiness (and how to remove them) ~Maya Devi Georg
It took me a long time to figure out how to be happy. Most of us are not raised to be happy, we are raised to be perfect, or accommodating,…
How To Find The Right Yoga Teacher Training Program ~ Maya Devi Georg & Chris Kiran Aarya
Yoga is more popular than ever, with studios in every neighborhood (and in some cases every block) many sincere students fall in love with the practice and long to share…
Is Gymnastics Yoga? ~Maya Devi Georg
A student recently sent me a video of a young girl, no more than 11 or 12 years old, doing gymnastics with the tagline: “Yoga!!” It made me pause. Sure,…