Why Daily Deal Offers Are Bad For Yoga ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
We’ve all seen the ads for daily deal sites offering a pack of yoga classes at a newer studio for some ridiculously low price. Twenty classes for $20---come and get…
Aparigraha in The Age of Consumption ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
A few years ago, I wrote an article, Retail Therapy For The Economically Recessed, which touched on the yogic restraint of aparigraha (non-hoarding, non-grasping). At the time, I approached it…
An Introduction to Tantra: The Yoga of Sacredness ~ Ramesh Bjonnes
Most people in the West think of Tantra as a sacred sexual practice. When studying Tantra in India, however, I quickly learned that Tantra is much more than sacred sex.…
The Yoga of Learning a Language ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
“You live a new life for every new language you ; If you know only one language, you live only once.” ~ Czech proverb I’ve got to admit, I love…
Karma, Suffering, and the Exquisite Joy of It All ~ Maya Devi Georg
I remember someone once posting an internet meme on my Facebook wall that read: ‘Karma Is Only A Bitch If You Are!’ Of course, everyone thought he was calling me…
So, You Want to Teach Yoga to Veterans? 6 Things You Need to Know First ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
I served in the Army for many years, endured many hardships, and practiced yoga the whole time I served – including a stint in Iraq. And for the most part,…
Meditating Among The Mortars ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
I often tell people that I learned more about pranayama (yogic breathing) through suffering from asthma and allergies for years than from anything else. A story I tell less often…
Korekty czy asysty w jodze? ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
Wyobraź sobie, jak stoisz w pełni świadomy w pozycji na zajęciach jogi, kiedy to nagle nauczyciel koryguje cię w sposób zaburzający równowagę (zarówno fizyczną, jak i energetyczną). Być może gwałtownie…
B*tch Please! 5 Yoga Excuses That Just Won’t Fly ~ Maya Devi Georg & Chris Kiran Aarya
The dog ate your mat? Your yoga pants are at the dry cleaners? You’re waiting until you’re caught up on episodes of Orange Is The New Black until you return…
Ethical Guidelines for Yoga Teachers ~ Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D.
As an integrated way of life, Yoga includes moral standards (traditionally called “virtues”) that any reasonable human being would find in principle acceptable. Some of these standards, known in Sanskrit…