Tag archives for yoga
Embodied Grace: Yoga and the Aging Brain ~Chris Kiran Aarya.
We’re supposed to become forgetful as we age, right? As I get older, I find myself thinking of fewer things but spending more time contemplating the things I do think…
Yoga and Aging: How the Practice Keeps Us Strong, Resilient, and Alive ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
I turned 60 this year. I always figured yoga would help since I’d seen it in my students who showed up year after year with a kind of quiet vitality,…
Everyday Tantra: Sacred Practice, Real Life ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
Everyday Tantra asks only this: show up fully, love deeply, and see the divine in what’s right in front of you. Living as a tantric yogi today means bringing an…
The Divine Fluidity of Gender: Tantra, Judith Butler, and the Path to Liberation ~Chris Kiran Aarya
Nonbinary and genderfluid identities, which exist outside the binary understanding of gender, align deeply with many philosophical and spiritual teachings found in Tantric traditions. Tantra emphasizes the transcendence of dualities,…
Know Thyself; or, The Bright Side of The Kali Yuga ~Maya Georg
Welcome to the Kali Yuga, the age darkness and ignorance. It is understood that this age of darkness has been ongoing for millennia, and while there is debate as…
Soul Work ~ Maya Georg
Yoga is soul work. But so is any practice that deepens our understanding or connection to our higher Self. Yoga is one path to this connection, but any practice of…
It’s All In Your Mind ~Maya Georg
Many years ago I experienced homelessness. I struggled finding an affordable place of my own to rent, and after a string of increasingly unhinged roommates, I ended up out in…
Reclaiming Your Practice ~Maya Devi Georg
Ask any yogi to describe their practice and they will usually just toss out the name of a style of physical exercises. Some may go on to describe their style,…
Are the Yamas (Moral Disciplines) of Yoga Unnecessary? ~ Georg Feuerstein
Traditionally, the five yamas are considered key limbs of Patanjali’s eight-limbed path, which are universally applicable. They are deemed foundational and indispensable by virtually all yogic schools. Not so in…
Spirituality & Psychotherapy ~ Maya Devi Georg
Psychotherapy and spirituality share a significant overlap. Many of us embark on our psychotherapeutic journey in search of healing, and as we heal, we broaden our objectives, beginning to search…