You’ve most likely heard of Raja Yoga from the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali and Hatha Yoga from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. So why haven’t you heard about the type of yoga outlined in the most popular yoga text of all time? The answers may surprise you.
Read moreLessons from Our European Tour
Our recent trip to Europe felt way too long and way too short at different points - but every destination brought a new lesson. Read about what we learned at each of our major stopovers:
Read moreHow Can I Keep My Yoga Practice Going When I Can’t Get to Regular Classes?
It is the season of travel - for both ourselves and our favorite yoga teachers. When classes are cancelled or inaccessible, it can be easy to get out of your yoga routine altogether. How can you motivate yourself to keep going with your practice? Here are a few ideas:
Read moreWhat Does It Mean to Be Loved?
Love has been expounded upon in many spiritual books, and the Bhagavad Gita is no exception. Fully a third of its 18 chapters are devoted to Bhakti, the yoga of love and devotion. Hero Arjuna is preparing to fight the battle of his life and turns to his cousin and charioteer, Krishna, for advice. Krishna has already taught Arjuna about action and duty. Now the conversation takes a radical turn....
Read moreBhakti Yoga: The Most Important - and Most Misunderstood - Approach to Yoga in the Modern World.
Bhakti Yoga is often described as the “Yoga of Love” and equated with kirtan and chanting. But there is much more to this vast topic that can benefit our health at all levels.
Read moreTerrible Love Stories
It’s February, the month to celebrate Love. But Love wasn’t always depicted as something desirable - in fact, in many historic tales, Love is portrayed as absolutely terrifying. Learn more about why Love scares us in this intriguing blog post.
Read moreWho is Shiva?
Some understand Shiva to be the world's first yoga teacher, some say he helps us obtain our dearest wishes, and others think of him as pure consciousness. He is indeed all of these things - and more! Learn about the symbolism of Shiva in this month's blog post.
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