Reflections
Maha Shivaratri and Meaning Divination Once a year, in late Winter, there …
Maha Shivaratri and Meaning Divination Once a year, in late Winter, there is a Hindu celebration called Maha Shivaratri — which means “the Great Night of Shiva.” For a number of years, I was fortunate enough to be in Mysore, India for this ostensibly solemn celebration. Shiva is a yogic icon, being considered “the…
”You have to match their impedence,” @berylbenderbirch so elegantly mused. M…
”You have to match their impedence,” @berylbenderbirch so elegantly mused. My ears perked up. As an athlete, I felt seen and heard when ms Birch spoke of facilitating a person like me’s practice of yoga—that being an active, sometimes social individual’s —on The Yoga Talks Podcast with @jbrownyoga . So often the physical aspect of…
Feb 9, 2019
The photo shows an old green steamroller parked on a dirt area beside a road, with a small shelter and trees in the background. The mood is calm and somewhat rustic, reflecting a quiet outdoor setting.
(how I felt For years trying to be a ‘good yogi’)
(how I felt For years trying to be a ‘good yogi’)
In some of the weirder corners of the yoga world, practice is said to create …
In some of the weirder corners of the yoga world, practice is said to create Amrita bindu— a sweet nectar that collects to bring about immortality. According to tantric texts, it develops in the bindu chakra, found just under the cowlick. When awakened, this elixir of youth begins to drip down our throats….