Do You Do Yoga?

I am reading a wonderful book called Birthing from Within, and it has a lot of useful information for women who want a natural delivery. I found a particular interesting concept in it that reminded me of experiences in my meditation practice.
It speaks of the Old and New brain. The old […]

On Thursday, I finally received a copy of “Natamuni’s Yoga Rahasya!” It is a book, translated by TKV Desikachar, that was mentioned by my inspiration, Clare, during the last session of the yoga training. It arrived at my door exactly at the moment I needed it! I opened it up, literally, to […]

I had a lesson in aparigraha today! aparigraha is one of the Yamas, and Yama is one of the eight limbs of the path to Yoga listed in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sutra II-28 lists the eight limbs, and Sutra II-30 lists the Yamas for those interested).
Yama is your attitude toward others, and […]

I am back in Austin, TX finishing up my teaching certification with the American Viniyoga Institute. It has been a long journey since I first started the training in 2005. The knowledge that I will be periodically returning to the training (and the Sangha)has helped keep my practice strong, but now it is […]

As part of my training, I am studying the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. A discussion about an idea in the Sutras came up recently when one of the other students in the training sent this great parable to me:

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things […]