When I focus on the life of friends, or any life outside of my own, I only exacerbate the feelings which manifest as jealousy, competiveness, laziness, and exhaustion. For each of us, our mind is the milky ocean in the myth of Kurma and the poison that arises from the ocean are toxic feelings that must be released.
Read moreSavasana: The Shifting of Yourself
In my practice, I often hear teachers say savasana (corpse pose), is the most important, and most difficult, pose.
Read moreStretching Limits
A misconception is people need to be flexible to do yoga.
Read moreBalancing the Resonate Bridge
As yoga students, we all strive to embody yoga in our lives – both on and off the mat.
Read moreLet Go to Live More
Aristotle is quoted as saying “The energy of the mind is the essence of life.”
Read moreSamadhi: Myth or Reality?
We see images of relaxed, smiling, blissed-out yogis. But is that blissed-out, feel-good vibe a reality? What does it mean when your yoga experience is rooted in frustration?
Read moreBelief in Patience
In our busy lives, to rush becomes a natural rhythm. We rush in and out of relationships, jobs, and desires. Many of us are constantly rushing but where are we going?
Read moreThe Importance of Puranic Literature
The rishis understood that the less evolved individuals could not understand the scriptures so they began to pass the knowledge of the Vedas down in the form of myths and legends that are known as the Puranas.
Read moreThe Philosophy and Aim of Yoga
Even after a short period of practicing yogasanas, something about the practice intrigues us and we find ourselves coming back for more.
Read moreAdvanced Hatha For 2012
Over the next twelve months, Meghan Maris will be posting in the Yoga Bhoga blog to expand on the topics covered in her Hatha classes. This is a view to explore the topics covered in class in more depth. Students can choose to follow the blog postings from class to class or simply read particular topics that interest them. In the month of January, Meghan will introduce the concept of Yoga, its philosophy and aim. There will be a few questions at the end of each blog that allow the student to reflect and apply critical thinking. Yoga teaches us to never accept the teachings blindly. We learn from our teachers’ direct experience, but it is essential we then apply that knowledge to our own practice and come to our own conclusions. Meghan will offer different insights, both practical and theoretical, for expanding the practice beyond the mat as well as suggested further reading.
The month's work will come to its conclusion on the last Tuesday of the month in the 2 hour Advanced Hatha Yoga Class from 7:30-9:30.