Accordingly to Ayurveda – the sister science of yoga – each person, living entity and season are comprised of three distinct energies: vata, pitta and kapha. These energies exist in and mimic every life force, enabling a state of true alignment and balance. It is through this simple and sweet way of viewing the world, […]
Archives for April 2015
Meditation: True Love
What is it that true love has in common with meditation? And how is true love different than our common concept of love? We begin with meditation, sitting quietly to touch the stillness. What we find when we first sit is a cacophony of thoughts and feelings that spontaneously arise when we close our eyes. […]
Aligning in Authenticity
I vividly remember entering a yoga studio as a novice and hearing the slender, sprightly instructor speak of alignment. At that time, and for many years following, I tried diligently to practice my yoga from a place of alignment. Like many students, I took quite seriously my practice and wanted to reap the many gifts […]
Receiving a Mantra
With any meditative practice there is one constant: a single-pointed focus, or drishdi. Often in yoga this is our breath; we come closer to stillness by concentrating our minds fully on our inhalations and exhalations. However, there are many other things we can employ to achieve this level of focus. One of the most powerful […]
