The Meal Chant to Bless our Food Brahmarpanam Brahmarpanam Brahmahavir Brahmagnau Brahmanahutam Brahmaiva Tena Gantavyam Brahmakarma Samadhina Translation: brahma–spiritual in nature; arpanam–contribution; havih–butter; agnau–in the fire of consummation; brahmana–by the spirit soul; hutam–offered; eva–certainly; tena–by him; gantavyam–to be reached; karma–activities; samadhina–by complete absorption. Meaning: According to the Yogic / Savic diet, more important than WHAT […]
Freedom Flow – Nurturing Your Inner Guru
Let me ask you a question. In Yoga class, do you always follow along with the teacher’s cues or demonstration? Maybe you have an inner perfectionist or competitive edge. Then you may even try to follow precisely, as much as possible moving and positioning your body just as the instructor advises. During a class like […]
Silence in the Age of Noise: Book Review, by Talia Varoğlu
The book has been beckoning to me for months now. Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge’s Silence in the Age of Noise (2018) has been definitively not-silent, asking me every day if now might be the time to begin. And now, it is. I open to the title page to begin reading in my parents’ living room. […]
The Growing Project Yoga: A Seva Reflection by Caroline Danielson, TTC Alumna
This past summer, I was an intern at a local non-profit, The Growing Project (TGP). TGP is a non-profit that is working to fight social injustices with the tools of growing food. There are mini gardens all around town in a variety of communities. On top of these gardens, there is a main farm, The […]
Nature Awakens the Soul: A Seva Reflection by Jenni Dykema, TTC Participant
There’s just something about being out in nature that awakens the soul. There’s something about moving away from man-made sounds, listening to the sounds of the Earth, and having conversations with others who feel the same way. Nothing is more grounding for me than finding distance from the day-to-day responsibilities of my life out in […]
