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Inside an Asana: Bhujangasana The Fertile Snake of Consciousness
By Catherine Ghosh (Krishna Kanta Dasi) In this column, Catherine Ghosh delves deeply inside an asana to explore its inner symbolism and rich depth. In this article, she examines and uncovers the deep mysticism behind Bhujangasana, the cobra pose. It is rare to...
How Yoga Got Me into Jesus And Jesus Got Me into Yoga
By Bhaktan Eberle Starting his spiritual journey on the path of Yoga, Bhaktan Eberle grew frustrated with the state of his on-and-off again practice. He came to realize that trying harder was never going to work and took refuge in Jesus, who became Bhaktan’s door to...
Is Yoga Really Universal?
An Interview with Professor Edwin F. Bryant, PhD A heated debate in the blogosphere recently occurred on the subject of the relationship between Hinduism and Yoga. One side argued that westerners have appropriated Yoga and tried to divorce it from its Hindu roots. The...
Pratipaksha Bhavana in Judaism
By Reverend Sam Rudra Swartz “Yit'gadal v'yit'kadash sh'mei raba . . .” As I realized that these words of the Mourner’s Kaddish were coming out of my mouth, my head dropped, my eyes closed and I heard wails of grief come from both me and my family. I could no longer...
Buddhism and Yoga: An American Teacher’s Journey
An Interview with Geshe Michael Roach Geshe Michael Roach has spent most of his adult life as a monk in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and has been meditating for over 30 years. He’s gone deep in the study of both the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra,...
Resting in the Authentic Self
An Interview with Rod Stryker Rod Stryker’s new book, The Four Desires, explores the four motivating forces in life and how a steady spiritual practice can bring those to fruition in a way that helps us live happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. He believes that the...
For the Love of Practice
By Reverends Lakshmi and Paraman Barsel Two of Integral Yoga’s most humorous, lively and insightful speakers, Paraman and Lakshmi Barsel have taught all aspects of Yoga for decades. In addition to teaching and designing Yoga workshops and training programs, they both...
Sadhana: The Effort Toward Self-realization
An Interview with Acharya David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Many westerners are first introduced to Yoga through asana, the practice of the yogic postures. As one’s practice deepens, it can lead to an interest in further exploring aspects of Yoga. In this...
Savasana: The Corpse Pose, A Passage to Immortality
By Catharine Ghosh (Krishna Kanta Dasi) At the heart of life’s most seductive, unsolved mysteries we find death—that dizzying prospect that our existence is but a flicker upon the landscape of eternity. Or is it? Humans have resisted accepting their own mortality...
A Natural Yogi
An Interview with Carole King Carole King, one of the most beloved, iconic singer-songwriters of our time, is also a yogi. Her generous heart and spirit helped transform Yogaville from a dream held by Sri Gurudev into a reality. Her first holiday album, A Holiday...