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Yoga Sutras: Which Magical Power Would You Choose?
snihyanti jantavo nityaṃ vairiṇo ‘pi parasparam | api svārthakṛte sāmyabhājaḥ sādhoḥ prabhāvataḥ || स्निह्यन्ति जन्तवो नित्यं वैरिणोऽपि परस्परम् । अपि स्वार्थकृते साम्यभाजः साधोः प्रभावतः ॥ Living beings, even eternal enemies (like the snake and mongoose), feel...
The World Is Crying Out for Pratyahara – It Just Doesn’t Know It
I’ll be honest with you. Pratyahara isn’t a word I use often in class. Funny way to open when it’s literally in the title but stick with me. I was introduced to it during my Yoga teacher training, the fifth limb of Patanjali’s Eight Limbs, the withdrawal of the senses...
Yoga Beyond the Pose
Somewhere along the way, Yoga became something we do – 60 minutes on a mat, a few breaths, a few shapes. But Yoga was never meant to fit neatly into an hour of your day. It was meant to shape your day and your way of being. The asanas (poses) are only one small...
Svadhyaya: The Study of Spiritual Teachings
Svadhyaya is the sacred practice of self-study through spiritual teachings. More than simply reading spiritual texts, svadhyaya invites us to seek wisdom that reveals our deepest nature, and then to bring that wisdom fully into the way we live, think, and serve. As...
A Yogic Guide to Inner and Outer Renewal
Spring marks a sacred transition—when the dark, dormant days of winter give way to light, warmth, and new growth. With the intention of making space for fresh perspective and new ways of blooming, we can consciously embrace the tradition of spring cleaning during this...
Immersive Yoga Sutras Workshop: March 27-29, 2026
Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville will host an Immersive Yoga Sutras Workshop with Prashanti Carroll Ann Friedmann, E-RYT 500 from March 27 - 29, 2026. Discover the transformative power of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras in this intensive weekend immersion led by the author of...
Finding Balance in a Reactive World
At a satsang at the Integral Yoga Institute in Buenos Aires years ago, I spoke and led a discussion about three essential elements of spiritual life: discrimination, equanimity, and service. The reflections shared that day brought out the complementary nature of...
From Clouds to Clear Sky: Transformation Through Yoga
If you deny thoughts and emotions or try to get rid of them by suppressing them they will just reemerge. When negative thoughts come there are three things you can do. You can ignore them the same way that the blue sky ignores the gray clouds that appear in it. The...
To Have or Have Not? Aparigraha: Non-Possessiveness
“Possession are okay, as long as you possess them, and you don’t allow them to possess you.” ~Sri Swami Satchidananda It’s ironic how as youngsters all we want to do is play with our toys. As children, we must learn to share at home with our siblings and at school...
Immersive Yoga Sutras Workshop: March 2025
Join Carroll Ann (Prashanti) Friedmann, E-RYT 500, for this "Immersive Yoga Sutras Workshop" from March 7 – 9, 2025 at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in Buckingham, Virginia. Discover the transformative power of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras in this intensive weekend...