By Monette Chilson In her inspiring new book, Sophia Rising, Monette Chilson, uses Sophia (Greek for wisdom)—the iconic face of the feminine divine found in both Jewish and Christian traditions—as a guide. The book explores the spiritual foundations of Yoga in a way...
An Interview with John Kepner, M.A., M.B.A. The fifth Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTAR) will be held June 13-16, 2013 in Boston—the first time it’s been held on the East coast. The third Symposium on Yoga Research (SYR) will be held immediately before, on...
An Interview with Don Miguel Ruiz For many years, Don Miguel witnessed people struggling to quiet their minds and sought to create tools to assist them. Through his book, The Four Agreements, as well as the follow-up book, The Fifth Agreement, he has transformed the...
By Deborah Adele, M.A., ERYT500 Deborah Adele’s bestselling book, The Yamas and Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice, is an in-depth journey inside Yoga’s first two limbs. In our first interview (Spring 2010) with her about this book, she reflected on how...
An Interview with Nischala Devi Nischala Devi’s book, The Secret Power of Yoga, reinterprets Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras for our modern times and from a woman’s perspective. She views the path of Raja Yoga as a path with eight facets that are interconnected and...
An Interview with Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Ayurveda and Yoga are sister sciences. In this interview, Dr. Frawley addresses their complementarity and where asana fits into both of these ancient systems from a holistic perspective. He also clarifies...
An Interview with Mukunda Stiles As the author of Structural Yoga Therapy, a classic in the field, Mukunda Stiles is considered an expert in the anatomy and physiology of asana. In this interview, he shares his insights from his study of the traditions of classical...
An Interview with Gary Kraftsow Gary Kraftsow is one of the most highly respected teachers of the Krishnamacharya/Desikachar tradition of Viniyoga. Gary believes that asana practice is a tool and it has to be integrated with deeper aspects of Yoga practice to make a...
By Swami Asokananda With his unique humor and enormous depth of wisdom, Swami Asokananda is a master in presenting the great teachings of Yoga in ways that are deeply relevant to key issues in modern life. In this article, he shares the benefit of his experience from...
By Catherine Ghosh (Krishna Kanta Dasi) In this column, Catherine Ghosh delves deeply inside an asana to explore the inner symbolism and rich depth of vrikshasana, the tree pose For many sacred traditions, enlightenment occurs under the shelter of a grand tree. Entire...
An Interview with Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) During the Yoga and Ayurveda training program that Dr. Frawley conducted in Yogaville this past summer, he gave an in-depth talk on the sacred nature of prana. Here, he shares these insights and emphasizes...
An Interview with Richard Rosen In this interview, Richard Rosen shares his expertise on pranayama from the perspective of a practitioner and a master teacher. He explains the importance of connecting with one’s authentic breath and promises that developing a practice...
By Karuna (Karen Kreps) Karuna Kreps met Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidananda in 1967, while she was in high school. She wanted to become his secretary, but her parents wanted her to go to college and have a career. Sri Gurudev told her to go to college and then decide...
An Interview with Bernard Slede The North American Studio Alliance (NAMASTA) was co-founded by Bernard (who serves as president) and Lisa Slede in late 2002 as a response to the lack of a trade organization for independent Yoga and mind-body professionals. It provides...
An Interview with Nona Jordan After ten years working in financial management for publicly traded companies, Nona Jordan jumped ship from the corporate world and went with her long-time dream of becoming a certified Yoga teacher. At the intersection of her passion for...
By Swami Karunananda Did you ever try to do nothing? I have, and it’s harder than you might think. Just try this experiment. Say to yourself, “I am not going to do anything,” and see how long that lasts. Within seconds, you will probably find yourself pursuing a line...