…does Samadhi Pada come first in the Yoga Sutras? DF: Samadhi Pada comes first for those who can directly enter into samadhi, which is very few. Then comes the sadhana…
Sadhana: The Effort Toward Self-realization
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Freeing Our Voices: Yoga & Writing
…of connecting with life. All my experiences of going on retreat, of living in spiritual community, have taught me that life—people, relationships, responsibilities—comes with it. Even celibate monastics have relationships…
Yoga and the Trauma Sensitive Person
…feels comfortable, this can contribute substantially to help you to come into the here and now rather than staying stuck in the past. IYM: What is the main challenge for…
Yoga for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
…can develop a body that is strong and feels comfortable, this can contribute substantially to help you to come into the here and now rather than staying stuck in the…
Finding Gold in Yoga Practice
…societal expectation and rules of correctness, but a divine mothering of my soul’s compassion for my human struggles; an infinite compassion to melt my hard edges just as morning rain…
Yoga Lessons from the Disability Community
…the disability community has been teaching us for years. In particular, I’m really amazed by the way that our community pivoted to make Yoga accessible during this unusual time. I’ve…
Stop Running After Things and You Will Find Everything
…experience that, immediately all the things you have been running after all this time will come running after you. Name will come, fame will come, people will come, positions will…
Sanskrit: a Sacred Model of Language, Part 3
…nirmohatvam nirmohatve niscalitatvam niscalitatvam jiivanmuktih In a state of satsanga, good company, (comes) non-attachment; in non-attachment, a state beyond confusion; in truth beyond confusion, motionlessness; in motionlessness, living freedom. The…
Cultivating Japa as a Relationship
…The first aspect is vision, and this includes sincerity, commitment, ideals and introspection. The second aspect is daily practice, which calls for the four components of proper alignment that I’ve…
The Practice of Enlightenment
…on the board of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. He is the author of The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali: a new translation with commentary (Shambhala). For more information: www.arlingtoncenter.org. …
California Gold: The 50th Anniversary of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute
…doorbell. No salesperson had ever come to the door before, nor did any come after. Not only that, he climbed all those steps toting a large and ungainly case. He…
The Importance of Spiritual Community
…reminded again and again of the importance of spiritual community. We have committed ourselves this month to making good use of the support and inspiration we derive from practicing Yoga…
Facing Challenges without Fear
…tests don’t come, it should make you doubtful. You should suspect that tough hardships will come and when they come, just say, “Yes, I expected that and I will face…
For Anyone Contemplating Suicide—Choosing Life: Suicide Prevention & Hope / Advice from Swami Satchidananda
…a past karma, difficulties come, suffering comes, diseases come. If you can’t cure or rectify it, undergo it. Accept it. Why do we face difficulties in life? It is to…
Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
…he taught and exemplified. Plum Village (the monastic community in France) announced: “Thay has been the most extraordinary teacher, whose peace, tender compassion, and bright wisdom has touched the lives…
Creating Conscious Relationships
…business partner, Maureen Walsh. For more information about their books, The Female Power Within, There is No Prince, and How to be Cherished and their work, please visit: www.lifeworksgroup.com. …
Letting Go in Savasana
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The Future of Teaching Yoga
…an exercise. Gurudev told us not to worry—that people come into Yoga wherever they are, that they’ll get a little and it will lead them eventually to the center of…
Teaching Yoga: Moving Toward Enlightenment
…always comes from a place of compassion; they are able to put themselves in the place of the student, to know the appropriate teachings to give. Once we have found…
Integral Yoga as Therapy
…comfort her would send someone to comfort the Americans wounded and dying in Muslim countries in a way that made them feel less isolated and far from home. I was…