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IY eMagazine 98 – Guru Poornima: Homage to our Teachers
What I Did This Summer: A Yogi Meets Tibetan Buddhism
What did I do the summer of 2018? No, it wasn’t kayaking the Na Pali coast in Kauai. No, it wasn’t trekking to Machu Picchu in Peru. No, it wasn’t band camp in the Adirondacks. But, it was something just as adventurous, demanding, and engaging. First, a little...
Teaching Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Many people seem to find it interesting that a military man ended up teaching Yoga. At workshops and retreats, I am often asked how this came to be. The credit for my foray into Yoga belongs to my ego and my toes. A long career in the military, where exercise most...
Remember the Oneness
Swami Satchidananda initiated the tradition of celebrating all the great spiritual teachers of every faith during each Guru Poornima celebration. In this same spirit, we include this essential teaching of his regarding the essential unity of all spiritual wisdom. Even...
IY eMagazine 97 – Yoga Good Medicine, Good Science
The Undisciplined Mind
A disciplined mind is your beautiful friend and a fantastic instrument. You’ll not only win God, you win everything, because when you automatically win God, you win the whole universe. An undisciplined mind can cause you to run here and there, chasing desire after...
BOOK: Teaching Trauma Sensitive Yoga
This new book, by Brendon Abram, is a practical, hands-on, experienced-based guide from a military veteran turned Yoga teacher. Abram studied with David Emerson (Trauma Center, Boston) and Daniel Libby (Veterans Yoga Project). Brendon Abram combines his first-hand...
IY eMagazine 96 – Yoga Psychology, Meditation & Your Health
IY eMagazine 95 – Yoga, Peace & Spiritual Activism
Yoga Psychology: Addressing the Root Causes of Dis-Ease
When emotions such as loss, fear, anger, rejection, abandonment, or depression strike, what can you do to return to your center of peace and equanimity? You can look within. When you look within, answers come. Question yourself: Why am I angry? Anger is caused by your...