How can Yoga “last” in the USA?
Before Georg Feuerstein (yoga historian/scholar) died in 2012, he made a comment that “Yoga is a mess”. There is Beer Yoga (?????), Goat Yoga (animals are not to be exploited – step one to yoga), Yoga for this and that (all yoga is for healing) – it has become diluted and , in some instances, […]
How Ahimsa might be practised in your everyday life
What is Ahimsa? Yoga. Step 1. Compassion. Connection. Ahimsa. Many people in the USA view yoga as a bunch of postures and breathing methods. So, this is Hatha Yoga – created to invite the human league to lean in closer and discover the yogas to enlightenment: Raja, Bhakti, Karma and Jnana Yoga. Actually, all yoga […]
React or Respond
Responding instead of reacting is a shift. It is how we change our lives. It is how we change the planet. How much of your day is spent reacting? How often do you find yourself bouncing around like a pinball, leaving you drained, distracted and dissatisfied? We’ve been conditioned to react to our circumstances and […]
Together we can be at Peace in this World because we’re all One.
LIVE and LOVE ALL….you can’t chose amongst living species what to love, its all or nothing. Peace is not just for hippies! Living in peace is about living harmoniously with yourself, others, and all sentient beings around you. Living in peace is both an outward and an inward process. Outwardly, living in peace is a […]
Gross Body vs Subtle Body
The difference between the gross body and the subtle body is the perishability. Gross body perishes at the end of every birth, whereas the subtle body does not perish and accompanies the casual body and soul till emancipation. All the souls put together is the Brahman. In the same way, all the subtle bodies put […]
Change Your Mind, By Changing Your Brain
When you understand how neural pathways are created in the brain, you get a front row seat for truly comprehending how to let go of habits. Neural pathways are like superhighways of nerve cells that transmit messages. You travel over the superhighway many times, and the pathway becomes more and more solid. You may go to […]
Empthy vs Sympathy. Whats the Difference?
Empathy and Sympathy may sound the same but our indeed opposites. Let’s view a brief visual explanation by one of my favorite teachers/authors Brene Brown! Enjoy.
10 Pieces of Wisdom
FEAR Underlies All Obstacles to Peace
You have lost your “Center” because that Center is now different. Also, your soul wants you to fully participate in this transformation. Therefore, the frequency of you that holds the primary consciousness for the physical form has the responsibility to go down into the depths of your own darkness and to bring it all the […]
Karma…what is it?
What is karma? I’d say the first thing is to establish exactly what karma is, because you’ll hear different interpretations. To me, there is no such thing as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ karma. We don’t intentionally manifest ‘good’ events necessarily because we do ‘good’ deeds. In the sense in which these statements are meant, there is […]
