Today I read a passage from Eddie’s new book, One Simple Thing, about bhavana: In Sanskrit, mood is associated with the word bhavana. Bhavana meansfeeling, mood, and emotion, but specifically it…
Read moreWe will have a (free) pranayama session from 9:30 to 10:00 this Sunday May 19 right before the Sutra discussion in the blue room. This is an opportunity to try…
Read moreHere’s the interview on “How Yoga Changes the Brain and Can Transform Your Life with Eddie Stern” (Hat tip Leah):
Read moreWe’ll be meeting at 10:00 on Sunday May 19 in the “blue room” at the new studio location, 1954 Old Middlefield, CA 94043 until 11:30. Bring your translations as usual. Please note that…
Read moreWith the upcoming studio move, I thought this was a good opportunity to take a look back, so I created a page outlining the history of morning Mysore practice at…
Read moreWe talked about Tim Feldman’s first podcast on the yoga sutras, a good place to start if you’ve not studied the sutras:
Read moreWe’ll be meeting at 10:00 on Sunday April 14 at 336 W Dana St, 94041 (the little house), until 11:30. Bring your translations as usual. We plan to finish discussing sutra 2.43…
Read moreToday we talked about the podcast and website Ashtanga Dispatch by Peg Mulqueen. The latest episode interviews Gregor Maehle where amongst other topics he discusses whether Ashtanga Yoga is a…
Read moreWe’ll be meeting at 10:00 on Sunday March 24 at 336 W Dana St, 94041 (the little house), until 11:30. Bring your translations as usual. We plan to discuss the third niyama, tapas: Tapas,…
Read moreContentment is part of the niyamas, the second limb of Ashtanga yoga. Here’s an article which goes more in depth about how to practice it: https://www.yogauonline.com/yoga-basics/second-niyama-santosha-contentment
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