Friday Kumbhaka Pranayama Workshop
This Friday June 11, from 8:00 to 8:30am PT, we will have a pranayama workshop on kumbhaka (breath retention) on Zoom. During the last segment of our daily pranayama session,…
Read moreGreg Nardi Podcast with Harmony
“I think that the idea that as teachers we are here to teach our students lessons is one of those things I hope goes away. I think that we are…
Read moreFriday Discussion: The Double Standard
Here’s the podcast I mentioned on Friday about the biases that we have when we have direct access to our own thoughts through introspection, but not other peoples:
Read moreFriday Discussion: Yoga & Buddhism
This was prompted by a conversation on the topic with Dainuri. My contention is that there are major differences between Yoga and Buddhism (with Zen sitting a little bit in…
Read moreKapalabhati Workshop
This Friday March 5 at 8:00am PT, instead of the usual Pranayama session we will have a 30 minute mini-workshop on Kapalabhati. It’s a free workshop and no need for…
Read moreFriday Discussion: To Choose or Not to Choose
The Yoga Sūtra begins by juxtaposing two, mutually incompatible approaches to information. On the one hand we can simply accept our experiences as a fact about us and the world.…
Read moreFriday Discussion: śraddhā
According to Yoga Sūtra I.20, the practice of yoga involves śraddhā: faith, trust, optimism. This trust or faith is never about how things are. It is always about how things…
Read moreFriday Discussion: Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy
Here’s a podcast about Stoicism, a philosophy similar to yoga (hat tip Meghan): https://www.happyscribe.com/public/hidden-brain/minimizing-pain-maximizing-joy Yes this is the dichotomy of control, although in my own works, I broken it into…
Read moreLed Primary and Pranayama Friday 25 Dec and Jan 1 one hour later than usual
For the next 2 Fridays, December 25 and January 1, we will start the led Primary class at 7:30am PT instead of the usual 6:30am. Pranayama will also move to start at 9:00am…
Read morePutting Your Head on “Top” of Your Spine
This is a workshop with Mitchell. Saturday, November 21 8am – 9:15am PT (Pacific time) Contact Mitchell (smitchellgold@yahoo.com) to Register This is a soft, self-exploratory class investigating your head, the tissue which…
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