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 moreHere’s the interview on “How Yoga Changes the Brain and Can Transform Your Life with Eddie Stern” (Hat tip Leah):
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 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 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
Read moreWe talked about sutra 1.14 which defines practice: First, you have to practice for a long period of time; second, your practice must not be interrupted—you must do it regularly;…
Read moreWe talked about InsideOwl’s latest post about the effects of Social Media on Yoga. Excerpt: Here in Mysore, the image of the awe-some asana is more overwhelming than ever before.…
Read moreFollowing up from the article Danielle posted about Stillpoint Studio’s 10th anniversary, here’s another passage which resonated: A yoga space/shala is just a room in a building with four walls.…
Read moreStillpoint Yoga London is one of the city’s many Ashtanga shalas. With the advent of their 10th anniversary in March, their founder, Scott Johnson wrote a sweet and reflective post…
Read moreWe talked about the 2010 book American Veda: In February, 1968, the Beatles went to India for an extended stay with their new guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It may have…
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