How Yoga Changed My Life
In my last year of college in 1997 I was working nearly full-time and going to school full-time. I worked in the Employee Relations Department of a large bank where I was doing a variety of Human...
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I started Yoga in early 2004, and have maintained a daily practice since then. It has expanded to include breathwork, meditation and Hatha Yoga, as well as a continuing exploration of how these...
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About how a young mother journeys into an ancient practice to find stillness… I enter my Yoga room and prepare for the practice. Mentally, I drop everything and come to the moment. Physically, I become...
View ArticleBliss: It’s Not Getting What you Want, It’s Wanting What You Get
By Joan Shankari Cichon The Saturday my husband, died was a perfect fall day. The sky was a clear, deep blue and it was warm enough for just a sweater. After coffee and our morning NPR, Tattwan and I...
View ArticleHow to Practice Yoga Despite a Busy Lifestyle
By Swami Satchidananda It’s not difficult to practice Yoga, even with a very busy lifestyle. What do you think your Yoga practice is? Doing some postures, sitting in meditation and that’s all? No,...
View ArticleBringing Yoga to Life
By Swami Ramananda While the practice of Yoga has spread all over the world, it is generally understood to be movements done on a mat, which greatly limits how it is practiced. A more complete...
View ArticleQ & A with Swami Satchidananda: How to Make Changes?
Question: How should we go about making specific changes in areas where we would like to improve? Answer: The most important change is to make sure you are in good company. One way to put yourself...
View ArticleQuestions & Answers with Swami Satchidananda: How to Bring Meditation into...
Question: How can we have our sitting meditation remain with us throughout the rest of our day? Answer: If your meditation doesn’t extend into your daily activities then there is something wrong with...
View ArticleSpiritual Life is a Razor’s Edge
Swami Rama Tirtha (photo left), a mathematician and a contemporary of Swami Vivekananda, made an equation about contentment: Peace is always based on your desire and contentment; your wants, and don’t...
View ArticleYoga and Aging Gracefully: A Journey
A few years ago, as I approached my 68th birthday, I begin typing words to describe what it feels like to age with Yoga as my support system. You see, I now have been practicing the art of Yoga for...
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