Category Archives: modern yoga wisdom

Prevention or Cure? Headaches and the modern Yogi(ni)

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“Almost all experts agree that prevention of osteoporosis is more effective than treatment” – Loren Fishman, MD, and Ellen Saltonstall , Yoga For Osteoporosis


“According to yogic texts, regular practice of Pranayama prevents and cures diseases” – B.K. S. Iyengar, Light on Pranayama


“heyam duhkhamanagatam: Future suffering should be avoided” –Patanjali, Sutra 11.16, The Essence of Yoga by Bernard Bouanchaud

STOP – take a breath, exhale completely
LOOK – inside, be aware
LISTEN – for guidance, the voice of instinct or just common sense Continue reading →

Sound and the modern yogi(ni)

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“Dhyana (meditation) means absorption.  It is the art of self-study, reflection, keen observation, or the search for the Infinite within.  It is the observation of the physical processes of the body, study of mental states and profound contemplation.  It means looking inwards to one’s innermost being.  Dhyana is the discovery of the Self” – B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Pranayama


“Sound can change our entire life’s course in an instant. Words spoken in anger can cause permanent problems between a husband and wife, or parent and child.  The throb of a well-tuned motor can engender such satisfaction in an amateur mechanic that a whole new career path suddenly opens before him.  A word of encouragement from a teacher at just the right time can inspire a student for many years to come.” – T. Ashley-Farrand, Healing Mantras 

Each one of us has a story about where we find ourselves at this moment in time, mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually.  Continue reading →

Awareness and the Summer Yogi(ni)

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“If we want to make changes or improvements in our lives, we must first become conscious of what is going on now.  Learning to pay attention is the foundation for the development of a relationship with ourselves.” – Rachel Schaeffer, Yoga For Your Spiritual Muscles


“I imagine how a chemist would write the equation for mindfulness: concentration + calm + equanimity + rapture + energy + investigation = mindfulness.”  – Sylvia Boorstein,  Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There

Avoidance and the Modern Yogi(ni)

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“if you have a problem in your body, your body will naturally move away from it in order to avoid pain and discomfort”- Dr. Jason Skolar, chiropractor.


“tapah-svadhyaya-Isvara-pranidhanani kriya-yogah:
In order to practice being whole, an inner fire, constant study, and a devotion to things spiritual are required” – Patanjali Sutra 11.1, translation Kofi Busia


“By practicing yoga with a warrior’s courage and an infant’s vulnerability, we can embrace stiffness and flexibility, likes and loathings, the sunlit and moon-shadowed” – Ronnie Paul, Yoga With An Attitude, Yoga International Magazine Continue reading →

Staying Fit With Cancer, a Guest Blogger’s Approach

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Dear readers, I am happy to share with you an email and article written by David Haas.He recently contacted me and I am honored and excited to post this on his behalf.  Cancer has touched my personal and professional spheres in different ways – perhaps yours too- and awareness is healing on many levels Continue reading →

Transition and the Modern Yogi(ni)

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anitya-asuci-duhka-anatmasu-nitya-suci-sukha-atma-khyatih-avidya:  Ignorance is the confusion of the temporary with the permanent, the pure with the impure, anguish with the pleasure of being, and the relative with the absolute – Patanjali: Sutra 11.5, B. Bouanchaud, The Essence of Yoga


“If you are doing anything big and worthwhile in life, you are going to flush up some uncomfortable feelings” – G. Hendricks, K. Ludeman, The Corporate Mystic 


“It takes a brave heart to deeply accept that everything changes” – Judith Lasater, Living Your Yoga Continue reading →

zen and the art of summer living

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“A healthy life is a life in balance.  Yoga practise offers an opportunity for learning about dynamic balance.  Maintaining mind-body balance provides the best platform to make karmically correct choices, enabling you to perform actions in the most efficient way.  A life in balance is a life in dharma, for every action supports the evolutionary flow of life in which minimal resistance and maximum success are generated” – Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga

Every summer I get new business as people injure themselves from some preventable situations…so I have decided to give some simple tips to keep everyone out of as much trouble as possible.  Life is so much easier if you do not ignore your weaknesses and/or add a bit of mindfulness to break out of auto-pilot. Continue reading →

Body Language and the Modern Yogini

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“Pain has a definite way of getting our attention.  It is difficult to deny deep pain.  All our attention goes to that place. Yet in deep sleep it seems to go away or lessen.” -Nischala Joy Devi, The Healing Path of Yoga 


“Mindful awareness has this great capacity to free us from the self-imposed limitations of our fears and thoughts.” – Tara Bennett-Goleman, Emotional Alchemy Continue reading →

Challenge and the Modern Yogini

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“Aversion is the consequence of displeasure
duhkhanusayi dvesah” -Patanjai- Yoga Sutra 11.8


“Repulsion, or aversion, is based on past experience and the mental permeation that follows it.  Whether conscious or not, it remains sealed in the memory, taking no account of the way the situation has evolved”. – Bernard Bouanchaud, The Essence of Yoga 


“Consistent asana and meditation practice will improve the way your energy flows, and this will change the way you experience yourself – transforming the way you perceive and relate to the world” – Erich Schiffmann, Yoga:  The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness Continue reading →

Silence Empowers.

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“Close the eyes gently and look down within at the heart without hardening the eyeballs.  This inner observation or feeling is most revealing” – B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Pranayama


“The feeling of stillness is peace and the feeling of peace is joy.  Therefore, come back to the center and feel the joy.  Do this frequently throughout the day” – Erich Schiffmann, Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness Continue reading →