For the past few months, I have been exploring the Kleshas in my public yoga classes. The Kleshas, as described by the Yoga Sutras, are five modes of being that interfere with our ability to reside in our true nature… joy, love, peace, bliss. As…
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Today’s class is 90 minutes of all-levels hatha flow. We explore tapas, or self-discipline. Tapas is one of the foundations of practice, as described by Yoga Sutra 2.1 and one of the Niyamas, or personal observances. I hope you love it. I have been…
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Namaskar, dear readers! As you may have noticed, I’ve made a few changes to the Samadhi Rush: Whole Yoga for the Whole Yogi blog. In addition to posting asana sequences on a weekly basis, I plan to add a few new regular posts this spring.…
Continue reading Yoga Library: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
The second of the yamas, or moral restraints, as described by Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is satya. Satya is truth. Speaking truth. Living truth. Embodying truth. Straight from the Sutras: satya pratisthayam kriya phala ashrayatvam As truthfulness (satya) is achieved, the fruits of actions naturally result…
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Patanjali’s yoga sutras describe the path of Raja (royal) yoga, or union with one’s true & divine nature. Divinity is our natural state, though we face obstacles vis-a-vis our karma and kleshas (suffering due to attachments to pain, desire, ego and the status quo). The…
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