The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga: A Practical Guide to Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit

historians date back two centuries before the birth of Christ, elaborated the principles of yoga for the benefit of humanity. In ...

Yoga philosophy begins with the spirit. Getting in touch with your spirit is the true goal of yoga. It occurs naturally when you ...

unbounded and eternal, life becomes joyful, meaningful, and carefree. Try this simple exercise to become aware of your cur- rent ...

I am... a vegetarian a triathlete a meditator From the perspective of yoga, each of these identity points represents some aspect ...

The spiritual journey is one of fulfilling the needs of the flesh, the needs of the mind, and the needs of the spirit. When you ...

Yogic sages would agree that the first-century Rabbi Hillel’s questions are worth asking: If I am not for myself, who will be fo ...

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3 The Royal Path to Union In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and decepti ...

limbs(asthanga)of yoga, but they are not to be seen as sequential stages. Rather, they serve as different entry points into an e ...

of spontaneous right action. This state of behaving in accordance with natural law is called Kriya Shakti. Although the Sanskrit ...

are inherently honest because truthfulness is an expression of your commitment to a spiritual life. The short-term benefits of d ...

derives from fear of loss—loss of money, love, position, power. The ability to live an honest life is based upon a deep connecti ...

purity contentment discipline spiritual exploration surrender to the divine Again, these qualities do not arise by making a mo ...

attachment to the need for control, power, and approval. Santosha is the absence of addiction to power, sensation, and security. ...

than from the things with which you are surrounded. When svadhyana is lively in your awareness, joy arises from within rather th ...

when a blood vessel to his heart suddenly became blocked. He trusted that despite the twists and turns his life was taking, he w ...

accordance with evolutionary law. The expression in Sanskrit is “Yogastah kurukarmani,” which means “Established in yoga, perfor ...

The Fourth Branch of Yoga— Pranayama Pranais life force. It is the essential energy that animates inert matter into living, evol ...

4 that are designed to cleanse, balance, and invigorate the body. Just as your breath is affected by your mental activ- ity, you ...

great yogis say, “I am not in the world; the world is in me.” Pratyahara is the process of tuning into your subtle sensory exper ...