Yoga is for
Every Body
Books, books, and more books! In the New Year I like to cull some of my library, but it's really hard! I have so many books on Yoga, and I may not look at a book for several years, but when I need to look something up for reference, or revisit a concept I'd like to...
The Guru is not just one man in a robe, a beard, and sandals. The Guru is a lineage that spills all pervading Grace down the centuries through embodied channels, where it can flow in a more concentrated form, and pour into your heart. That stream of Grace ignites the...
There’s more to Yoga than looking good in a onsie.
It's hard not to be self-conscious when exercising, especially in a room full of lithe, young bodies, but it's even harder for women who fall into the plus-size range. It iisn't just about comfort, though, it's also about physical capabilities. One teacher, Patricia...
There have been some spectacular sunsets here in Michigan along the lakeshore. This is a photo of the South Haven pier and lighthouse taken by Tom Fouts. The image aptly evokes that sense of wonder that we feel when looking at something so beautiful. The whole nature...
You are not given the light by anyone—not even by a spiritual teacher. You are that light. Sri Swami Satchidananda The Bible says "You are the light of the world". Yogi Bhajan says " "Travel light, live light, spread the light, be light" Yoga is a light,...
Last week was a busy one, with a radio interview,with Charlie and Eva at Corporate Talk A TV interview with Valerie Lego from ABC affiliate, WZZM's show "Healthy You" and a new blog post on the Junonia website, a clothing company that offers pus-size yoga clothes...
It's a big weekend in Yogaville this year--the centenary birthday celebration of our teacher, Sri Swami Satchidananda, and Guru Poornima celebration. Check out this great video by Sam Eberle to give you a taste of what Yogaville is all about. I can't be there this...
I love that there is a Yoga craze going on. Everybody wants to get into the act. It's cool, it's hip. It's dope (without using dope that is). Yoga is so money! But are we getting "lost in the Yoga craze"? as Swami Ramananda so aptly put it in the film Living Yoga?...
I just returned from a visit to the Satchidananda Ashram (AKA Yogaville) for the auspicious weekend of Guru Poornima, a special celebration honoring the GURU. In case you don't know what the word guru means, it comes from the ancient Sanskrit, the classical language...