Yoga is for
Every Body
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,...
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...
Guru Poornima is the special day during the full moon of July when devotees take time to honor their holiest of holys--their Guru. Gu is a Sanskrit term meaning darkness, and Ru is another Sanskrit term meaning remover. So the Guru is the one who "removes the...
When I first moved back to Yogaville for the winter, a friend of mine was making her own kombucha--a fermented tea beverage that is deliciously fizzy and offers the health benefits of being a probiotic. It helps the body fight off cancer, detoxifies and alkalizes the...
This is an exercize I learned from my movement mentor, Hope Mell. She was giving me an Alexander session (I highly recommend this modality if you have any body issues--and who doesn't?) and I complained about how my feet were often tired and achy. I hope you...
I can still hear my mother yelling across the house to us 4 children to get to bed--and out of her hair! She knew, in her "mother-person" wisdom, that a child short on sleep would also be short of temper. I know how she relished those quiet hours in the evening to...
Last month, I went to the Yoga show at the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. It was FABulous! Every room was full of treasures from antiquity--ancient statues of gods and goddesses, meticulous drawings of infinite detail, depicting...
Last weekend, here at Yogaville, I attended a workshop to become a laughing yoga teacher. Ha ha ha ha aaaaa! It was a blast. Led by laughing yoga expert, Bharata Wingham, we 35 participants spent the entire weekend laughing and relaxing. Yukking it up and then...
Recently, I met a woman at Yogaville, at the Satchidananda Ashram who wanted to know what Big Yoga meant. So I thought I'd take a minute to tell the world! Big Yoga, patterned after Integral Yoga, is first and foremost a classical, heart centered approach to the...
Salutations to the Highest Goddess, the First Energy of Creation After taking some time off from my blog, I am getting ready to come back to life! I have moved to Yogaville, an ashram located in central Virginia, where I...
After my post yesterday, I found this online and wanted to share it with y'all. It offers more ideas about controlling the mind, minimizing anxiety. http://tinybuddha.com/blog/3-ways-to-transform-anxiety-into-positive-energy/ I hope you enjoy reading. Om and Prem,...
This came in a newsletter from Satchidananda Ashram in Virginia, where I was trained in Integral Yoga®. The mind should dwell on a mantra and its vibrations so that it will not divert its attention to anything else. The more you repeat the mantra, the more you produce...
The bridge pose is a gentle inversion that helps strengthen the muscles of the back, improves flexibility in the spine and brings blood flow to the thyroid glad at the base of the throat. It can be done as a traditional asana, by holding the pose for some...
I am the first to admit I am a slacker Yogi. I knew early on that the best way for me to get on the mat regularly was to take teacher training, and get out and teach others. I went to Pomfret, Connecticut way back in 1978 and spent the month at the Ashram—yes,...