Purity is the foundation of Yoga. All Yogas require perfect ethical and moral purity. ~ Swami Chidananda शौचात्स्वाङ्गजुगुप्सा परैरसंसर्गः॥४०॥ Śaucātsvāṅgajugupsā parairasaṁsargaḥ Through purification (śaucāt), one (sva) becomes detached (jugupsā) from bodily pleasures and is not influenced …
अहिंसाप्रतिष्ठायां तत्सन्निधौ वैरत्यागः॥३५॥ Ahiṁsāpratiṣṭhāyāṁ tatsannidhau vairatyāgaḥ In the presence (sannidhau) of one who is established in (pratiṣṭhāyām) non-harming (ahiṁsā) (there is) cessation (tyāgaḥ) of hostility (vaira). ~ Yoga Sūtra Pada II.35 Ahiṃsā – Nonviolence, non-harming Ahiṃsā …
यमनियमासनप्राणायामप्रत्याहारधारणाध्यानसमाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि॥२९॥ Yamaniyamāsanaprāṇāyāmapratyāhāradhāraṇādhyānasamādhayo’ṣṭāvaṅgāni Yama (moral injunctions), Niyama (observances), Āsana (posture), Prāṇāyāma (regulation of the breath), Pratyāhāra (internalization of the senses), Dhāraṇā (concentration), Dhyāna (meditation) (and) Samādhi (absorption of consciousness in the self) are the eight …
Donations continue until the end of June if you want to add to the €950 already collected for projects in Nepal!
Eclipses, like the solar eclipse at today’s New Moon in Gemini (June 10th), often reveal new truths and snap us out of our complacency, revealing the path of wisdom.
A special Full Moon Meditation where we will look at this week’s total lunar eclipse, the annular solar eclipse coming in two weeks, plus the other shifting energies of these unstable times
It has been an invigorating month of renewal for me and the 20 others who followed the Ayurvedic Home Cleanse. Although not the central aim of most participants, the average weight loss was 5 kilos – …
If it is happiness you seek, first tolerate suffering.Without experiencing tears, you will not appreciate laughter. ~ Chengnawa Lodrö Gyaltsen (1402-1472) Things are getting incredibly stressful as Delhi in particular, and India in general, is suffering enormously …
Astrology used to play a significant role in healing, and centuries ago many European doctors were also astrologers. The word “Influenza” – still used by the medical world today – comes from the Renaissance-era idea that …
With the buzz of spring in the air, the body naturally seeks out a change in rhythm and diet. Unfortunately, most people nowadays ignore this impulse and carry on eating the same foods year round, with a few seasonal vegetables thrown in to add colour to an otherwise recurring menu. Preferences become habits, then addictions. Annoying health issues – brushed aside for too long and ignored by most doctors as “normal” – become problematic.
