Yoga Postures
Ananda Yoga, Therapeutic Yoga, Yoga Postures, Yoga Teacher Training
Winter Restorative Yoga Pose
Winter is a time for comfort, staying warm, and withdrawing from outer activity. Unlike the other seasons, winter gives us the opportunity to stay indoors and take notice of the changes that are needed to create better balance in our busy lives. We know from experience, that when we become overstimulated or overexerted, both our bodies and immune systems reap … Read More
Ananda Yoga, Yoga Postures, Yoga Teacher Training
Energizing Your Spiritual Life
If you haven’t heard about the “30-Day Energization Challenge” that Gyandev launched on October 12, you can read about it and join if you’re interested. This challenge couldn’t have come at a more useful time in my life. Recently, I’ve been reflecting on how poor my Energization practice has become! I’m embarrassed to admit that as a new mother, I’ve … Read More
Ananda Yoga, Superconscious Living, Yoga Postures, Yoga Teacher Training
Dharma and the Destruction of Suffering
Dharma, or right action, wrote Paramhansa Yogananda, “means those immutable principles which protect man permanently from the three-fold suffering of disease, unhappiness, and ignorance.” An embodiment of dharma himself, Yogananda explained: “Destruction of suffering involves the permanent elimination of all possibility of any return of suffering.” The science of yoga offers us specific direction in how to uplift our consciousness … Read More
Daily Meditator, Meditation, Yoga Postures
30-Day Energization Challenge
Dear Friend, Think about it: Whatever method of meditation you practice, your results depend on two factors: your level of prana (energy, life force), and your ability to channel that prana in the right direction. For example, if your practice calls for concentration—on the breath, a mantra, a spiritual quality, a scriptural passage, a candle flame, or even energy itself—it’s … Read More
Yoga Postures
Energization, The Energizer Bunny
For some of you who may not know, I began an intensive Energization practice back in the beginning of May. I got the idea in April when I was required to work intensely long hours on a movie set, sometimes as long as 29 hours.
Ananda Yoga, Therapeutic Yoga, Yoga Teacher Training
Yoga Alliance’s New Policy on Yoga Therapy
The Bhagavad Gita teaches us that Life is a Battlefield, so we shouldn’t really be surprised when two of our national yoga organizations seem to be engaged in turf battles. However, on closer examination of the reactions to Yoga Alliance’s new Policy on Yoga Therapy, we can see that the perceived controversy is probably a necessary ‘growing pain’ associated with … Read More
Ananda Yoga, Yoga Postures, Yoga Teacher Training
Why Are You Teaching?
As yoga teachers, it is wise to reflect on our passion to practice and share yoga. Practicing yoga, sharing yoga: the two are interdependent. None of us would be driven to teach if we didn’t find our own practice inspiring. Therefore, our first need is intentionally to keep our own yoga practice joyful, inspired, and vibrant —so we can infuse … Read More
Ananda Yoga, Yoga Postures
Restorative Yoga Pose for Spring
Spring offers us the opportunity to look at life’s circumstances with a fresh new outlook. As nature continues its cycle from winter—a time to be inward—we’re now encouraged to come out of our cocoon of comfort and explore new boundaries. Nature springs forth its beauty and abundance reminding us to celebrate the renewal of life within and without. Animals and … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Yoga Postures
Good Posture
I met Swami Kriyananda in late 1968 and began serving at the Ananda Meditation Retreat in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills the following April. At that time, Swamiji was still living in San Francisco but he would sometimes come to the retreat on weekends to lead public programs or to enjoy a few days of meditation before returning to his busy … Read More
