Meditating With Mala Beads
Meditation is certainly not the easiest endeavor that one undertakes. It requires streamlined concentration and utmost focus in order to rise above the mind's incessant stream of thoughts. It asks us...
View ArticleThe Truth About Karma and How to Handle It
Karma is affecting us in each and every moment, which is why it’s such an important concept for everyone to understand. Since learning this philosophy, I cannot help but see the world in terms of...
View ArticleYama and Niyama: The Yogi’s Moral Guiding Lights
The wise rishis who gave us yoga knew that without moral backbones, a yoga practice would never get us very far. And so, they gave us the five yama and five niyama. These 10 principles feel similar to...
View ArticleAyurveda’s Spring Cleaning for the Body
The philosophy of "spring cleaning" isn’t just for the home. With winter over, spring is a time to help the body gently eliminate any accumulated excess to prevent spring imbalances like congestion,...
View ArticleSpringtime Sequencing Tips for a Healing Yoga Practice
Spring is the season for energetic, heart-opening yoga. The right practice helps to balance the effects of nature and increased kapha dosha, which is the cause of spring colds, sinusitis, allergies,...
View ArticleAyurveda’s Five-Step Self-Care Routine for Spring
As spring comes into bloom, it’s time to shift our lifestyle and daily routine to one that balances the effects of the cool, damp, springtime weather. It is Ayurveda, the ancient Indian “knowledge of...
View ArticleAyurveda’s 5 Best Kept Beauty Secrets
In terms of Ayurveda philosophy and practices, external beauty can be viewed as an expression of inner wellness. The healthier we are on the inside, the more we radiate on the outside. Good sleep gives...
View Article6 Tips for Better Balance in Your Yoga Asana Practice
Yoga offers many lessons on balance. Off the mat, it teaches one balance in life: in one's diet, relationships, behavior, emotions, etc. On the mat, yoga’s most obvious lesson in balance is the...
View ArticlePanchakarma: How to Prepare for Ayurveda’s Most Complete Cleansing and Detox...
Despite Ayurveda’s ancient beginnings, it still boasts the world’s most sophisticated system of cleansing. Ayurveda calls this cleansing process panchakarma, and it has the capacity to reset the body’s...
View ArticleSpiritual Goals: How Progress on ‘The Path’ Depends on You and Your Sadhana
If the end goal of the spiritual path is enlightenment, most of us have a lot of work to do. I’m certainly not counting on enlightenment in this lifetime. But even with that end goal out of sight,...
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