Summer is here in all its glory, and where I live, we’re not likely to see temperatures below 90 degrees Fahrenheit anytime soon. This of course gives me yet another excuse to avoid physical exertion, including my yoga practice. Sound familiar? Thankfully, the yogic sages also contended with sweltering days, and their wisdom has giftedContinue reading “Breathing Techniques for Hot Weather”
Category Archives: Complementary Practices and Ideas
Welcome, Summer Solstice!
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we have officially started summer. Days are at their longest and warmest, and, as the song suggests, living is easy (or at least feels that way.) How should we adapt our yoga practice to stay in synchronicity with the season? Whether this means changing up our Ayurvedic practices, bringing ourselvesContinue reading “Welcome, Summer Solstice!”
The Yoga of Auschwitz
What does it say about our current world, that visitors to Jewish sites in Europe must first pass through metal detectors and have their purses checked? I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. As we left the entrance to join our tour group, the tone of the tour was set –Continue reading “The Yoga of Auschwitz”
NCIIH Research on Yoga
Strictly speaking, yoga and ayurveda are not scientific bodies of knowledge, but rather philosophies. This is because of the difference between theoretical inquiry and scientific study. The former is based on general observation and enlightened thinking, while the latter uses a particular form of study known as the scientific model. In a nutshell, science isContinue reading “NCIIH Research on Yoga”
Kapha Season, Part Two
I’m going to start today’s post with an admission: I have a love/hate relationship with ayurveda, the study of the world regarded as yoga’s ‘sister science’. I’ve put the phrase in quotes because the Western definition of the scientific method doesn’t match my understanding of ayurveda. For the past four hundred years, we’ve defined scienceContinue reading “Kapha Season, Part Two”
Book Review: How to Relax
Yes, it’s true – we no longer remember how to relax and renew instinctively. I’ll spare you the diatribe on our rushed, always-having-to-accomplish-something-and-never-stopping-to-enjoy-life culture, because I too find myself sinking into a morass of to-do lists and guilt whenever I slow down. Thankfully, I have my yoga path to remind me that there are otherContinue reading “Book Review: How to Relax”
Hello again, dear Readers!
It’s been an interesting four months away from blogging. Did you miss me? I missed you, as I’ll share later on. I’m glad to be back, and looking forward to returning to regular blogging. Today, I want to say a few words about my break and why it was so important for me. In November,Continue reading “Hello again, dear Readers!”
Yoga and the Stomach Flu
It’s a lovely mellow Wednesday afternoon. By this time in a regular week, I’ve taught one yoga class and taken another. However, my digestive system, unfortunately, hasn’t been on board with either the ‘lovely mellow’ idea or the physical movement required of asana. In fact, I’ve spent the last two days either in the bathroomContinue reading “Yoga and the Stomach Flu”
Some Thoughts on OM
The three major religions of the Western world all testify to the power of the spoken word. Judaism claims “And God said, ‘Let there be light.”(Genesis 1:3), while Christianity states “In the beginning, there was the word.”(John 1:1) and Islam declaims “Fear God and speak a word that is right.” (Quran 33:70). In Eastern spiritualContinue reading “Some Thoughts on OM”
Back to Vata Season!
Summer is gone. Granted, Los Angeles is still seeing heat spells, but in some parts of the Northern Hemisphere, temperatures are actually dropping. Even in southern climes, however, the sun rises a bit later and sets a bit earlier every day. Depending on where you are as you read this, the movement from summer toContinue reading “Back to Vata Season!”
Yoga Cielo Stellato 