A Fresh Look at the Eight-Limbed Path

Can you see the progression from one limb to the next? All eight are important to our personal and planetary development.

Book Review: Bent

Bent is an interesting addition to the current published literature on yoga. Written as a memoir, it begins when the author is diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease and then weaves its way back and forth in time.  We discover that Anne Clendening began her recovery from alcoholism in her early twenties, and that she staysContinue reading “Book Review: Bent”

Focus on the Yamas: Satya

In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali lays out a program of action that includes eight branches; asana, or physical practice, is only one. I find it important to review all eight branches regularly, starting with the first two, the  Yamas and Niyamas – what I think of as the “10 Commandments” of yoga. Coming from aContinue reading “Focus on the Yamas: Satya”