Sankalpa सङ्कल्प Sankalpa (सङ्कल्प), is a Samskrtham term used in yoga and védānta philosophy to indicate intention. Let’s break the word into two; sum and kalpa. The root ‘krp’ in one of its word forms as kalpa offers the meaning to be able or capable to make a resolve (courtesy my Sanskrit teacher). The second part …
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"Yoga is a journey of the self through the self to the Self!"
The Bhagavad Gita
Śaucha
Have you wondered there are some things we do daily which support the cultivation of yoga practices – like those that relax the mind into peaceful silence – while others do not? In the practice of Rāja Yoga, Yama and Niyama, are considered as the philosophies of right behavior and lifestyle, the dos and don’ts …
Anjali Mudra – Namasté
What will it be – a Handshake or Namasté in the 2020-21? Pick the non-contact gesture, Namasté to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. Click on the link below to read more about the varieties of greeting that exist around the world. Typically, a greeting is an act of communication where humans show respect …
Concentration Sūtra
What do we know so far about meditation from the two previous blogs: Meditation is not and Meditation is? That this practice which can calm the mind, and provide heaps of other benefits is not really meditation? We also discovered how ineffective we can be in explaining the word meditation and that it is futile …
Meditation is
If I attempt to define meditation, it will end up describing how it calms, brings clarity, uplifts mood and energy, produces feelings of joy and contentment among others, with miniscule moments of stillness. While these point towards the outcomes, they still do not express what the word meditation categorically means. Struggling to find the precise …
Meditation is Not
What happens when you type the word meditation in a search bar? A million hits pop up, each with a promise that theirs is the best description of this popular practice. So, where should you begin? Is meditation a technique or a practice? Is it something you do to the mind? Or is it something …
Viśāma Vritti Prāṇāyāma,
It is not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it. Hans Selye Stress. The dreaded word. Stress can be external or internal. Most of you are familiar with external stressors (work, family, trauma) or stress triggers. What would an internal stress threat feel like? Here is one example. Artist: Asha Parayanthal A Stress …
Rāja Yóga
"This is not intended to be a scholarly treatise on yoga philosophy; the subject is so vast that it would be presumptuous of me to try." Alice Christensen Echoing similar sentiments, I have used the words of the yogi-authors (see below) in this attempt to introduce you to Rāja Yóga. Type of Yoga The name Rāja …
Bhramarī Prānāyāma
Recently, I read an interesting article about bees in Slovenia. It was not about 101 of Apiculture or that beekeeping has grown in popularity in recent years or that raw honey and beeswax are much sought after products. It was about how that country has a time-honored tradition of using sounds of bees buzzing as a …
Indriya – Sense Organs
Click. Open the App. Click. Start. Adjust the camera. Adjust the mat. Adjust the props. Wait. Click. Admit. Click. Admit. Begin. Speaker view is fun as scrolling becomes more captivating than the actual program. Gallery view starts with one clear image and ending with multiple small heads. But if you are one of those lucky …
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