by Pranakriya | Pranakriya blog, Thoughts From Yoganand |
“Asanas performed mechanically strengthen the body and bring health. Asanas performed with concentration of the mind achieve yoga. Where there is concentration, there is Yoga.” – Swami Kripalu Swami Kripalu is speaking here of a common misconception in his day...
by Pranakriya | Pranakriya blog, Thoughts From Yoganand |
“How can speech have access to those places where the mind cannot go? Speech can describe sensory experiences but not extra-sensory ones.” – Swami Kripalu We have all had a meditation, or at least imagined a meditation, where the thoughts parted and a...
by Pranakriya | Pranakriya blog, Thoughts From Yoganand |
Lessons from Arjuna I’m turning 61 in a week and like many of my peers near the same age, I am contemplating retiring. I wonder if I should stop teaching completely or fade slowly, taking a few years to taper off directing programs. I wonder if I can choose to...
by Pranakriya | Features, Pranakriya blog, Thoughts From Yoganand |
Yoganand Shares the Yamas & Niyamas: Asteya Unlike the yamas so far, Asteya does not have an ancient spiritual heritage inside Hinduism. Stealing is condemned in the Vedas, but there isn’t much about the virtue of not stealing. Honesty shows up a few times but...
by Pranakriya | Features, Pranakriya blog, Thoughts From Yoganand |
Yoganand Shares the Yamas & Niyamas: Tapas Tapas (Sanskrit – heat) first appears in the Rig Veda as brooding heat. The hen invests her time and energy in keeping the eggs warm and they hatch, releasing new life. Heat is associated with birth and...
by Pranakriya | Thoughts From Yoganand |
Santosha literally means “contentment, satisfaction.” This word, and the concept behind it, is a strong theme in Yoga literature. With the goal of most yoga practices being composure or the ability to witness experience without being disturbed, contentment...
