Concentration, Meditation and Bliss
Dharana, Dhyana & Samadhi These are last 3 limbs of the Ashtanga yoga practice. Here we talk about how to start integrating them into your personal practice.
Yoga is a Spiritual Discipline
The great guru, Ramana Maharshi used to say find out who you Really are and all illusion will disappear. Who am I? Self-Realization is the ultimate goal of our yoga practice. This is a very short clip to remind yourself to ask yourself why you do yoga. Are you disciplining your mind? Are you able to …
Two Earthly Loves, One Heavenly Yoga
Such a beautiful writing by Carolina Daza! She’s a beauty and we are grateful to have her at the yoga shala…if you don’t already know, it is thanks to her that we have all those short video clips and the photos of the shala and events(and there are dozens more to come đ Poetry rises …
The Bhagavad Gita ~ âThe Lordâs Songâ
The Gita Summed Up The story takes place on a battle field and is an allegory of life itself being a battle field in which we find good & evil and right & wrong; both externally and within ourselves. Prince Arjuna must âlook withinâ in order to live his sva-dharma (own-law). The God-man, Krishna is …
Precious Time with Tiwariji
We had a wonderful week with this very special man, Sri O. P. Tiwari and his son, Sudhir. Their humility despite their deep knowledge is the part that impresses me the most. I feel so blessed to have mentors such our dear teacher, Tiwariji. Gerald and I were first introduced to him by our friend and fellow …
Yoga Festival Val d’Isere
Gerald and I were teaching in the Alps last weekend at the Yoga Festival! We had a lovely time! Thanks to all the yoga students and the fellow yoga teachers and performers!! We didn’t actually go skiing…it’s been about 27 years since either of skied but we still road the gondola to the highest point to check …
The Heart of Yoga by Desikachar
The first recommendation I will give is the first book I read on yoga. The story about how I found out about this book is a little amusing. After a few months of doing yoga, I was becoming more interested in the subject but at the same time a bit leery of the âweirdâ stuff. …
Eddie & Jocelyne Stern in Paris!!
I’m very excited that Eddie Stern came to do a workshop here! He is so clear & inspiring! He was my teacher in NYC for almost 4 years and helped me tremendously on my path of yoga. He continues to be one of my main mentors several years later. ï»ż
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
A little clip explainingâŠ.How to twist into this challenging pose in a way which keeps the shoulder girdle broad and open; avoiding crunching around the neck and the collar bones. AndâŠHow to help someone get into the pose by stabilizing them and using your hands to guide them into understanding the dynamics of the pose. …
Merci! 9 an d’AYP
Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate AYP’s 9th Year!! With our beautiful little community of yoga growing we look forward to celebrating many more anniversaries!!! Many of you asked for the recipe for the HEART COOKIES. It’s a recipe my childhood friend gave me to make shape cookies with the kids. We use …