Within the 8 limbs of Ashtanga Yoga we find the restraints of Truth and Non-Stealing. We all probably feel we are truthful and that we do not steal, right?! Hmmm, on closer inspection we may be ‘truthful’ enough to see where we let these virtues slide at varying degrees. Justification is one means we use to …
I think ultimately the yoga is meant to serve our daily life. We don’t live to do yoga, we do yoga to live a healthy, happy, meaningful life! If we get on our yoga mat and compare, judge and use it as a way to prove something; then it is not using the yoga in …
Asmita is one of the Kleshas. In Sutra 2.6 Patanjali describes what Ego is: “I-am-ness (asmita) is as it were the unification of the powers of the ‘Seer’ and ‘seeing’.” In this video we also discuss the necessity of the ego for living in this world but remaining unattached to the identities of Asmita.
The way we sit, stand and hold ourself ‘says’ something about us. When we want to develop self-confidence, for instance, we can use our posture to feel it and be it! It is part of the work in balancing Muladhara Chakra. It’s true, how we hold ourselves will have a dramatic effect on how we …
The world is becoming smaller; we are uniting with the rest of the world through technology. At one time we were only aware of our small communities but now we know through the internet and accessibility of mobile phones what is going on in the rest of the world. If we care to notice, …
Om symbolizes the four states of being. It is the Divine sound. In this video Gerald is explaining the Fourth State – Turiya. The other three states are waking, dreaming and sleep. A little excerpt from one of my favorite gurus, Ramana Maharshi. “Be as you are, The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, edited by …
Samkhya philosophy is the cosmology or the science of being behind many yoga texts, particularly the Yoga Sutra and the Bhagavad Gita. La philosophie Samkhya est la cosmologie ou la science de l’être derrière beaucoup de textes de yoga, particulièrement le Yoga Sutra et le Bhagavad Gita.
In this clip from a discussion on Samadhi, Linda reads a beautiful quote by Ramana Maharshi and then discusses the meaning of it! Voici une vidéo d’une discussion sur le Samadhi, Linda lit une magnifique citation de Ramana Maharshi et parle du sens de celle ci! This is some excerpts from a discussion on reaching …
Written in the Bhagavad Gita the three properties that the entire manifest world are made up of are described. They are called the 3 Gunas: Rajas, Tamas and Sattva. They are intertwining forces that are found in different proportions that weave together to make material nature, including human consciousness.
There are endless paths of health and wellbeing: ashtanga yoga, scripture study, meditation, chanting…how to choose which one is for us and do you keep changing when bored of one to move on to another? Gerald says Pattabhi Jois said “One Teacher, One Wife”. I like that 🙂 Les voies vers la santé et …