Today’s new moon marks the start of the Indian celebration of Navratri, the nine nights of the goddess, which is a wonderful time to deepen your commitment to your spiritual practices, including mantra chanting, meditation and fasting.
At yesterday’s Full Moon Meditation session, I led the group through a guided meditation honoring our ancestral connection, followed by an exploration of the current
यमनियमासनप्राणायामप्रत्याहारधारणाध्यानसमाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि॥२९॥ Yamaniyamāsanaprāṇāyāmapratyāhāradhāraṇādhyānasamādhayo’ṣṭāvaṅgāni Yama (moral injunctions), Niyama (observances), Āsana (posture), Prāṇāyāma (regulation of the breath), Pratyāhāra (internalization of the senses), Dhāraṇā (concentration), Dhyāna (meditation) (and) Samādhi
अहिंसाप्रतिष्ठायां तत्सन्निधौ वैरत्यागः॥३५॥ Ahiṁsāpratiṣṭhāyāṁ tatsannidhau vairatyāgaḥ In the presence (sannidhau) of one who is established in (pratiṣṭhāyām) non-harming (ahiṁsā) (there is) cessation (tyāgaḥ) of hostility
How the Niyama – personal observances – of the Yoga Sutra can help us become better yoga teachers and role models. Purity is the foundation
