Can you name all the yamas and niyamas from Patanjali’s Eight Limbs?

I’ve been contemplating a few things lately, both while on my mat and off my mat. Things like how yoga and business mix, what it means to be a yoga student, what it means to be a yogi, how our shadow sides present themselves and affect both us and the people around us, and what [...]

What’s yoga got to do with climate action?

Well, plenty actually. And this is the perfect time to write about that connection. One, it’s International Blog Action Day, when bloggers around the world write about one topic that matters – this year the environment. And two, next Saturday October 24th is International Climate Action Day, also happening worldwide. Here in Wellington, there will [...]

How yoga helps unleash the power of truth in your life

It is so common to lie in our day-to-day lives that most of us don’t even know we’re doing it. It is so acceptable to withhold truth in order to gain advantage that it’s considered good business practice or smart politics. Truth is seen as something that gets in the way of a good sale, [...]

A central teaching from Sri Swami Sivananda – The Eighteen ‘Ities’

“Serenity, Regularity, Absence of Vanity, Sincerity, Simplicity, Veracity, Equanimity, Fixity, Non-irritability, Adaptability, Humility, Tenacity, Integrity, Nobility, Magnanimity, Charity, Generosity, Purity” By Guest Author Sri Swami Sivananda For everyone’s success in life, and especially for an aspirant’s success in spiritual life, it is essential that he or she should develop certain cardinal virtues. Virtue is strength, [...]

Am I a bad yogi because I want to eat steak?

Last week I received a comment from a reader prompted by the article they’d been reading, Will yoga give me a great body? I have recently started yoga, been almost a month & I love it. I have been doing “The Paleo Diet” – Lean Meats, Fruits, Vegs, No breads or Grains, Beans etc. I [...]