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Enlightenment – one drop of sweat at a time?

December 9, 2011 By 3 Comments
Is a Good Camel one step towards an enlightened life?

by Kara-Leah Grant Inspired by Scott Bischke's book Good Camel, Good Life - Finding enlightenment one drop of sweat at a time I took myself off to a Bikram class recently. (That's an affiliate link for Fishpond.co.nz, so The YLB gets 5% if you buy it from there.) I haven't been in more than a year, and I was curious. The last few classes I attended, I started class feeling calm and sattvic, and I ended class feeling agitated and rajas. My mind was busier and louder coming out than … [Read more...]

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How to approach challenging yoga poses with patience and self-kindness

January 16, 2009 By 5 Comments
galavasana

  Though we all know, as good yogis should, that the purpose of our practice is to create a greater sense of inner peace and self-actualization, it’s sometimes difficult to not push ourselves past our physical limits. by guest author Seka Ojdrovic It’s often said that we are our own worst critic.  Part of being human is striving to attain the unattainable and not being satisfied until it’s within our grasp.  The practice of yoga is no exception, as we often literally … [Read more...]

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