Why forgiveness of self is part of the yogic path toward samadhi (bliss)

Opening to both the Dark and the Light within

Years of yoga practice has peeled away layers and layers of behaviours and thought patterns. The veil of avidya (self-ignorance) is lifting, but not without pain and discomfort. It’s this pain and discomfort that sent me fleeing from class so many years ago. It’s this pain and discomfort that has made my practice sporadic and disjointed at times. Bikram in particular used to dig deep inside to this bottomless well of tears that would erupt during class and pour forth without pause … [Read more...]

What it means to embody presence in all that you do

Taisuke Tanimura embodying presence on the December Yoga Lunchbox photo shoot

  by guest author Peter Fernando Peter is a meditation teacher with the Original Nature Meditation Group.   One of the first times in my life I remember feeling fully present in the body was when I was in my early twenties. It was a time when I was in quite a lot of mental distress. My life at the time was all doing – doing this, achieving that; fixing this, making that. It was all about activity. To be honest I was a bit compulsive – I felt I had to constantly … [Read more...]