The Yoga Lunchbox

Nourishing the Yoga Community since 2008

  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
    • Advertising
  • Yoga Articles
    • Starting
      • Foundations
      • Styles
      • Going to Class
      • Practices
      • Home Practice
      • Resources & Reviews
    • Deepening
      • Yoga & Parenting
      • Yoga & Relationships
      • Yoga & Life
      • Yoga & Healing
    • Teaching
      • Insights
      • Interviews
      • Training
      • Business
    • Awakening
      • Activism
      • The Process of Kundalini
      • The Process of Waking Up
      • KL’s Musings from the Mat
  • Yoga Videos
  • NZ Teacher Training
    • RSS
    • Youtube
    • Facebook

Enlightenment – one drop of sweat at a time?

December 9, 2011 by Kara-Leah Grant 4 Comments

Enlightenment – one drop of sweat at a time?

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. 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 it was going in. Plus the very last class, I fainted. Only for a moment, as I walked out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Bikram, book, challenge, good camel good life, nixon, scott bichke

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

January 16, 2009 by Seka Ojdrovic-Phillips 5 Comments

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

  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 stretch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Physical Practices Tagged With: challenge, kindness, patience, Seka Ojdrovic

Copyright © 2019 · News Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in