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Vedanta: Why This Ancient Yogic Philosophy is Relevant in Modern Times

March 5, 2020 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

by Swami Karma Karuna, Anahata Yoga Retreat The term ‘Vedanta’, or ancient texts such as the Upanishads, may ring a bell, but for many, they are shrouded in mystery, scholastic views or firmly wedged in history. Perhaps one wonders how these ancient philosophies relevant to the modern-day yogi, engaged in holding a Warrior II Pose? According to Vedanta, anything that is changeable or measurable, or which has a beginning and end, is Maya. It often translates as illusion or magic, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga Tagged With: philosophy, swami karma karuna, Vedanta

How My Ashtanga Practice Taught me to Practice Courage

September 22, 2014 by Guest Author 1 Comment

Eight limbs of yoga, as defined by Patanjali in Ashtanga Yoga (as opposed to Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga as taught by Pattabhi Jois)

by guest author Pip Bennett After all that darkness of my last article, I decided I wanted to up my practice. I wanted to devote myself and commit to the Ashtanga practice as it demands: six days a week. To take on the challenge and see the benefits of a regular practice. Two weeks later, I hadn’t practiced yoga even once. It’s now been a couple of months since then. I did get myself back into the yoga room, but only for a couple of weeks. Turns out that although you can do yoga anywhere and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me Tagged With: ashtanga, commitment, confidence, courage, dark spaces, dissatisfaction, failure, home practice, iyengar, philosophy, running away

Breaking Down, Hitting Blocks and Finding Beginner’s Mind in Ashtanga Yoga

July 5, 2014 by Guest Author 3 Comments

by guest author Pip Bennett At the beginning of this year, I chose love and moved to Costa Rica (from NZ) to be with my partner. In doing so, I left everything I knew behind. Work, family, friends, culture. I have found it hard making the changes. Everything is different. Even on my best days, the smallest things can piss me off or make me miss home. Most of the time I can’t even work out what it is that is so difficult. I have a suspicion that whatever it is, it lies within me, rather than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations, Yoga & Community Tagged With: ashtanga, challenges, emotions, Mysore, new starts, Pattabhi Jois, personal experience, philosophy, practice, uncomfortableness

October 5 – 7: Wellington, Seminar, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Chapter III

July 22, 2012 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

Due to family reasons, this event has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience. Join Dr Kausthub Desikachar for a seminar in the tradition of Yogacarya T Krishnamacarya   No study of yoga is complete without a study of the yoga sutras of Patanjali. The sutras form the basis of all yoga teaching. This seminar will include inspiring discussions and presentations of the chapter three of the yoga sutras of Patanjali, as well as asana, pranayama, chanting, and meditation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: asana, chanting, Kausthub Desikachar, meditation, patanjali, philosophy, potentials of yoga, pranayama, seminar, sutras, wellington, Yogacarya T Krishnamacarya

January 14 & 15: Christchurch, Mark Whitwell Weekend Workshop

November 29, 2011 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: christchurch, mark whitwell, philosophy, pure yoga, workshop, yoga of heart

DVD Review: Love and Happiness

April 29, 2011 by Elissa Jordan 13 Comments

Swami Ji on Love and Happiness

See the end of this review for a chance to win a copy of Love and Happiness. I’m a sucker for snail mail. I’ll take just about anything if it’s going to come in the post. So when I was offered up a copy of Swami Govindananda’s Love and Happiness DVD I jumped at it. A few days later a lovely brown package showed up in my mail box. Unwrapping the packaging, I flipped it over to read the description on the back, I opened the case looked at each of the six discs, then put the DVD case on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: DVD, happiness, learning, lectures, philosophy, Swami Ji, The Heart, yoga philosophy

DVD Review: Bhakti – The Path of Love

March 12, 2011 by Jessica Powers 3 Comments

Beautiful Krishna, an aspect of the Divine

Win your own copy of Swami Ji's Bhakti - The Path of Love. See the end of this article for details. I’ve always considered myself a bhakti yogini – 4 of my 5 tattoos are overt reminders to myself of my relationships with the Divine. Yet it wasn’t a topic covered by any of my trainings or workshops.  Bhakti Yoga is one of the major paths of yoga, alongside Hatha Yoga, yet very little of this particular approach is shared in the West. So  I was rightly chuffed to be assigned Swami … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: bhakti, dvd set, krishna, philosophy, spirituality, swami govindananda, yoga philosophy

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