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Pranayama – It’s Your Medium to the ‘Super Soul’

April 18, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

by guest author L. Farrah Furtado India… the place that heightens the sense of penetration into another worldly reality, or the world beyond this one; a world within a world. I am currently in Mysore, India taking a pranayama, mudra and philosophy course at the  Krishnamachar Sri Patanjala Yoga Shala with the famous Guruji, B. N. S. Iyengar. (Not to be confused with B. K. S. Iyengar). This entails taking an hour class with him every day and practicing pranayama six days a week for four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Practices, The Foundations Tagged With: astanga yoga, B.N.S. Iyengar, Krishnamacharya, pranayama, soul

Leaving behind window shopping for the soul & committing to a tradition

September 25, 2012 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

By guest author Carmen Howell of The Sadhana Studio The title for this article came from a blog, where the writer shared her "tempest of emotions, regarding the question of whether to take and commit to a teacher'? The advice she received was that window shopping for ceremonies, teachers and/or traditions prevents a situation where one can go deeply into any one tradition, and will only result in a shallow experience and knowledge of a topic. In short, window shopping can be delusional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Going to Class Tagged With: Carmen Howell, commit, guru, India, kriya yoga, soul, teacher, the Sadhana studio, The Yoga Lunchbox, tradition, Wanaka, window shopping, yoga

What’s the point of winter – whether of the soul or of the seasons?

June 21, 2012 by Melissa Billington 5 Comments

A season for all things...

by guest author Melissa Billington, Creatrix of the Powa Centre & MYOGA Driving into Wellington there’s a big billboard by the docks that reads, “Cancel Winter.”  It’s advertising warmer climes, in this case, Nelson. I know we can travel and many with means become snowbirds following the warmth of the sun around the globe.  Yet I wonder if we’re missing something crucial by avoiding the dark and the cold and the seemingly difficult. I’ve lived in equatorial countries and the monotony … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: depression, light, Melissa Billington, seasons, solstice, soul, winter

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