As we progress in our lives, we are less and less inclined to be referred to as a ‘beginner’. We completed an education or learned a trade and after years on the lower scale of the pecking order, we like to consider ourselves an expert in at least one field (let it be a home-maker, […]
Bhujangasana (Cobra pose) Bhujanga = serpent, snake About the pose: This is a prone backbend which can be quite strong in its full pose. As such, it is critical not to reduce this pose to bending in the lower back (lumbar area) and instead include lengthening of the upper back by drawing the shoulders back […]
“Abiding in Yoga, do your work without attachment and with being balanced in success or failure. Balance is called Yoga.” Bhagavad Gita, trans. by Georg Feuerstein
“Yoga is the ability to direct the mind exclusively toward an object and sustain that direction without any distractions.” T.K.V. Desikachar
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” Dalai Lama
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them – every day begin the task anew.” Saint Francis de Sales
“Your life is always working, whether you know it or not. Sometimes it works to bring you what you want, and sometimes it works to keep you from what you think you want.” Neale Donald Walsch
“Music…gives wings to the mind, a soul to the universe, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, a life to everything.” Plato