Saucha: Purification & Spring Detox
By: Courtnay Mecca, MS, CNS, LDN As the clocks spring us forward this first weekend of March, we invite the light back into the day. Days are longer and we may start to feel more energetic as we emerge from a long dark winter of low tapas (directly translated as...
Metta/Maitri (Loving-Kindness)
By: Tara Hoxha “The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” -Mahatma Gandhi Metta (loving-kindness) is a well known practice in Buddhism in which we intentionally send forth love and compassion to our Self and to...
Sankalpa for the New Year
By: Tara Hoxha We’re in the time of year when resolutions are typically made to better ourselves in some way. Most resolutions are quickly forgotten and fail within days, weeks or months because they come from the ego’s desire and from a place of 'not being good...
The Practice of Aparigraha
By: Tara Gallo As we approach the holiday season, we are constantly bombarded with all the 'hot,' new items to put on our wish list for ourselves, our friends, and our family. How many options for tablets or smart phones do we really need? All of this marketing for...
A Reflection on Gratitude
November Focus of the Month By: Martha Goldstein “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” – Henri-Frederic Amiel (philosopher/poet) As we approach...
Lila: Divine Play
By: Tina Crandell The Sanskrit word, lila (pronounced “lee-lah”), means play. More specifically, divine play, or the play of the gods. While the term is much richer than our word, certain sentiments are shared: that play is something spontaneous, inspired, and...
The Yoga of Action
By: Monica Ott "The power of action shakes off the inertia blanketing our soul. It awakens our dormant forces of will and knowledge and infuses us with self-trust and self-confidence. In the light of this active will and knowledge we are able to see ourselves,...
Honoring the Language of Yoga
However, this language is not for others, it is for you. Beyond uniting you with a global community of practitioners, or with your own immediate community, it will bring you closer to an intuitive understanding of the Yoga practice and its teachings.
The Power of ‘OM’
Barriers dissolve and we feel this deep sense of oneness. Chanting OM both internally or externally unifies us as a whole and reminds us that we’re not alone.
Dharma: Living Your Heart’s Calling
only we are able to live our own heart’s true calling. We must live our dharma full-out and let go of the fruits of our actions. When our minds focus on the outcome of our efforts, we begin to falsely identify ourselves with success, fame, fortune, etc. Our ego and self-worth become attached to these efforts, and our choices become a matter of life or death. Instead, Krishna says to live your dharma with pure love and devotion; when we surrender our need for results, we feel gratitude for whatever happens.