Kapalabhati and Bhastrika

February 14, 2012

Kapalabhati and Bhastrika pranayama are two types of yogic breath (prana) practices. They are similar in execution, focus, and benefit, with a …

The Attraction of Doing the Opposite

January 26, 2012

VITARKA BADHANE PRATIPAKSA BHAVANAM.—Sutra 2:33 When disturbed by negative thoughts, opposite [positive] ones should be thought of. This is pratipaksha bhavana. Pratipaksha bhavana literally …

Five Things Friday: 5 Things Yoga isnt.

January 13, 2012

5 things Yoga is NOT: (in this yogi’s opinion) A talent. It is a gift bestowed by different means and …

Five Things Friday: Happiness is Hard!

January 6, 2012

…5 ways yoga and meditative practices can change negativity bias Rick Hanson, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist and author of Buddha’s Brain: …

Setting Sankalpa

December 30, 2011

Sankalpa is Sanskrit for “will, determination, purpose.” Forming a sankalpa is to set an intention, or in the spirit of the New …

The 8 Limbs of Yoga (etc.)

December 14, 2011

Great chart and resource I recently found.

Seeking Peach: The Sutras of the Super Mario Bros.

October 30, 2011

Read below, or at Elephant Journal. Nintendo announced that the successor to their Wii system will arrive in 2012. I’ve …

The Four Desires from a Christian Perspective

October 14, 2011

God says, “I am the sovereign goodness of all things. I am what makes you love. I am what makes you long and desire. This I am—the endless fulfilling of all desires.” –Julian of Norwich