yoga sutras

Is it the world's most versatile practice?

I practiced yoga for six years before discovering the profound power of meditation. In those years I spent hours each week doing more and more…

Upon waking each day we often start with thoughts of what we have to accomplish or acquire, quickly spinning us into action mode. But what…

Sometimes our most negative encounters can offer us great spiritual guidance. For instance, I once had a blow-out fight with a woman at a car…

One of the most universal human fears is the fear of dying. It is instinctual to act in ways that preserve life and rightly so…

Up and down ... up and down. Isn’t this how we feel most of the time?

The number one obstacle on our journey toward greater awareness of self is thinking that we know something when we really do not. Known as…

The Yoga Sutras identify five obstacles to our ability to sail through life with an expansive and joyful consciousness. They are known as the kleshas.

There are many advantages to solitude, ashram life and connection to nature, but when you're caught up in the hustle and bustle of big city…

Most of us have probably experienced feelings of being overwhelmed, stressed out, worried and fearful. Whether you experience these emotions situationally, or are dealing with…

Recently I made a move to Costa Rica. I am single and definitely feeling like I'm nearing my sexual peak. Not to mention, everyone in…

All suffering is a result of imbalance — physically, mentally or spiritually. In yoga philosophy, physical disease is attributed to imbalances in diet or environment.

I am a Christian who practices, teaches and encourages others to do yoga. In the years since I began my practice, I have heard many…

In 2009 I made a radical change. I quit a high-paying, promising corporate career to pursue a dream: to build and run a retreat center…

Ashtanga yoga was created by Sri. K. Patabhi Jois.