Hello, Gorgeous!
After a long pandemic-induced hiatus, I’m delighted to announce that we can resume massage therapy. Per Proclamation 20-241, LMTs are permitted to return to practice in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the proclamation.
In the context of my teaching, people regularly ask me if yogis must eat a vegetarian or vegan diet. Often, what they're really asking is can I be a yogi and still eat meat?
The short answer is: opinions vary. There is no shortage of passionate, conflicted, and contradictory opinions on the subject. Most long-term yogis I know...
Read MoreIf you are at all curious about the science behind yoga, I highly recommend reading Azriel ReShel article summarizing the scientific research informing the film, The Science Behind Yoga...
Read MoreTrataka is a Yogic meditation practice that involves gazing at a single point to develop one-pointed concentration of the mind (ekagrata)...
Read MoreHilarious commentary on the pop culture yoga scene..
Read MoreHere are two gentle 18-minute sequences designed to wake you up and tuck you in when you can't get the Luminanda love up close and personal. Enjoy!
Read MorePlace everything you can perceive--
Everything you can
See,
Hear,
Smell,
Taste,
Or touch,
Upon the altar of this moment
And give thanks...
Recently, a friend published this quote on FB: "Chronic ecstasy is a learnable skill."
Chronic. Ecstasy. A strange juxtaposition. Chronic, often associated with a less healthy form of constancy—as in chronic pain. Andecstasy, often associated with a less healthy form of drug-induced high—as in rave culture drug of choice.
My initial response was one of both affirmation and caution. Yes, chronic ecstasy is indeed a learnable, even valuable, skill, and yet, chronic ecstasy without discerning engagement is simply self-indulgent escapism...
Read MoreThe beginning of all yoga is virtue. Like all wise people world-wide, the yogis of ancient India realized that certain behaviors are more conducive to healthy development than others, so they described and prescribed a code of conduct as a prerequisite foundation for Yoga: Yama, five abstinences that guide our relationships with others, and Niyama, five observances that guide our relationship with ourselves. Together, Yama and Niyama are an essential set of ten underlying principles (intentions, values, choices) that guide one’s yoga practice on and off the mat. These are the “ethical ground” from which all else grows...
Read MoreIn the yogic tradition, Self-realization consists of discovering and discarding false identifications with aspects or energies of human being (koshas) that make up the spectrum of being-consciousness-bliss underlying who we are and the nature of reality. Ranging from material to spiritual, the entire spectrum is considered to be variations of the same being-consciousness-bliss organizing itself at different vibrational frequencies or forms...
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