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What are you focusing on in your practice these days
A student recently asked me ‘What are you focusing on in your practice these days?’ Within the lineage of AshtangaYoga, parenting is the...
The 5 directions of Prana
At Newburgh Yoga Shala, my Shala in upstate New York, we have a theme of the month. Every month we focus on a new aspect of the practice...
Surya Namaskar is an offering
The Sun God, Surya, is portrayed as riding a chariot with seven horses, twelve wheels and eight spokes on in each wheel. He is...
The fruits of dedication
"Equanimity is not just a decision that we can will into being: “Let me be equanimous, right now, in the face of this difficulty.” It’s...
Practice is the anchor.
The Gita defines yoga as the sum of what one must do to realize the Self. It begins with the way of selfless action (Karma Yoga), passes...
Opportunities for Rest
We started a Book Club at the Shala, and our opening book was ‘Rest is Resistance’ by Tricia Hersey. Our discussion was led by some...
