Today’s world offers non-stop distractions and makes implicit cultural demands to move faster and harder. So many of us keep a tight and full schedule as a defense mechanism so that we can unconsciously be “lazy” and not create time to deal with the deeper and often difficult issues in our lives. As soon as […]
From the Inside Out: Service and Yoga in Peru
By Arthur Strimling Machu Picchu! Yoga! Service! Last April I saw a beautiful card at Vira Yoga offering a New Year’s retreat led by Zhenja La Rosa and Jordan Mallah that would culminate at Machu Picchu on New Year’s Eve – with a full moon, a blue moon, yet. Wow! I have harbored a dream […]
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Working for Anusara Founder John Friend, Costa Rican Shakti
The entire universe emanates a clear invocation of nature appreciation The pulsation of the breath of the universe is vibrant and alive Luminous royal sun flames majestically burn away mysterious cumulous clouds revealing thin blowing branches that provide a sacred resting place for stoically perched songbirds Vibrant yellow wildflowers scarcely speckle the emerald green shaded […]
Loving Peru, Dreaming of New York – La Grama, Peru
Hola and Shalom Family and Friends, Daily, I wish for your happiness and health. Although many of us have not connected by conventional means of communication for an extended moment, I give thanks that the energetic connections that keep friendships strong and beautiful remain powerful. The last time I wrote was at the beginning of […]
Swami Vivekananda Kendra Yoga Ashram, Southern India
Reflection Difficult mind expanding work Intensive meditation, the unbroken flow of thought towards the object of concentration Examination of Karma Yoga, realization of divinity through selfless action Yuj: To join two entities of the same nature, cosmic self and individual self Culture in body Fluid motion Poses –Yogasanas- Stretch my being Guru lectures so profound […]