Seven Buddhist Mantras
Buddhist mantras are syllables and words chanted repetitively as part of a centering, consciousness-shifting practice. Their exact function can vary, but all have a goal of helping to inspire and...
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Why Gratitude is an Important Element in Your Intentions
Manifesting your intentions requires being in that high vibration state of receiving. If you’re not there, you’ll never connect with your intentions. Gratitude is an important tool for shifting your...
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Mastering the Watcher
In any given situation, you have two energies that guide your reactions. The primitive part of your mind reacts to threats to your safety while your Watcher is a casual...
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Our Emotional Response to Yoga Poses
We know that yoga asanas are intended to have particular effects on the physical body. Muscles, ligaments and tendons are all stretched and strengthened by individual asanas and sequences of...
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A Guide to Yoga Props
With the ever increasing popularity of yoga, it is only natural that more and more yoga related products and accessories have become available in the commercial marketplace. Yoga devotees can...
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4 Unique Meditation Exercises
“Meditation means I have to sit still, shut my eyes, and breathe in complete silence… right?” Silence and deep breathing are essential to many meditation traditions, but that doesn’t mean...
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Five Layers of the Self
Yoga philosophy addresses much more than the practice of yoga poses and the eight limbs of yoga. It also describes us as individuals, what we are made of. Historically, classical...
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Have The Benefits Of Yoga Crept Up On You?
While every yoga student recognizes the overall feeling of wellbeing that occurs after a good yoga class, it is much easier to miss the signs that an ongoing yoga practice...
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Yoga for the End of the Day
We all have a routine for transitioning from the work and activities of daytime to the quieter, home-centered activities of evening. Some sit down with a glass of wine or...
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A Simple Tea Meditation
“When I drink tea, there is only me, and the tea. The rest of the world dissolves. There are no worries about the future. No dwelling on past mistakes. Tea...
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The Power and Softness of Breath
The breath can have a profound effect on our yoga experience. Breath can be powerful, subtle, nurturing, soft and energizing, sometimes all in the same pose or asana. Understanding and...
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Eight Auspicious Tibetan Symbols of Good Fortune
Signs of good fortune have been established in Hindu mythology since ancient times. Tibetan Buddhism has a group of eight symbols that are considered to be the oldest and most...
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What Are Mandalas?
A mandala (in Sanskrit ,‘manda’ = core, quintessence ‘la’ = container) is typically a square or circular chart with geometric designs. It symbolizes the cosmos and everything within; another meaning...
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The Silence of Savasana
Almost every yoga student looks forward to savasana. After all the physical effort, finally, at the end of class, you get to lie down and relax. It seems easy enough,...
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