There is nothing more powerful than the human mind. The mind has a tremendous capacity, so it can be trained to do anything. We can see this in the mental accomplishments or siddhis. If your thought force is strong enough, just by simply looking at an ordinary piece of paper it could become a sheet of gold or it can be made invisible. You don’t need alchemy for this. Your thought force can change the molecules. After all, the paper is just a lot of molecules put together.MORE
In this episode of the Integral Yoga Podcast, Avi Gordon (director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association) is in conversation with Luciana Prakash, who became a Yoga teacher in 2007 and is now also one of the directors of Jai Vida, the Integral Yoga Centre of Belo Horizonte. Their discussion covers many topics and is an inspiring exploration of what it means to go deeper into Yoga in your practice and daily life.
In Part 5 of this series, we went over the first verse of the first chapter. I’d like to skip ahead now to the 20th verse of the first chapter where Arjuna says to Sri Krishna: “Place my chariot in the middle of the two armies, O Krishna, so that I may behold those who stand here desirous of fighting and know with whom I must fight as the battle is about to commence.” A big battle is about to take place. It’s a war between the sons of the blind king, and his wife Gandhari... MORE
In this new column, Gita Brown will share what Yoga has revealed to her about living Yoga in an embodied way and amid the challenges of modern life.
Ranger nuzzled my hand. A brisk autumn wind blew around the barn. His cold nose interrupted my list-making: cut down the sunflowers, mulch the asparagus, replace the bunny-eaten spinach. At one hundred pounds he could have knocked me over. But he waited. I felt he was connected to something more than a romp through the woods... MORE
After a wildly successful theatrical release, and a special screening at the 2021 Parliament of World Religions, Tango Shalom is out now on demand and available on DVD. Hailed by critics, breaking first-week independent film box office records, endorsed by faith leaders and religious organizations from around the globe, Tango Shalom is dancing into hearts around the world! Enjoy the trailer of this unique film about faith, family, and cross-cultural challenges.
In the last installment of this six-part series, Eddie Stern brings his analysis of Yoga and neuroscience to a close and to a very illuminating conclusion.
Let’s come back to Kriya Yoga to pull this all together. Swami Hariharananda Aranya, in his commentary on Vyaasa’s bhashya on the Yoga Sutras, states that tapas is physical, svadhyaya is verbal and Ishvara pranidhana is mental. The practices of tapas include asanas and pranayama, which affect physiological functions. MORE
Satya (truth) often seems limited, or perhaps “restrained,” to what we do, we think, we speak, we act—all doings. Don’t misunderstand me. I agree that truth in “doings” lessens dissonance and brings a semblance of harmony to the body-mind. For instance, being truthful with yourself in a Yoga class, listening to the body, mind and breath for signs of over-doing, for indications of what is needed, hearing the truth of what you feel, tuning in, are vitally important! MORE
