Author: ~Yogaville

Teaching Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II)

Finding sthira sukham (comfort and steadiness) is the objective of any asana.

Speak To Us of Love

But, if in your fear, you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure, Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor, Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.

Surrender, Faith and Experience

The physical pain didn’t change. My experience of it did.

The Benefits of Meditation

Once you become aware, there are many, many, many miracles.

How to Practice Ha / Tha Yoga

When we are truly in “the groove” in our Hatha Yoga practice, we can, simultaneously, experience stretching with intensity, as well as relaxation.

Lives of the Luminaries: Dr. Martin Luther King

“Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream..."

The Core

Patanjali teaches that we are to master asana so that the body becomes steady and comfortable. Then, no longer a distraction, it even becomes a true friend for meditation.

The Best Diet

“No medicine is necessary for the person who eats after assuring him or herself that what has already been eaten is digested.”

Special Child Teacher Training Transformation

Then we learned to chant “Hari Om” with the children. During the program, the children remarked that the mantra stayed with them day and night—that they were hearing Sonia’s voice even in daydreams.

Gems of Integral Yoga Hatha

Sri Gurudev always presented Yoga as a comprehensive spiritual path not just a physical practice...This means developing a personal practice where one makes the connection to one’s own inner Peace on a daily basis.