If you’re looking to further your spiritual knowledge and have found yourself among the moral code outlined by the Yamas and Niyamas, then you’re in the right place. There’s a vortex of information out there about the yogic philosophy but I’m here to narrow down the...
If you’re diving a little deeper into yogic philosophy and the teachings of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra and the eight limbs of yoga, then you are bound to come across Yamas and Niyamas along the way. They are part of the elusive ‘eightfold path of yoga’, so yea…...
As yoga has spread to the western world, it has come face to face with many religious practices. And since it’s not all that uncommon to hear your yoga teacher mention one Hindu tradition or another, it has naturally left many wondering if yoga is a...
It seems like every yoga class, teacher, and person who practices yoga gives the salutation ‘Namaste’, usually followed by something about divine light, divine love, or some other divine mention. But what is the translation of namaste and how is it...
It seems like every yoga class, yoga studio, and yoga related brand plasters the symbol of om wherever they can or chant the sounds of om whenever there is more than one person around.But what does it symbolize anyway? And what does this yoga term have to do with...
You may often hear your instructor say “soften your gaze” or “use your drishti” during yoga. But what does that really mean and what importance does this yoga term carry in your yoga practice? Drishti means “focused gaze” in Sanskrit and is used for concentration and...
