Ahimsa, which translates into non-violence or non-harming, is the first Yama in the Eight-Limbed Path of Yoga as described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, an ancient scripture often resourced by yoga schools in their online yoga teacher training programs. The Eight...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are an ancient yogic text that outlines a path to self realization through the eight-limbed path of yoga of yoga. Most 200-hour online yoga teacher training programs, as well as in-person 200 YTT, will include The Yoga Sutras as...
There is something about yoga that keeps people coming back to the practice. Regardless of what brings them into class, they keep coming back because of the effects that a yoga practice can have on the practitioner. A lot of practitioners report feelings of peace,...
A common thing to hear these days is the planet Mercury getting the blame when things go awry. This is something that is repeated by those who practice astrology and the layman, alike. People complain that the planet is in retrograde, throwing everything out of whack....
The fifth limb of Patanjali’s Raja Yoga is Pratyahara. Pratyahara is one of the most misunderstood limbs or practices found in Yoga. Pratyāhāra – withdrawal of the senses / directing energy inward at will “prati” – away from; against + ...
