A long time student of mine experienced seeing colors when she practiced pranayama initially. After several years of practice she noticed...

I wrote this 2 years ago after my first visit to Sayulita Mexico. I’m going there for a retreat again this coming March. Recently I was...

The Upanishads are a group of Indian texts written between the 8th century BCE and the 3rd century CE that are foundational to yoga. When...

A student of the Yoga Sutra brought this question to me: How do we extend kindness to others when we are so stressed out right now that...

The highest spiritual practice is self-observation without judgment. -Swami Kripalu The quote above was extracted from a lecture spoken...

We have all had a meditation, or at least imagined a meditation, where the thoughts parted and a spaciousness appeared behind them. This...

“Asanas performed mechanically strengthen the body and bring health. Asanas performed with concentration of the mind achieve yoga. Where...

I’m turning 61 in a week and like many of my peers near the same age, I am spending some time contemplating retiring. I wonder if I...

I found this from the Taittiriya Upanishad while designing a program. It seems to present teaching as an integral part of learning. As if...

For many years now I have been teaching Yamas and Niyamas (ethical practices of Yoga prescribed by the Patanjali Yoga Sutra) to students...

There is a Sanskrit word that I hear often in the news today with very negative connotations. That word is ‘Aryan.’ In its first use the...