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Yoganand Michael Carroll
- May 14, 2020
- 5 min
Temescal Ceremony in Sayulita Mexico
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 i...
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Yoganand Michael Carroll
- Mar 28, 2020
- 3 min
The Virus is Interfering with my Practice
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 i...
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Yoganand Michael Carroll
- Nov 6, 2019
- 5 min
Engagement and renunciation
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 shoul...
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Yoganand Michael Carroll
- Aug 24, 2019
- 1 min
Inspiration for Teaching
I found this from the Taittiriya Upanishad while designing a program. It seems to present teaching as an integral part of learning. As if...
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Yoganand Michael Carroll
- Aug 19, 2019
- 2 min
Ishvara Pranidhana
For many years now I have been teaching Yamas and Niyamas (ethical practices of Yoga prescribed by the Patanjali Yoga Sutra) to students ...
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Yoganand Michael Carroll
- Aug 19, 2019
- 2 min
The Sanskrit Word 'Aryan'
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 w...
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