Weaving Yogic Knowledge into Your Yoga Class: The Rig Veda
The art of practicing Yoga, in all of its dimensions, originated several thousand years ago in Ancient India. The practice of physical...
The art of practicing Yoga, in all of its dimensions, originated several thousand years ago in Ancient India. The practice of physical...
The Yoga Vasistha also offers a Yogi or Yogini advice on how to act in accordance with the divine laws of Vedantic philosophy while living in the world. The Yoga Vasistha is viewed as a manual for living a dharmic, divine and uplifting life outside of an ashram, monastery or Himalayan cave. In other words, as a "house-holder."
“Yoga” comes from the Sanskrit word for “union” and refers to the science of uniting human awareness with divine reality. Based on ancient Vedic scriptures, Yoga provides the tools we need to cope with the stress of change in our physical bodies and our environment.
Just as the original teachings of Yogic philosophy have been diluted over the years, Yoga Nidra, also known as “deep sleep," is now used...
The chapters of the Shiva Samhita cover various aspects of the practice of Yoga. The word "Yoga" means the union of a human soul with the divine. Some of the aspects that are covered in the chapters of the Shiva Samhita are several methods of liberation, the structure of our 72,000 nadis, and the awakening of the Kundalini Shakti energy. Additionally, the Shiva Samhita outlines the importance of having a true Guru who can awaken the Kundalini energy safely, as well as describing the subtle body and the movement of prana.