Sacred Sanskrit Words: For Yoga, Chant and Meditation by Leza Lowitz and Reema Datta — The language of Sanskrit was adopted by ancient Indian holy men to express the states of enlightened consciousness through dyllabic sounds. Sanskrit is widely used in the West to channel spiritual pathways during yoga practice and to discuss important meditative […]
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The nature of yoga
October 1, 2013
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by Kathleen Bryant — Like its symbol, the lotus, the practice of yoga unfolds a petal at a time. Asana, the physical posture of yoga, comprises only one of eight limbs or aspects of yoga. The others include ethical behavior, personal disciplines, breath and energy work, and progressive levels of concentration and meditation. Many Westerners […]
Chakra clearing
April 12, 2012
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by Khayriyyah Savannah — Everything is energy, and energy is moving. Physical pain is the body’s way of communicating to our conscious mind that our life-force energy has become blocked in some way. However, addressing the physical symptoms may not always be the most effective way to heal. Chakra is a Sanskrit word which literally […]
May 28, 2015
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