Entries by BE Staff
Why do I sit in Silence?
More of a rhetorical question, shared this evening. Giving ourselves the space and time to transcend space and time, to just BE, remembering our true nature, to rest in the […]
Charaka Sutrasthana (Ayurveda teachings) on Imbalance in Our Bodies
Though air and ether (Vata) imbalance in our bodies, diseases are innumerable. And amongst the eighty diseases that are the most commonly manifested with a vata imbalance, constipation, depression, sleeplessness […]
What is rest?
(Sharing from a newsletter from Ayurprana) The beauty of Ayurveda is that it allows for the concept of rest and resting to be different for each person, with each of […]
Francis Lucille on the Silent Transmission
The teaching is in the silent transmission. Francis Lucille
Developing a sequence of 8 Breathworks: Daily Pranayama: 2nd in the sequence: Kapalabhati follows Bhastrika
“Shining Skull Breath” Kapalabhati invigorates the brain and awakens the dormant centres which are responsible for subtle perception. Hatha Yoga Pradipika Definition: Kapalabhati is the “skull shining” breath -a dynamic […]
Hatha Yoga Pradipika on the Winds of Change
Autumn is a time when the air element (vayu) is predominant. There is more lightness, dryness and coolness as the “winds of change” blow ever more erratically. These qualities in […]
Sadhguru on What Love Is
“Love is not about somebody, love is not some kind of action. Love is the way you are. If you close your eyes, you are just overflowing with love.” — […]
Enryu shared on the teachings on the four Foundations of Mindfulness
Dwell contemplating the body in the body, ardent, clearly comprehending, unified, with concentrated one-pointed mind, in order to know the body as it really is. Dwell contemplating feeling in feelings… […]
Establishing Receptive Attention (shared by Enryu from her many years of Classical Indian Dance Training)
Enryu took us through a meditation on Nava Rasas moving through the experience of each rasa (a practice in Indian Classical Temple Dance, taken from the Vedic teachings).Rasa means juice or flavour […]