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 […]
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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 […]
Meditating with Sleep and Sleepiness
Have you found yourself nodding off during meditation? Dullness or sleepiness are inherent experiences – experience, acknowledge but not to get caught in. Habit formed in long time members…with awareness, […]
What Is Love?
A very warm welcome back to Enryu and Maria from an intense 10 Day Meditation Retreat at the Great Vow Buddhist Monastery. Thank you both for sharing highlights of your […]
Behind the simple instruction for meditation: Place the tongue at the back of the top teeth
Supriti shared knowledge from the Vedic/yogic teachings- The physiological-spiritual context for mudras (hand postures), bandhas (locks between various body parts) and contact points.Placing the tongue behind the back of the […]
John Marshall on Enabling Silence
“I have the power to enable silence.” — John Marshall, Lakota Tradition
The Gifts of Silence
We read the words of a Lakota Elder on the sensibilities of traditional First People: the gifts of SILENCE: We Indians know about silence.We aren’t afraid of it.In fact, to us […]
Buddha on Allowing the Soul to Speak
“Quiet the mind and the soul will speak.” — Buddha