One day of each year, millions observe what is considered the most sacred vortex of time to be blessed in transformation and grace. For thousands of years, yogis, saints, sadhus, and householders in India have observed this moment, the MahaSivratri by staying up all night celebrating Lord Siva. MahaSivratri is the night of the Eternal [...]
Many in the West still hold the idea that their Yoga practice is purely physical fitness. Some might be surprised to discover that this profound science of well-being draws from a 5,000-year-old tradition of balancing body, mind and spirit to strengthen an individual’s immediate experience of the divine. Myths of the Asanas: the Stories at [...]
Terry Oldfield's latest release is one of those records capturing the spirit and penetrating into the unseen realm of inner harmony using melodic flute solos that project sweet and joyful images. Oldfield is a critically acclaimed master artist who generates the sounds of nature and blends it with his skills on flutes and pan pipes [...]
Decoding the Spiritual Messages of Everyday Life Dr. Paul Debell, MD Sterling Ethos Decoding the Spiritual Messages of Everyday Life: Dr. Paul Debell, MD We’ve all experienced climatic life situations that feel as though they’ve been orchestrated by a higher power. We could call them destiny, fate, chance or dumb luck; psychologist Dr. Paul Debell [...]
Yoga on the Dance Floor Ekayani and Tom Glide Space Glide Recordings Yoga on the Dance Floor: Ekayani and Tom Glide Ekayani and Tom Glide Space’s Yoga on the Dance Floor transports Yoga to the club world through ancient Sanskrit and Bengali mantras set to the mystical and funky goddess of house music. The album [...]
Visions of a Universal Humanity Foundation for Conscious Evolution Visions of a Universal Humanity: Foundation for Conscious Evolution Visions of a Universal Humanity, the second installment in futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard’s award-winning documentary series Humanity Ascending begins with the noted thinker thoughtfully dedicating the film by, “thinking of all the people on planet Earth who [...]
Practice Pages : My Other Car Is A Yoga Mat I’m so excited! I’ve made a huge breakthrough in my practice. After only twelve years of determined effort, I have moved on from the first sutra to the second! At this rate I will get through all 195 of Pantanjali’s Sutras by the time I’m 2,340 years [...]
Reema: Truth Love Creation Nutone Records Reema Datta is a beautiful devotee who embraces many Vedic traditions and techniques and puts her innate abilities into a collection of nine chants. When it comes to Yoga, Reema is no amateur. She first learned mantra (sacred syllable), Ayurvedic cooking, pranayama (breath techniques) and asana [...]
The Tao of Fertility By Daoshing Ni, DOM, LAc, PhD and Dana Herko Collins, 2008 Reviewed by Natalie D-Napoleon Daoshing Ni (better known as Dr. Dao) draws on his ancestral experience as a healer (belonging to seventy-four generations of masters) and his skill as an acupuncturist to present a holistic approach to conception [...]
The Essential Low Back Program: Relieve Pain and Restore Health Robin Rothenberg Pacific Institute Yoga Therapy Reviewed by Felicia M. Tomasko, RN What does it mean for a therapeutic Yoga CD set to state that its effects are clinically proven? For Rothenberg’s Essential Low Back Program, the endorsement refers to Karen Sherman’s much-lauded [...]