Artist Robert Sturman Captures The Pose of the Yogi Living a devotee’s life has many manifestations, forms and actions. After even a brief glimpse at Robert Sturman’s stunning series of ecumenical devotional art, I experienced the universal power of love made possible with an intention to unify body, mind and soul. In Vedic terms, Sturman’s [...]
Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy by Mukunda Stiles, Lotus Press, 2008 At first glance, I have to admit, this modest looking book, devoid of color photographs, looked b-o-r-i-n-g! But, out of respect for the author, who I first met in the 1970s when we were both taking our teacher training at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in [...]
Swami Veda Bharati gave the opening address at the International Association of Yoga Therapists conference in March, 2008. In his talk, he stated that the most important yoga therapy text is the Charaka Samhita. The Charaka Samhita is a Sanskrit tome generally believed to have been compiled two thousand years ago and is a work [...]
Hope is in the air. It could mean student success and systemic change for a failing education system, and it is coming from an unusual source: the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program introduced to the world more than 40 years ago by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, rebranded and artfully packaged as Stress-Free Schools. The TM [...]
The Yoga of Sustainable Culture Permaculture offers a radical approach to food production and urban renewal, water, energy and pollution. It integrates ecology, landscape, organic gardening, architecture and agro-forestry in creating a rich and sustainable way of living which is possible in any location. –Permaculture Co-Founder Bill Mollison The world today is in need of [...]
finding the buddha, the dharma and the sangha on the road and bringing them home Last year I packed my bags for three months and moved from Los Angeles to Iowa. My greatest fear was not the bone-chilling winters, ruthless tornadoes or the sparser selection of vegetarian menu selections. My greatest fear was [...]
Countdown to L.A. Spay/Neuter Ordinance It’s the Law: October 1. In the ongoing effort to create a humane Los Angeles and to help make the City a No-Kill zone for dogs and cats, the L.A. City Council and the Mayor approved a law requiring all cats and dogs in the City older than four months of [...]
Ayurveda has been practiced in the U.S. for only about 30 years, yet it is a 5,000–year–old Indian system of medicine and yoga’s sister science. Readers are invited to submit questions for “Ayurveda Q & A” to ayurveda@layogamagazine.com Q: Are there any Ayurvedic remedies for piles/hemorrhoids? A: From an Ayurvedic perspective arsha roga (piles/hemorrhoids) is a [...]
Paradise Found Yoga: Retreating For The Soul When I walked into my room at Sat Guru Nomi Lyons’s Paradise Found, there was a spray of orchids waiting for me. They’re my favorite flower. Lyons knew because it was one of the questions asked in the pre-retreat questionnaire, designed to facilitate a personalized experience in Paradise. [...]
Vitamin Angels spreads their wings over India and beyond Beneath the smog-choked skies of Mumbai – where India’s 21st century rise to prosperity is evident in the shine of skyscrapers, the glitz of mega-malls, and the bustle of the Bollywood film industry – fast-moving streams of raw sewage dissect Mawlenagar Malad. This smelly, [...]