Challenge Your Practice with Aerial Yoga I’ve heard many stories of how people find yoga, and my story seems predictably similar. I was a new mom. My need for ways to de-stress, decompress, find happiness, and discover myself brought me to the mat. Like many others, it took several years of “doing Yoga” before I [...]
Starting an Aerial Practice Inspired to begin an Aerial Practice? Several of the places in the following resource list were personally attended by author Miyoko Rifkin and demonstrated exceptional instruction and focus on safety. Please be cautious whenever beginning a new aerial practice as instructors vary in their focus on therapeutics or alignment versus art and creativity. [...]
Shankar, a Sanskrit name meaning “One who gives Bliss,” was the perfect surname for the late Ravi Shankar since he bestowed happiness to so many in his 92 years of life. Responsible for the introduction of Classical Indian Music to the West through his relations with The Beatles in the 60s, Shankar set the Western [...]
When British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon spilled thousands of barrels of oil off the coast of Louisiana in 2010, local yoga teacher and activist Brock Cahill sprang into action, making several trips to the Gulf and using his personal funds to help save sea turtles and document other creatures affected by this devastating oil spill. In [...]
Yoga Session Held in Mexico City to Inspire Peace Could you imagine practicing yoga with 15,000 people? This was the scene in what is purported to be the world’s largest yoga class. At the culmination of the holiday weekend, on Sunday, November 25, 2012, over 15,000 first and longtime yogis gathered to salute the sun [...]
Five practices for greater vitality As we enter the cold and flu season, it is necessary for us to take steps to boost our immunity. What do we do if we come down with a runny nose, body aches, sore throats, fever or a heavy feeling in the head? We may be tempted to stay [...]
Yoga to Promote Sound Sleep When asked of the Buddha “Are you a man, or a God?” the Buddha replied... “I AM AWAKE.” I’ll start with the bad news—in some cases, chronic insomnia has no real cure. While there are many types of insomnia and many reasons for sleeplessness and sleep difficulties, for some of [...]
Be in the Bhav Released by White Swan Records Within the Bhakti Yoga community, the calendar year is now measured from one Bhakti Fest to the next. This is when friends and family from all parts of the world join together again in elated sound and celebration at this epic yoga and kirtan festival. With the [...]
A Meal to Be Happy About... Here's a meal to be happy about: McDonalds announced its plans to open its first vegetarian restaurant in India next year. The double arched and second largest fast food chain in the world will be replacing their Big Macs with vegetarian options like McAloo Tikki burgers and more. Despite [...]
Women of Bhakti By Producer Jahnava Hausner & Filmmaker Hilary Tapper Brij Productions/Mantrology Women of Bhakti is a narrative investigating what it means to be a woman on the Bhakti, or devotional, path featuring visions of colorful India with interviews from well-known figures including Shiva Rea, Sara Ivanhoe, and the late Yamuna Devi, to whom [...]