A Meditation On Desire from The Radiance Sutras, A New Translation Of The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra The English word desire means: “To want something very strongly; to long for; to crave,” and it comes from the Latin phrase de sidere, “from the stars.” Sideris is a “heavenly body, star, constellation.” Desire is from the heavens, [...]
Promoter Of Peace Through Food Wars have been fought and explorations around the globe have been made, in search of food. But what if we entertain the thought that the food we eat can in and of itself be a cause for wars and aggression. This is part of the premise of the World Peace [...]
According to Yoga science and recent research, pain is a nonverbal form of communication that usually develops from physical and/or emotional trauma. When you are hurt and unable to process the experience, the related feelings often turn into pain. If the body-mind is seen as a vibrational field of energy, its flow is constricted by [...]
People begin or continue to practice Yoga for a variety of reasons, some of which include recovery from an injury or illness, surviving cancer or recovery from addictions. YogaVibes, an online site for Yoga video classes and educational material, launched in August, 2009, houses RecoveryVibe, specifically addressing this issue. YogaVibes founder and visionkeeper Brian Ratté [...]
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. Yoga Bear chose me. For quite some time, I had been talking about wanting to get involved in charity work. Talking about it and actually doing it are very different things. When my nephew Blaise was born three years ago with Prader-Willi Syndrome, a very rare [...]
Lightning In A Bottle Opens Its Gates Again In 2010 Deep within a forest of oak trees, a world of pure delight was discovered by those seeking a festival featuring the stuff of dreams. This community structured on love, yoga, dance, music and art found a chosen family within the trees. I admit it: I’m [...]
It is believed that bathing in the Ganges River, the Ganga, during Kumbha Mela cures the bather of all sins and evils and grants the bather salvation. Sweet deal, right? In 2012, I attended the second royal bathing day of the Kumbha Mela in Haridwar, India. It is unknown exactly how many people attend this auspicious [...]
“I do not know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to SERVE.” –– Albert Schweitzer We often describe people as having boundless energy or infectious enthusiasm. Yoga teacher, Karma Yogi and proprietor of the [...]
Palos Verdes Yoga and Fitness Under new ownership since November, 2009, Kimberly Blaine transformed the established Yoga studio formerly called Robyn’s Energy in Motion into PALOS VERDES YOGA AND FITNESS. The reinvented fitness center hosts a full schedule of classes from various Yoga styles for all levels including Vinyasa flow, Yoga for athletes and children, [...]
The green Yogi Industrial hemp: You could swear by it on the original Gutenberg Bible printed on it, the Declaration of Independence that was drafted on it, or even the first American flag that was made of it. Currently, most industrialized nations do swear by it. Except one: the land of the free. [...]