Practice Pages: Meditation Japa Breath From The Radiance Sutras, A New Version of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra AYURVEDIC PHYSICIANS ARE FOND of saying, “Have all six tastes on your tongue every day: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent (spicy) and astringent.” Whatever your body type, by treating yourself to diversity of taste (rasa) you will have more [...]
Meeting The Man Behind The Shadow I USUALLY CONSIDER MYSELF to be conscious of what is going on around me, but when I entered a Los Angeles hotel room to interview Zhander Remete, the founder of Shadow Yoga, he seemed to appear out of nowhere, despite being in plain view. As his steady [...]
Brother Achalananda speaking at the Self-Realization Fellowship annual convocation in Los Angeles. Self-Realization Annual Convocation in LA August 2 - 8, 2009 There’s something both powerful and inspirational about sharing an enormous room with nearly 4,000 people, all poised and sitting silently, creating a meditative space that vibrates far beyond the walls. This [...]
Accessible Yoga in West Adams District Yoga lovers can add DHARMA MITTRA YOGA LA to their weekly studio rotation. Named after Sri Dharma Mittra, who is frequently referred to as the “Teacher’s Teacher” and “The Rock of Yoga,” the studio shares Dharma Mittra’s teachings through classical Yoga practice. The sequences, “Shiva Namaskara Vinyasas” are taught [...]
Adventures and Misadventures of a Month of Storing Trash Keira was the winner of the LA YOGA and Green Yoga Association Mindfulness Challenge, where she accepted what may seem like a crazy directive: save all of your trash for a month in an effort to create more mindfulness and less trash. For her dedication and [...]
I HAVE A MILLION WAYS to avoid a pose: thinking about something else while I’m in it, slipping out of class to pee or judging everyone else’s poses. My favorite way to avoid a pose has always been to slink off my mat for a sip of water. But lately, I’m having a [...]
Ayurveda has been practiced in the US for only about 30 years, yet it is one of the systems of medicine native to India and is thousands of years old. Readers are invited to submit questions for “Ayurveda Q & A” to ayurveda@layogamagazine.com. Q: What are some of the best ways to promote ojas (strength and vitality) [...]
Getting Unstuck: Moving With The Current of Life and Finding Guides Along The Way WE ALL HAVE HAD experiences of feeling stuck in our lives, whether for a short time, or pathologically stuck, where nothing seems to help us get out of the morass of a sticky swamp. Psychiatrist and mind-body medicine pioneer James [...]
A Shamanic Exploration of the Healing Power of Stones THE SUN BROKE THE CLOUDS AROUND 10:30 A.M. on August 24, 1987, as a late model white VW convertible bug lumbered across the landscape near Salinas, California. Kip Roseman’s journey back to Los Angeles the day after his eighteen birthday celebration weekend with the [...]
Yoga’s Role In Dr. David Cumes’ Journey From Surgeon To Sangoma “WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THIS IS CRAZY. I’m a surgeon!” Dr. David Cumes recalled saying to himself while sitting in an African hut facing what could be considered off-putting rite-of-passage rituals, like sacrificing chickens and shaking, sweating and screaming while being possessed. [...]