Larisa Stow and Shakti Tribe Go Behind Bars To Break Down Barriers It’s not unusual these days to walk through security to enter a concert venue. Maybe you have to flash your driver’s license, open your purse, handbag or satchel or get padded down. While weapons are verboten, cell phones can still be [...]
As we think about developing more community and how to make a difference in the world, we look for ways that we can join together and give back. Here are some upcoming events and initiatives. Experience Yoga’s Expression of Peace and Harmony in Action Saturday, November 7 Yoga’s experiential messages of peace and [...]
Respect for Yourself. Respect for Each Other. The Sean O’Shea Foundation When beloved La Jolla Yoga instructor Sean O’Shea was killed in a tragic car accident in 2007, the Yoga community mourned. Gatherings, vigils and memorials all resonated with the same sound...“We must continue his work.” Sean’s mother Gloria O’Shea heard the call. Transforming her [...]
Bhakti on the Eastside Fueled by the devotional spark of Bhakti that’s being lit all over town, Cecelia Fuentes’ story of opening the monthly KALI KLUB ecstatic kirtan venue is one of synchronicities, divine grace, chance meetings, community support, commitment to selfless service and the power of devotion. She was hungry for a space larger [...]
This October, President Obama became the first president in eighteen years to not meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Tibetan leader’s Washington visit. Earlier this year, China’s Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi, said that refusing visits by the Dalai Lama should become one of “the basic norms of international relations” of any country cultivating [...]
Imagine practicing Yoga in the majestic Rocky Mountains in the fall amidst the glowing gold aspen trees, with abundant clean air filling your lungs and the sunshine warming your face. Large herds of elk have descended from higher elevations for their annual mating season. The yogic sense of connection with natural surroundings is effortless. Now [...]
Sanskrit Comes Alive They say if you’re drawn to Yoga in this lifetime, it’s because you’ve had a relationship with it in a past life. If this is true, I’d bet Joel Bender has been down the path of Yoga before. I began practicing Ashtanga with Joel five years ago at Center for [...]
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: I am a sixty-year-old woman who has been told that [...]
Dr Vasant Lad offers his wisdom for Ayurveda and Eye Health Dr. Vasant Lad Q: I am twenty-seven years old and have been suffering from floaters in both eyes for the past seven months. When I look at anything, I see two to three black spots and cloud-like formations coming into view which [...]
Practice Pages: Yoga Therapy Yoga in Iraq: Inner Journeys Provide Sanctuary One of the keys to survival in a mortar attack is to hit the ground as quickly as possible. During one such moment, I happened to be close the ground already since I had just lowered my body into chaturanga (four limbs [...]