by Vanessa Ooms | Apr 1, 2018 | Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
Dr Ananda offers insights into understanding contentment from a yogic point of view. Unexcelled ease and bliss awaits those who manifest the virtue of contentment. Reprinted with permission. Santoshdanuttamah sukhalabhah (Unexcelled ease and bliss awaits those who...
by Vanessa Ooms | Apr 1, 2018 | Meditation and Pranayama, Musings From Mugs, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
Practicing kumbhak pranayama with bhavana is a technique of loving kindness, where we develop a mental attitude that is rooted in compassion and love toward ourselves and others. Love is the ultimate expression of God, the Creator. Bhavana means “concentrated...
by Vanessa Ooms | Feb 20, 2018 | Musings From Mugs, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
A yoga teacher training that includes teachings beyond asana by Mugs McConnell Seeking out a yoga teacher training must be one of the most confusing things to do for a yoga student. Most people who desire to become a yoga teacher do so because of the great benefits...
by Vanessa Ooms | Jan 28, 2018 | Asanas, Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
Chandra is known as the Moon; the cosmic feminine force and the giver of delight. The Moon represents the feminine, whereas the Sun is the masculine. The feminine is personified through the three goddesses Saraswati, Lakshmi and Kali or Parvati. They portray the...
by Vanessa Ooms | Jan 28, 2018 | Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
Early November, I woke up with a sinking feeling and an aversion to participating with life. My old friend Seasonal Affective Disorder, (S.A.D) was back. It has hit me every year for as long as I can remember. I can’t wake up fully, I withdraw from social activities...
by Vanessa Ooms | Dec 30, 2017 | Musings From Mugs, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
The Puja Ceremony by Marion (Mugs) McConnell There is one invisible, formless spirit called Brahman which manifests itself inside every living thing. Hindus believe in one God, and they worship God through the many forms of gods and goddesses known as deities. The...
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