Feeling Restless or Stressed? Your Mind Is Sending Signals Ever notice how a busy mind instantly changes how your body feels? Over 2,000 years ago, Patanjali mapped this exact connection in Yoga Sutra 1.31. He explained that when our minds are distracted or face inner...
I.30 Vyādhi Styāna Samśaya Pramāda Ālasya Avirati Bhrāntidarśana Alabdha Bhūmikatva Anavasthitatvāni Citta Vikșepāh te Antarāyāh In Chapter 1, Sutra 30 of the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali outlines the nine Antarāyas—the natural obstacles on the yogic...
We often speak of Tapas as the heat we generate during Mysore class—the sweat dripping onto the mat, the steady Ujjayi breath, and the determination required to catch a heel or hold a challenging posture. Yet, in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Tapas is far more than...
In the heat of a daily practice, as we navigate the familiar rhythms of the Primary or Intermediate series, it is easy to get caught up in the physical structure of the postures. We focus on the bind, the jump-back, or the flexibility required to deep-fold. This...
In Ashtanga Yoga, the breath is the thread and movement is the bead. Without the thread, the postures of the primary, intermediate and advanced series are simply scattered shapes. When bound together through the Yogic breath, they become a mala of moving meditation —...
You know that moment—deep in a challenging pose, muscles trembling, when you realize you’re trying far harder than necessary? This is where Vairagya enters, not as defeat, but as wisdom. Vairagya—non-attachment—paired with Abhyasa (steady practice) creates the...
