The First Yogi Part 1 (updated)
A very long time ago, perhaps as much as 15,000 years ago, before anyone had heard of Yoga or the Bhagavad Gita or even Tantra, a unique...
The Buddha & Yoga
For many people, yoga and Buddhism are virtually synonymous. Those who practice yoga often find themselves drawn towards Buddhist...
Who Originated Yoga? - A Cultural Perspective.
Countless individuals around the globe have embraced the practice of yoga, but have you ever wondered about its origins? While it's easy...
A History of Yoga
Who is Śiva (Shiva - meaning The Auspicious One)? In the realm of yogic culture, Śiva is revered as Adiyogi, the primal yogi who...
What is Hatha Yoga?
In a previous blog I spoke about the meaning of Yoga. The Journey and the Destination. In this blog I wanted to talk about Hatha Yoga. So...
What is Prāṇāyāma?
What is Prāṇāyāma? The two words broken down 'Prāṇā' and 'Ayāma' mean the following; 'Prāṇā' is the subtle life force. It also means...
Who Owns Yoga?
There were rumours some time ago of Hindu's creating a campaign to reclaim Yoga. They said it belonged to their tradition and to their...
The Yoga Pioneers - B.K.S Iyengar 1918-2014
BKS Iyengar on the Evolution of his practise. Prologue I didn't get to meet B.K.S Iyengar. My last visit to India was in the early part...
The Yoga Pioneers - Śrī T Krishnamacharya 1888-1989
Learning about Krishnamacharya's life was a hard task until his son Kausthub Desikachar wrote a book on the legacy of his legendary...
Idâ, Pingalâ & Sushumnâ
There are three fundamental nadis or energy channels in the human system according to yogic philosophy, the Idâ, Pingalâ and Sushumna....
From Nepal with Love - A Yoga Journey
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHES OCTOBER 2017 My Yoga journey in Nepal began with a 7-day Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga retreat at the Neydo Buddhist...
Love - The Yogis Perspective
The creative minds from the East have blessed us with the depiction of Śhiva and Pārvatī as a single entity: Ardhanārīśvara, which is...
The Significance of Shiva
A follow up to an earlier blog about the mythology behind the Tree pose. The river Ganga descended from the heavens to wash away the sins...
Ahimsa - More than Absence of Violence
Excerpted from the complete works of Swami Vivekananda - San Francisco 1900 "The test of Ahimsa is absence of jealousy. Any man may do a...
Patanjali - Author of the Yoga Sutras
Excerpted from 'Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali', B. K. S. Iyengar First I would like to tell you something about Patañjali, who he...
