What is the whole story of the Sun Salutation?
Grace in Aging
Aging… It’s one of the things that have fascinated yogis for centuries. The ancient yogis developed many practices to help combat its effects. Many yoga postures and practices were developed for this very purpose – there’s even a pose, called viparita karani (half shoulderstand), which literally means “the reversing process.” The yogi Svatmarama said that [...]
Detoxifying with Mayurasana
Detoxifying with mayurasana
At the Cult of the Breast
This morning at 8 am I had my first visit to the Cult of the Breast – a radiology clinic. I was greeted with low lighting and sweet women who chatted easily about, and poked their fingers easily around, my lumpy breast. A week and a half ago I found a lump in my right [...]
Yoga and Addiction – Beyond the Western Recovery Paradigm
Recovering from Addiction through paradigm shift