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Pranamaya Kosha
I wrote a blog post back in December on the 5 "Koshas" or "Sheaths" in yoga and Ayurveda: Annamaya kosha (the physical body), Pranamaya...
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What are Mudras?
I love working with hand mudras and I use them frequently both in my teaching and in my private therapy sessions. "Mudras are gestures of...
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Motivation: Part 2
Today's blog post contains ideas to help motivate you according to your "dosha", or personal constitution. But first, it is helpful to...
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Motivation!
“A worthy aim makes life illumined, pure and divine. Without such an aim, action and prayer have no value. Life without tapas is like a...
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Yoga Therapy is a Practice!
There have been many discussions about what yoga therapy is and how it is different from taking a yoga class. But one thing I think is...
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Cultivating the Witness
Last week's blog post gave a brief explanation of the 5 Koshas or "sheaths" of the body. This week, I want to explore "Vijnanamaya kosha"...
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5 Koshas
One way yoga therapy is different from other "therapeutic" forms, is that yoga therapy uses the kosha model to identify "dis-ease" or...
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Holiday Blues
Holidaze got you down? For many of us the holidays or more generally, the season of winter, can be a difficult time to navigate. Some of...
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Practical Pratyahara
My third post on the 5th limb...There's so much to say about pratyahara. In preparation for teaching my upcoming workshop, I decided to...
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The Power of Pratyahara
This is a follow up to last week's blog post that explains fully what the practice of "Pratyahara" is. If you missed that post, I suggest...