Light on Life: Chapter 5
Continuing our journey deeper into sheaths* of the body we move to the vijanamayakosa (the intellectual body) which is closely related to...
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May 21, 20191 min read
Light on Life: Chapter 4
Continuing with our journey through Light on Life and deeper into the kosas, we move to the manomaya kosa (mental body). The mental body...
Apr 21, 20192 min read
Light on Life: Chapter 3
We’re exited to be getting back to meeting on Thursday April 25th and returning to our discussion of Light on Life ! We hope that you’ve...
Mar 18, 20191 min read
March 23 Meeting – Canceled
HI All – Due to a lot of scheduling issues that have come up, we won’t be meeting in March. However, we are set to go for Thursday, April...
Feb 26, 20192 min read
Light on Life: Chapter 2
In our first session devoted to Life on Life we looked a the Introduction and Chapter 1 and discussed Sūtras I.2, I.3, I.12, I.13, I.14,...
Jan 4, 20191 min read
The Year Ahead
The Yoga Sutrās lay great emphasis on abhyāsa – practice. It is spiritual endeavour. Oil seeds must be pressed to yield oil. Wood must...
Dec 12, 20181 min read
End of Year Wrap Up & Potluck
The end of the year is swiftly upon us and as a result, out last Sūtra study group meeting of the year. Please bring something sweet or...
Nov 13, 20181 min read
Yamā, pt. 3
We hope you have been enjoying the exploration of the Yamas, which weave their way through the many facets of our lives. As the fall...
Oct 14, 20181 min read
Yamā pt. 2
Over the course of the next meeting we’ll continue our discussion of the yamas focusing on the second and third yamas , satya (truth)...
Sep 3, 20182 min read
Yamā, pt. 1
Welcome back! As the oppressive heat of the end of the summer gently fades into the warm hues and cooler weather of fall, we welcome you...
Jun 12, 20182 min read
Dhyana
Over these past few months we’ve made our way from the third limb of Ashtanga yoga to now arrive at the seventh limb and most subtlest...
May 29, 20182 min read
Dharana (con’t)
One of the many things that set Mr. Iyengar apart was not only his ability to link his asana practice to the eight limbs and other...
May 15, 20182 min read
Dharana
In talking about pratyāhāra when we last met, we explored it from it’s perspective as a bridge from the bahiranga to the antaranga...
Apr 9, 20182 min read
Pratyahara
After a brief jaunt through the vayus, we now return to our regularly scheduled exploration of the limbs of Ashtānga Yoga. Remember the...
Apr 2, 20182 min read
Vayus Recap and Overview
At its most basic understanding, pranayama is known as control of the breath. However, as we discussed in our last meeting, the breath in...
Feb 12, 20182 min read
Pranayama
Like with many of the sanskrit terms that we’re familiar with from our classes, prānāyāma is a compound word, Prānā – vital energy and...
Jan 31, 20182 min read
From Asana to Pranayama
What a great first meeting to the new year earlier this month! There was a lively discussion of many aspects of the sūtras II.46, II.47,...
Jan 2, 20182 min read
Asana
“It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.” ~ BKS Iyengar, Light on...
Dec 19, 20172 min read
Ashtanga Yoga & Asana, Pranayama, and Pratyahara
Before getting in the discussion of the first three themes that we will be discussing in the study group – January: Asana , February:...
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