The Five Yamas of Yoga
At the beginning of Patanjali’s eight-fold path of yoga lays the Yamas: the moral, ethical and societal guidelines for the practicing yogi. These guidelines are all expressed in the positive,…
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November 2013
Brahmacharya: Self-Control Or A Search For Truth?
Compounding the outcry around Lululemon’s hypodermic-laced Brahmacharya shopping totes is a blog post by Lulu employee Sandy Wei, who observes that without Brahmacharya, she’d overeat, play with puppies, take selfies,…
Lulu Totes Depict Needles and Smokes
Lululemon’s marketing team has long delighted in fanning the flames of controversy. Their latest effort depicts free shopping bags emblazoned with the Sanskrit Yama (restraint) of “Brahmacharya,” with the letters…
Yoga For Bone Health
Watch television long enough and you’ll invariably come across commercials advertising drugs that treat the loss of bone density, or osteoporosis. For most people, sooner or later, bone density will…
Diwali: The Festival of Light
On Sunday, November 3, Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs worldwide marked the beginning of the five-day-long celebration of light known as Diwali or Deepavali. As Diwali approaches, many Hindu families buy…
Kirtan Ticket Prices Increasing With Popularity
Kirtan music can thank savasana for its rapid growth in the music world. Not long ago, before Deva Premal, Jai Uttal and Krishna Das were everyday names in the yoga…
