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Wednesday, June 06, 2012
by Kathleen Bryant
Ambassador of Bhakti Yoga to Tour N. America Print E-mail
Last week marked the beginning of Mata Amritanandamayi’s North American tour. Amma, as she is known, will make appearances in 10 cities in Canada and the U.S., including Chicago, Dallas, New York and Washington D.C. To date, Amma has traveled to hundreds of countries and cities throughout the world, and wherever she goes, thousands of people flock to see her.
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Tuesday, June 05, 2012
by Amber Baker
Yoga Authenticity: In the Eye of the Beholder Print E-mail
Between all the news flashes, status updates, articles to read, videos to watch, and local, national, and global tragedies to track, there is a stream of information constantly wanting our attention. On top of that are the basic communications we must maintain to keep our lives in order at work and home. Yet, even a twenty minute asana, meditation or mantra practice can turn all of this noise off, recenter us, and help us focus on what is important in our lives and let go of what is not. No matter what the yoga practice looks like, we need yoga; and this need increases in direct proportion to the increasing chaos and media encroachment on our lives.
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Friday, June 01, 2012
by Tosca Braun
Yoga Asana and Meditation: Mutually Exclusive? Print E-mail
Meditation is “making its way back onto the yoga mat,” proclaims a recent NY Times article, following years of yoga’s frenetic usurpation by the fitness industry. The New York yoga community is cited as an example of practitioners maturing in their practices, evidenced by an increased interest in seated meditation. While an encouraging trend, the Times makes an unnecessarily rigid delineation between asana (postures) and meditation. Some tantric and kundalini yoga paths—for instance, Kripalu yoga—teach that asana may reflect and serve as a path to higher states of consciousness. However, asana can be a hindrance and source of mind disturbance if practiced in the absence of mindful, compassionate awareness.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
by Kathleen Bryant
Anusara: A Breath of Fresh Air Print E-mail
Who isn’t familiar with the old adage that when a door closes, a window opens? It’s been four months since the John Friend scandal broke, and with developments of these past two weeks, it looks as if Anusara is ready to throw open a window. A letter posted by the Anusara Leadership Committee (LC) on May 19 announced that Friend was stepping aside from Anusara and its trademarks, clearing the way for a teacher-led school.
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Friday, May 25, 2012
by Kathleen Bryant
Anusara: Out of Alignment Print E-mail
Last week, the ongoing Anusara drama added another episode when a letter signed by John Friend was posted on Facebook. To many, the letter appeared to be Friend’s attempt to downplay the furor and reestablish control by disbanding the leadership committee appointed to negotiate the future of Anusara. The social media response was overwhelmingly derisive.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
by Amber Baker
Not Your Typical Rave Print E-mail
Forget everything you think you know about raves—unless you think of them as a conscious gathering of like-minded folks striving for enlightenment. The new raves are drug, alcohol, and smoke-free yoga-oriented dance parties, and they are gaining popularity as an alternative to traditional nightclubs.
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