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Friday, November 23, 2007 by Kelly Golden
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Yoga: Good for Your Heart
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Practitioners of Hatha yoga have long praised the ability of the practice to calm the mind and heal the body. The great teacher BKS Iyengar came to his teacher TKV Krishnamacharya to heal his ill health. Now, scientists at Emory University in Atlanta, GA have supported this observation with new evidence that the physical practice of yoga asana can greatly benefit heart failure patients. |
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by Timothy Burgin
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Transcendental Meditation in Our Schools?
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Transcendental Meditation (TM) first made headlines in the 1960’s when the Indian Guru Maharishi Mahesh taught the Beatles the technique. Now half a century later, it’s back in the news and still sporting some celebrity appeal. This time the headliners are 60’s pop star Donovan and filmmaker David Lynch. The two are touring Europe promoting the use of TM in schools and planning to open TM universities across Europe. While the idea of school children using a meditation technique to reduce stress and improve learning sounds wonderful, the TM technique is probably not the best approach to achieve these goals. |
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Monday, November 12, 2007 by Timothy Burgin
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Paula Hanke, Assistant to the Director
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 As Assistant to the Director, Paula Hanke has been fielding our JapaMalaBeads.com business since March 2007. Crafting the malas, filling orders and handling customer service are her main duties. Paula has found a home here in Asheville after many years on the road and on the high seas singing for her supper. After settling for a time in NYC, Paula added a 500hr. Kripalu Yoga Teacher Certification and Foot Reflexology Practice to her resumé. “I moved to Asheville for the quality of life here. I feel part of a magical community dedicated to lending a little more peace, love and regard for nature on this planet.” |
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Monday, November 12, 2007 by Timothy Burgin
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Timothy Burgin, Founder & Executive Director
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 Yogabasics.com is a blossom picked from the heart. Founder, designer and writer Timothy Burgin skillfully wove together several of his life’s passions - 19 years of yoga training, an education in studio arts and photography, and his love of computer programming and design - to bring the ancient teachings of yoga to the modern age of the internet. |
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Friday, November 09, 2007 by Kelly Golden
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How High Can Yoga Fly?
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Ok, I know there are some pretty radical claims when it comes to yoga, take Book Three of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra’s for example. He speaks of the siddhis (states) that you can reach once you’ve obtained samyama (the convergence of concentration, focus, & transcendence) like becoming invisible, being as strong as an elephant, and levitation, but can these claims really be true? Really?? So my friend Timothy sends me this link, Man Levitates in front of White House, and suggests that I check it out. |
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Monday, November 05, 2007 by Kelly Golden
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Addiction and the Path of Yoga
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I’ve often asked myself what makes someone an addict. In my life, I have encountered, at close range, situations and experiences that are the direct result of addiction. Most often, I have chosen to deal with these times from a western analytical perspective trying to understand the familial history, the life circumstances, past traumas, and the need for escape, then finally falling back on reactions that seem only to perpetuate the problems. Driven by fear, anger, and avoidance, addicts are people with an extreme imbalance. We may have many labels for the cause, but what all addicts are seeking is the same as so many of us on the yogic path: Balance and a sense of harmony with life. |
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