Labor Of Love

Labor Day is a holiday that is celebrated in our country as a reminder to honor all those who labored in difficult times. It led to the advent of unions to bring about much needed changes in work conditions.

My parents’ generation and those that came before

​Adhikara – the studentship of yoga

As students head back to school (already!) it reminds me of the importance of being a lifelong student of yoga. Adhikara is broken down to mean adhi “oneself” kara “to make”; in other words, it is the process of making oneself ready for practice.

How do we make

​Svatantrya – Ultimate Freedom

The term svatantrya is a yogic concept that has multiple layers of meaning. It literally means sva= self tantrya=dependence and can be translated as self-reliance. It is also described as an energy that emanates from the Supreme consciousness of the divine. Attributes include perfect fullness; self-sufficiency and unlimited

Summertime is HERE!

June 1st marks the meteorological start of summer. The days are growing longer as we move towards the summer solstice which is at 11:31 PM on June 20th this year. That day marks the longest day of light and signifies that we are moving from darkness to light.

This

Yoga Integrates All Parts of our Being

In the philosophy of yoga there is five sheaths of our being known as koshas. These are layers that move from our outer being to our inner self. They are:

Physical Body- known as annamayakosha which is our form, our muscles, organs, skin,etc and the vehicle that

The Season of Grounding

Mother Nature is moving towards spring and the growing season- once we get past all these crazy swings in temperature! It is a time to focus on the qualities of the earth. In our yoga practice we strive to bring these qualities into our body/mind/heart so that we