by SOYA admin | Sep 15, 2024 | Yoga Philosophy
It is time to let go, to clean house both inside and out. Aparigraha is about letting go of our most cherished pain-producing beliefs. It is about the end of all attachment: letting go of our fears, letting go of our desires, becoming free. Rolf Gates A note from...
by SOYA admin | Mar 31, 2024 | Yoga Philosophy
by Indu Arora, 2024 SOYA Annual Retreat special guest. Beauty is often limited and misconstrued as a combination of qualities—such as shape, color, or form—that pleases the aesthetic senses, (especially the sight) and often something that is limited to a gender or...
by SOYA admin | Feb 4, 2024 | Asanas, Meditation and Pranayama
From the SOYA Archives, originally submitted by Emma Barata, SOYA500 from Prince George BC Ananda Madirasana activates the Ajna Chakra The vajra, the thunderbolt, is said to be the weapon of Indra king of the devas or gods, just as the mind is the king of all the...
by SOYA admin | Nov 7, 2023 | Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga Philosophy
Article submitted by Hirdaya A wise teacher once asked his student, “What is your practice?” The student said, “I practise yoga, I meditate, I do pranayama, I read scriptures, I recite mantras.” The teacher replied, “No, that’s your lifestyle. What is your...
by SOYA admin | Oct 6, 2023 | Yoga News
Article written by Jo Cook-Yorke I have had FND since 2016. At the age of 47, I woke up not able to balance or walk and having multiple seizures. The easiest explanation of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a disconnect of the signals between the...
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