by Vanessa Ooms | Sep 29, 2019 | Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News
The Soul of Mantra: A meditation on yes from The Radiance Sutras by Dr. Lorin Roche. Ask people, “What sounds do you make when you are feeling YES — when you taste or smell something utterly delicious, receive a perfect touch, or listen to music you love?” You’ll hear...
by Vanessa Ooms | Apr 28, 2019 | Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
Affirmations as a Tool for Success Affirmations are powerful, but they are not magic. The Fairy Godmother doesn’t appear to transform our lives with a sparkly wand whenever things are tough, as most of us know. When we want to achieve something significant, for...
by Vanessa Ooms | Apr 28, 2019 | Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
Liberation: Spiritual Freedom Now or Later Spiritual liberation is realization of our innermost essence, the Self. This can occur after death or even before the body and mind have disintegrated. The latter form of freedom is known as “living liberation.” If it...
by Vanessa Ooms | Mar 1, 2019 | Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News
What are Mala Beads? A mala is a garland of 108 beads used to count the recitation of mantras. Mala is Sanskrit for garland. Malas are used in Eastern spiritual practices, but more than 2/3’s of the world population uses prayer beads in their spiritual practice...
by Vanessa Ooms | Jan 27, 2019 | Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News
Altars can be built anywhere, and so many things can inspire us in building one. While moving into our Mexican winter rental accommodations, I noticed 3 nails already planted in the wall in a small corner of our apartment. Last summer, we received a thank you gift of...
by Vanessa Ooms | Dec 12, 2018 | Meditation and Pranayama, Musings From Mugs, Yoga News
My teacher Hari taught me this meditation, which is meant to help us find harmony in prakriti. Prakriti is nature, or all of the manifested Universe, which is subject to the effects of the three gunas. The gunas are the three potential qualities found in everything...
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