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...
by Vanessa Ooms | Oct 2, 2018 | Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News
I Want to Practice Meditation, but my Mind is Racing all the Time. What can I do about this? – by Brenda and Georg Feuerstein Over 2,000 years ago, Prince Arjuna asked this same question of the enlightened master Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita. Krishna assured him that...
by Vanessa Ooms | Apr 1, 2018 | Meditation and Pranayama, Musings From Mugs, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
Practicing kumbhak pranayama with bhavana is a technique of loving kindness, where we develop a mental attitude that is rooted in compassion and love toward ourselves and others. Love is the ultimate expression of God, the Creator. Bhavana means “concentrated...
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