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January 20, 2025
Unlocking Spiritual Growth with Yoga Sutras

Imagine the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali as a blueprint offering profound insights to construct the edifice of spiritual growth, much like an architect plans before building a masterpiece. We are ...

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January 6, 2025
Begin the Year with Intention: A Yogic Journey Toward Hope and Renewal

The new year is a time to reflect, renew, and set intentions for the journey ahead. In yoga, this sacred pause aligns with the practice of sankalpa, or heartfelt intention, ...

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December 30, 2024
Letting Go: A Yogic Practice for the End of the Year

As the year draws to a close, we are presented with a unique opportunity to pause and reflect. In yoga, the practice of letting go—known as vairagya in Sanskrit—is essential ...

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December 27, 2023
New Year Resolution Suggestions for Yogis

Stagnant routines can dim the inner spark of a devoted yogi, but you don’t have to settle for a practice that lacks inspiration. This is a time for change when ...

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November 27, 2023
The Winter Solstice and Festivals of Light

Contemporary psychologists have dubbed the winter blues S.A.D., which stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder. They recognized that humans, animals, and plants react to the changing seasons, a conclusion that astrologers ...

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November 13, 2023
Astrology – Mother of Sciences and Religions

Astrology is dubbed the mother of sciences. The act of measuring, calculating, and tracking the heavenly bodies helped transform the early stargazers into prototype empirical scientists. It is believed that ...

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October 30, 2023
Your Astrology Forecast for 2024 and November 2023

The foundational tenet of astrology is captured by the phrases: “as above so below,” and “as within so without.” To this, I like to append – “as with her so ...

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November 28, 2022
Activism and the Trajectory of Modern Yoga

To a layperson, the phrase “modern yogi” often conjures an image of a physically fit and Instagram-friendly Caucasian person. And the phrase “ancient yogi” often conjures an image of an ...

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October 10, 2022
Woman, Life, Freedom

The death of a 22-year-old girl, Mahsa Amini, at the hands of the “morality police” of the Iranian Islamic government for her loose hijab (headscarf) has brought millions of Iranians ...

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September 19, 2022
SAFER SPACES: Reflections of a Mixed Race Yoga Teacher

I embody both the oppressed and the oppressor. There is a great deal of messiness there and also a great deal of possibility for both healing and for leading. With ...

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