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March 20, 2026
What Remains Through Waking, Dream, and Sleep

By Ashutosh Agarwal Lately, I’ve been trying to deepen my understanding as I study texts from Kashmiri Shaivism. The Spanda Kārikā says: “जाग्रदाद्वविभेदेऽपि तदभेदे प्रसुप्तवत्…” Even though waking, dream, and ...

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Category: Culture
March 3, 2026
The Source Is Always Within

By Kino MacGregor I am in Mysore now, a place that has been the home of yoga for me for the last twenty-six years of my life. Being here in ...

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November 14, 2025
Pārśvottānāsana: The Path of Precision and Surrender

By Kino MacGregor The Sanskrit name Pārśvottānāsana unfolds its meaning with quiet symmetry. Pārśva means “side,” ut evokes intensity or upward direction, and tāna comes from the root meaning “to stretch” or “extend.” Although often translated as “intense ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
October 27, 2025
Astrology – Mother of Sciences and Religions

Astrology: The Mother of Sciences 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 ...

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Category: Culture
October 15, 2025
Your Guide to the Energetics of Yin Yoga

By Vanessa Coomans Benefits of Yin Yoga A practice that nourishes body, mind and emotions Yin Yoga works deep. Not just on a physical level, but also mentally and emotionally. ...

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October 1, 2025
Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana: Revolved Side Angle Pose

By Kino MacGregor Etymology and History The name Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana unfolds like a teaching in itself. Parivṛtta derives from pari (“around, all sides”) and vṛtta (“turned, revolved”), suggesting the spiral ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
June 3, 2020
Yoga Community, Your Love and Light is Not Working

Yoga community, that love and light you sent out, it’s not working. It didn’t make it to George Floyd as he fought to breathe with a White policeman’s knee on ...

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Category: Culture
August 14, 2018
Parsvakonasana B Pose Guide

This standing twist of the Ashtanga standing sequence is rather complex with many moving parts. You may find that different teachers approach this pose differently, but each are aiming for ...

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December 28, 2017
Plant-based New Years Eve Appetizers

We can’t believe 2017 is almost over! What will you be doing when the clock strikes 12? Maybe you’re having a relaxing night in by the warm fire, or perhaps you’re ...

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December 26, 2017
Who needs Yoga?

The imagery of modern yoga has an ethereal edge. Wherever we look, we see lissome bodies bending into improbable forms, and balancing elegantly on the precipice of medical disaster. This ...

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Category: Culture