Samyama on the Moon

Often misunderstood as something purely symbolic, “moon days” in yoga refer to peak lunar phases. New and full moons are selected as special days of alternative practice, powerful times to increase attention on deep inner seeing. In this reflection, Josh Pryor...
Daily Repetition Cultivates Skill Beyond Thought

Daily Repetition Cultivates Skill Beyond Thought

Skill Beyond Thought is Cultivated Daily  In the half-light of early morning, practitioners roll out their mats in the same spot they occupied yesterday, and the day before, and countless days stretching back through months and years. They move through the same...
A Fresh Look at Ignorance

A Fresh Look at Ignorance

The Indian wisdom traditions, particularly Yoga and Vedanta, explain that avidyā is the ultimate error, the root of all mistakes. The word itself translates as: absence of The Knowledge. Excuse me… “The Knowledge”? The Knowledge is simply: I am the unified field...
Perfection of the Body

Perfection of the Body

You are meant to develop the body over your entire life, becoming more fit and agile every year until at least age 101. After that, you may exit the body quietly whenever you want. Ashtanga Yoga is the best all-round system of fitness. Yes, it provides decades of...
The Price of Uplift

The Price of Uplift

There is a price to pay for continued uplift: simply a concerted and strident focus on the positive. As uplift continues, the negative is still known to you. But you must no longer indulge it for cheap thrills. You must choose the higher enjoyment. Casual cynicism is...