Stag of Seven Tines
I am a stag: of seven tines, I am a flood: across a plain, I am a wind: on a deep lake, I am a tear:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Telepathy Amongst Friends
Rosemary Brown had marked spiritual experiences from an early age. Later, as a widow with children, she found herself forced to rest at home following a…
My body knows what to do – a bicycle anecdote
I got on my pushy today for the first time in 9 months (it’s been raining a lot this year!) Rare in my life to be…
Materialism is a death cult
I know that I am having an experience. That is the thing I am most sure of, that is the primary knowledge that I have. I…
Yoga teacher Josh Pryor releases new book
(First published Sept 20th 2021 in the Newcastle Herald) In the Himalayas, Newcastle yoga teacher Josh Pryor found a new way to communicate about yoga. “During…