Monthly Archives: October 2021

Not This, Not This “What is it that:Air does not erode?Fire does not burn?Water does not wet?Earth does not cover?” ~Paul Harvey translation Bhagavad Gita 2.23 To come back to the basics again and again is a worthy endeavor. Samyama (dharana+dhyana+samadhi) is sometimes called beginner’s mind after all. A proverbial […]

Not this, Not this

October 16, 2021 in 40 days of Vinyasa Krama / READ by jennifer

At-least as much awe… Today on the cushion these words came to me softly So can we stand in at least as much awe gazing upon that which never changes as we do with that which always with does? Sometimes in our studies of yoga it may seem we are […]

At-least as much awe…

October 15, 2021 in Insight / READ by jennifer

The partner to practice This week we discussed the definition of abhyasa as being defined by a marriage of time, consistency and enthusiastic devotion. This abhyasa is related specifically to the mental practices of the antaranga sadhana (but of course we can apply it to the entire 8 limbs). But […]

The partner to practice

October 15, 2021 in 40 days of Vinyasa Krama / READ by jennifer

Quiet discipline “He studied a lot, he practised a lot, he taught a lot, our compassionate Guru Sri T Krishnamacharya” ~Srivatsa Ramaswami Sri Krishnamacharya during his lifetime lived relatively modestly. A householder he maintained a very simple home where he slept, cooked his own meals and taught his students day […]

Quiet discipline

October 14, 2021 in 40 days of Vinyasa Krama / READ by jennifer

Satyam Shivam Sundaram This past weekend as I was walking up the mountain behind my parents home the words “Satyam Shivam Sundaram” kept coming to me like japa with each step. It filled me with joy. It felt like a message, and so I made a note to write a […]

Satyam Shivam Sundaram

October 13, 2021 in 40 days of Vinyasa Krama / READ by jennifer

The products of ignorance “You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides him from you.” – Paramhansa Yogananda Yesterday we looked at kriya yoga (also the last 3 niyama) and it’s relation to avidya (first […]

The products of ignorance

October 12, 2021 in 40 days of Vinyasa Krama / READ by jennifer

All the other “All the times” Having covered Sauca and Santosha, three niyamas (or personal observances- the nitaram “all the time”s) remain. These three niyamas are actually their own particular system presented at the beginning of the padah with the subject of Kriya Yoga. So before we look at these […]

All the other “All the times”

October 11, 2021 in 40 days of Vinyasa Krama / READ by jennifer

“It is well, It is well” Again, Patanjali categorizes the niyamas (personal observances) as cleanliness, contentment, austerity and control of senses, self study through scriptures, and surrender to universal awareness/humility. Of these 5 niyamas many might observe that contentment is the most most illusive to sustain. The deep wells of […]

“It is well, It is well”

October 9, 2021 in 40 days of Vinyasa Krama / READ by jennifer

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October 8, 2021 in 40 days of Vinyasa Krama / READ by jennifer

The Supporting Lineup I hope it’s clear by now that of all the 5 yamas (10 according to Yajnavalkya) that Ahimsa is the imperative anchor for all our behavior and observations related to our environment. Or as the 14th century Kashmiri mystic Lal Ded writes (translated by Ranjit Hoskote)… “Don’t […]

The Supporting Lineup

October 7, 2021 in 40 days of Vinyasa Krama / READ by jennifer

The Great Vow and a very good friend. “In all our relationships each one of us builds an image about the other and these two images have relationship, not the human beings themselves… The actual relationship between two human beings or between many human beings completely ends when there is […]

The Great Vow and a very good friend.

October 6, 2021 in 40 days of Vinyasa Krama / READ by jennifer

“Just, Pause” Now that we have a basic understanding of the gunas and how the bahiranga serve as tools to elevate clarity for the purpose of the mental practices let’s go back to setting our dinner table and the first two legs of Ashtanga Yoga: Yama and Niyama. In hindu […]

“Just, Pause”

October 5, 2021 in 40 days of Vinyasa Krama / READ by jennifer