Yoga and its Genius
by Estes Park of the Denver Post: When B.K.S. Iyengar strides into the vast room at the YMCA of the Rockies, clad in white dhoti and kurta, people fall to their knees and kiss his feet. [...]
BKS Iyengar On Why We Do Pranayama or Breath Control
BKS Iyengar: In many forms of yoga, teachers give instruction in beginning breathing technique simultaneously with instruction in beginning asana practice or the practice of poses. […]
An interview with Yoga guru BKS Iyengar
BKS Iyengar your first book, Light on Yoga; your latest book, ‘Light on Life’, these two titles personally sum up your changing attitude to Yoga, isn’t it? […]
Living in Freedom
by B.K.S. Iyengar: When many of us think of freedom, we believe that it means the pursuit of happiness. […]
My Journey Into Yoga
The 94-year-old iconic yogacharya B K S IYENGAR walks down memory lane, going right back to when he started […]
The True Nature of Health
by B.K.S. Iyengar: Most people ask only from their body that it does not trouble them. […]
How to Find More Calm—Even When Life Feels Craziest
by Sally Kempton: Meditation teacher Sally Kempton shares her tools for finding peace—even during life’s most overwhelming moments… […]
Meditation Is an Invitation to Well-Being
by Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman: It’s so simple — sit down, pay attention, and open your heart to life — but it’s not so easy… […]
Intuition and Inspiration
by Jim Blackmann: There comes a point where the mind takes a leap — call it intuition or what you will — and comes out upon a higher plane of knowledge, but can never prove [...]
French Film Biz Embraces Amma the ‘Hugging Saint’
By Rebecca Leffler, The Hollywood Reporter: PARIS – The Gallic media biz traded French kisses for an embrace from “the hugging Saint” Amma […]
Amma in Australia: India’s Hugging Saint Spreads Love Down Under
By Phil Mercer, BBC News, Sydney: India’s ‘hugging saint’ Amma has embraced 31 million people around the world and has now taken her special brand of hands-on spirituality to Australia. […]
Walking Meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh: What if every step you took deepened your connection with all of life and imprinted peace, joy, and serenity on the earth? […]
A Mindfulness Practice to Meet Tough Emotions with Curiosity
by Judson Brewer: Curiosity is a helpful tool for engaging with our embodied experience, including emotions like sadness, anxiety, or any other unpleasant emotion. Explore this simple exercise to help you shift your attitude toward [...]
7 Reasons Why You Resist Meditation (and What to Do About Them)
by Jasmine Bilali: Feeling averse to meditation? One of these seven reasons may be the explanation… […]
The Process Of Releasing Pain
by Jim Tolles: I originally wrote this post in 2012, and I’ve updated it from time to time. At the time of this update, it’s 2018, and I hope to clarify further this whole experience [...]
What is a Jiva? Understanding the Individual, the World and the Totality
The subject matter of Vedanta is you — specifically, the recognition of who you truly are: pure awareness/consciousness. For lack of a better word, we call this Brahman, or the Self… […]
(1999) Jennifer Lopez Talks About Meditation
Jennifer Lopez talks about Meditation with Oprah… […]
Better Together: Psychedelic Group Therapy Can Improve Access
by Katie Stone: It’s well-known that a psychedelic journey can be a mind-changing experience. But changing one’s mind is only one part of the therapeutic process. […]
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. – Focus on Making Small Changes
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.: When you try to change your entire life in a day, chances are slim unless you’re being taken into the Witness Protection Program. […]
Using Mindful Awareness to Step Into the Flow State
by Daniel Sannito: Life is constantly in motion. Quite literally we are moving at roughly 1,000 mph as we spin through the universe… […]
A Meditation for Abundance
by Gabrielle Marchese: When we think of abundance, we often associate it with money, but the energy of abundance goes far beyond being comfortable financially… […]
Opening Your Heart: 11 Ways to Break Free of Mind-Oriented Spirituality
by Aletheia: As mind-oriented beings, it can be so easy for us to get caught up in solely thinking our way through life… […]
Ask Dr. Sheila: Staying Balanced During The Fall Season
by Dr. Sheila Patel: As a physician, one thing I hear often from patients is the question “This has been working fine for me, so why isn’t it now?” […]
Ultimate Lucid Dreams and Nightmares Guide
by Emma Wilson: acid dreams may be one of the most magical experiences a human being can have… […]
Are Emotions More Powerful Than Intellect? | Sadhguru Answers
Sadhguru speaks about why for most people, it is easier to keep emotions focused and intense than the intellect. Sadhguru also speaks about the power of devotion, and how devotion can become a tool to [...]
Major Schools of Thought in Psychology
by Kendra Cherry: When psychology first emerged as a science separate from biology and philosophy, the debate over how to describe and explain the human mind and behavior began… […]
Mudras – How to Practice Hand Gestures for Connection, Focus, Compassion, and Motivation
by Sarah Finger: Although the origins of mudras are not known, they have been around for thousands of years and have appeared in many different religious and spiritual traditions… […]
A 12-Minute 4-7-8 Breathing Meditation
by Ni-Cheng Liang: This easy breathing practice helps to release stagnant air in the lungs and find calm… […]
The Psychology of Yoga – Sri Aurobindo
by Sri Aurobindo: Yoga is not a modern invention of the human mind, but our ancient and prehistoric possession. […]
Anger – Energy in Motion
by Shabad Kaur Khalsa: “Why get rid of anger? […]
A Guided Practice for Cultivating Attention – Sharon Salzberg
by Sharon Salzberg: Learn how to break some of the crazy momentum of your day and return to a state of mindfulness… […]
Free Yourself From the Story of You – Pema Chödrön
By Pema Chödrön: It’s not life that causes suffering, says Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön, it’s our story about life… […]
Embrace Lostness To Find The Way
by Ashley Brown:“Instead of getting scared or beating yourself up, consider that the feeling of lostness is your intuition telling you there’s something better for you out there, full of surprises…” […]
Awaken Interviews Jonathan Robinson Pt 2 – The Enlightenment Project
Donna Quesada: What struck me about your magic trick and having a way out is that the way out doesn’t need to be arduous. […]
How Mindfulness Saved My Life
by Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles: Life is filled with choices. One choice can send you down a road that is filled with joy, love, and laughter… […]
What Is The Sacred Feminine?
by Amy Peck: An excerpt from Voices of the Sacred Feminine: Conversations to Re-Shape Our World edited by Rev. Dr. Karen Tate… […]
How to Practice Tonglen
by Pema Chödrön: Pema Chödrön teaches us “sending and taking,” an ancient Buddhist practice to awaken compassion. With each in-breath, we take in others’ pain. With each out-breath, we send them relief… […]
Awaken Interviews Jonathan Robinson Pt 1 – The Enlightenment Project
Donna Quesada: It’s a pleasure to see you again, personally, and also because I know our readers just really love your work. […]
17 Things I Would Do Differently If I Were Fully Convinced I’m Going to Die
by Eric Jones: 1. I wouldn’t do a single thing differently, but I’d be utterly transformed… […]
Reaching Beyond The Mat
by Chip Richards: We need to take those very qualities that we’re learning in the yoga room, and begin to truly apply them in our families, in our local community, and into our global family [...]
Doing Nothing – Karen Maezen Miller
by Karen Maezen Miller: Karen Maezen Miller on how meditation helps her bring “doing nothing” into everything she does… […]
How Meditation Can Help You Get Faster Results With Self Mastery Work
by Eve Baronius: I’m assuming that you, much like me when I started, know how much potential this work has got for your inner growth… […]
Scheduling Time for Spirituality
When did we all get so busy? So very busy. So dreadfully, unhelpfully, exhaustingly, busy… […]
Transcendental Experience In Relation to Religion and Psychosis
by R.D. Laing: We must remember that we are living in an age in which the ground is shifting and the foundations are shaking. I cannot answer for other times and places. Perhaps it has always been so. [...]
The Spiritual Value of Resilience
by Deepak Chopra: You can access every gift that the spiritual path opens up. Some of these gifts are well known, others are hidden… […]