Namaste, Thank you for your kind emails about our Yoga classes in concord being a welcome refuge in our strange new world. I’ll continue to do my best to cultivate a safe space, where all are welcome. Some of you have asked about this great book I’m reading about the spiritual history of rhythm by …
p.s. I’m reading this most interesting book called: The Forest Unseen. A man visits the same spot of forest over the course of a whole year, lyrically reporting what he finds happening. You’ll learn a lot about …
Every few thousand years, a good book comes along. Patanjali, often called the father of classical yoga was the first known person to gather the knowledge of Yoga and write it down, penning the Yoga Sutras. See this list of must-have translations, and a video of Krishnamacharya practicing at 50 years old in 1938.
Elisa draws from a vast array of traditions to convey wisdom of the ages, peace, and connection with nature, divinity, and each other. I took my time with this one, a story for each week. you will want to as well.
Jnanna Yoga is the pursuit of knowledge. However it can be a trap. When we approach our Yoga studies like we approach the rest of our modern lives we can come to ‘collect’ Yoga knowledge. We stuff ourselves with the facts and figures and leave no room for clear understanding. Our culture is about more. Yoga is about less.
Required reading for anyone who has a body: Waking: A Memoir A paraplegic Yoga teacher with much to share. I’ll be re-reading this book next time I feel challenged. From the web review: Matthew’s mental awareness–as a result of a spinal cord injury–was literally knocked out of the lower two-thirds of his body. While doctors were …
