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Surya Namaskar is an offering
The Sun God, Surya, is portrayed as riding a chariot with seven horses, twelve wheels and eight spokes on in each wheel. He is...


Practice is the anchor.
The Gita defines yoga as the sum of what one must do to realize the Self. It begins with the way of selfless action (Karma Yoga), passes...


The importance of Surya
We practice Surya Namaskara to bring health to the body. Surya is the Sun God, also known as Dev or Rav. Surya is that which gives life...


Reflections on the process of Yoga
You come to yoga perhaps thinking there's a beginning and an end, and a class has an arch but it's not something that is and then isn't....


On the quality of Maitri, friendliness.
Maitri is the sanskrit word for friendliness. We see it in the yoga sutras book one verse 33: " maitri karuna muditopeksanam sukha duhkha...


Radical acceptance
The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.... I wanted to know what it would be like if all boundaries dissolved...


Weeding The Mind
Weeds have a very strong and persistent root system. You manage to weed them out one year, only to find them again the next. Just like...
On Aversion, Clinging and Letting Be
Before I became a mother during a pandemic this newsletter used to be a weekly ritual. Now, as some of you who happen to be parents well...
Finding Fluidity
There is enormous power in structure but there is also enormous power in transcending outwardly imposed structure and experiencing...
Focused Attention
When we find space for quiet reflection, for placing the mind on the object of silence and introspection we begin to see the truth of...