Embracing Troubles: Bits of Wisdom from Boot Camp and Aquarian Teacher's Training
I've been absent a while and for that I apologize. A new boot camp always becomes all consuming. This newest program as been a great success thus far. As we've…
BREATH BASICS: A Word About Prana
Prana is the life force in the air you breathe. In the east it’s known as ‘the breath within the breath.’ The breath of life. Prana contains the life force, which is transferred to you when you breathe. It’s much more than simply a combination of oxygen, nitrogen and other chemical components. It’s the subtle universal force that is in all things. Some believe that in Christianity, when they speak of ‘the holy ghost,’ they’re speaking about the subtle force of prana.
Prana can heal you. Conscious breath exercise brings you into a centered state of relaxation.
You take your first breath when you’re born and you breathe your last breath when you leave the body. If that’s not a clue as to the important of the breath, I don’t know what else is.
When you breathe properly and your lungs fill completely, they push down on the u-shaped muscle of the diaphragm. (more…)
BREATH OF FIRE: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask
How to do it: Sit in easy pose (simple cross-legged position) Stretch the spine up straight and tall, with the base of the spine forward, the chest lifted and the…
The Essence of Kundalini Yoga by Christpher Martens
This is a nice light article which gives an overview of kundalini yoga. I like to reprint articles about ky and other topics to give a greater perspective and different voice to the site... enjoy
Kundalini Yoga: Path of the Householder
When people get on a spiritual path often they think that they have to renounce everything. It's a concept that keeps many from deeply exploring their own soul. It's a…