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Jalandhara Bandha is the throat or chin lock, one of the three major bandhas (locks), that serves to engage the upper lock of the energetic pathway called sushumna. It is performed by slightly droppin...
Aug 15th, 2017
Yoga Practice
Sun Salutation Surya Namaskaram Variation 23
Yoga Feature
Svadhyaya or Sacred Study
In previous issues, three principles of Niyama, namely, Saucha, Santosha, and Tapas – purity, contentment and austerity – are difficult practices unless they are accompanied by certain easier prac...
Aug 15th, 2017
Yoga Feature
Exploring the Niyamas: How does Svadhyaya Affect Our Lives?
I’ve been pondering the yamas and niyamas for a few years now. Reading about them, thinking about them, writing about them ...
and of course, living them out.
The niyama on my mind right...
Aug 15th, 2017
Inspiration
Yoga’s Threat to the Underpinnings of the West
[Doomsday: The Consequences of Yoga’s Continued Growth in the West (Part 3)]
America’s greatness is built on open competition and the profit motive, or in other words, capitalism. A fun...
Aug 15th, 2017