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Asteya means non-stealing (or, thou shalt not steal). There is a level at which each of us is part of everyone and every thing and from that perspective theft is a meaningless concept. But most of us don’t live in that perspective. If we did we’d have no inclination to take anything from anyone.

From the perspective of . . . → Read More: Asteya: Stealing from Self

There was a post on Facebook today from Ira Glass on What Nobody Tells Beginners. Please read this quote because it is true for yoga too. Nobody starts out strong and supple, full of stamina and centered. We start from where we are. We do the best we can today. We work toward where we want . . . → Read More: For Beginners in Yoga Too!

It is the result of oodles of work. Click here to see . . . → Read More: Check Out My Updated Website

An article I read compared the percentage of Japanese school children who wear corrective lenses to the percentage of American school children who wear corrective lenses. The Americans beat the Japanese hands down. Should we be proud? Of course when the children graduated and went off to college, the difference between the two disappeared. Turns out, . . . → Read More: Eyeing It Up!

The goal of toning (or nada yoga) is to bring the unique vibration at the core of your being out where it can draw people, things and events that support and are in harmony with that core vibration. A regular toning practice can literally change the world . . . → Read More: Try a Toning Meditation

This book is an . . . → Read More: We Talked about Chakras in Class

This is a book I downloaded from Project Gutenberg. I was struck by thewisdom and good sense (and large ego) shown by the man from a relatively early age. The following passage in particular struck me:

The Man Himself

“Revelation had indeed no weight with me, as such; but I entertain’d an opinion that, though certain actions . . . → Read More: Ben Franklin and the Yamas and Niyamas of the Eight Limbs of Yoga

Some of the yoga postures that are part of our regular yoga workouts can have a cooling affect. They concentrate on the belly or the core where heat is concentrated.

First, try a twisted pose. An easy one to do any time is the chair twist. Sit at the front edge of your chair. Place your right hand on the outside of . . . → Read More: Keeping Cool with the Yoga You Know