The yoga world accepts the notion of a unified single consciousness, but it’s not often talked about. To the wider society, esoteric talk is wild speculation; however, quantum studies in the subatomic realm suggest that everything is composed of vibrational energy. Even if we never see it ...
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We’re continuing our conversation about spirituality from last week, this time taking it out of our daily life and into our yoga practice. Let’s answer the age old question: do yoga & spirituality go together? Can they be separated? There’s a few questions I wanted to ...
The other day I decided I was going to have one of those conversations everyone tells you never to have. Everyone says you should never talk about religion or politics in polite company. And when I’m around people I don’t know, I agree! If you invite me to your house for coffee or Thanksgiving ...
Growing up, I always said “yes” to believing in god because that was the “right” answer. Through confirmation, through being questioned by friends, through college, it was always too taboo to say “no” or “I don’t know.” Despite my ...
Is yoga a practice closely related to religion? Is it just a bunch of exercises to gain flexibility? Or is it something in between? To be honest, when I was a teen and didn’t know much about yoga, I used to think of it as a stretching sequence that a lot of people (mostly women) did as an ...
When spirituality comes up in yoga, I am a classic case of the studious avoider. What is a studious avoider, you might ask? It’s when you are an expert in not answering questions, someone who sidesteps to an degree of excellence. It’s a title I happily claim for myself, especially with ...