Inspirational Quotes by Natalie Wright

And for someone completely different this time… Natalie Wright is a modern author who wrote The Akasha Chronicles, a middle grade/young adult paranormal fantasy trilogy. Turns out fiction authors can say great things that apply to meditation and yoga too! “Ah, yes, choice. I chose to let my ghosts stay in past. Past is history you

Inspirational Quotes from H. E. Davey Sensei

H. E. Davey Sensei is the Director of the Sennin Foundation Center for Japanese Cultural Arts. According to his bio on the foundation’s website, Davey Sensi has trained extensively in a form of Japanese Yoga called Shin-shin-toitsu-do, or “The Way of Mind and Body Unification”. But Davey Sensi is not just a yogi, he’s also trained

Ram Dass Talking About Who or What the Guru Really Is

Our popular contributor Kara-Leah explores the notion of Guru. What is a guru and does it have to be a person? by Kara-Leah Grant Author of Forty Days of Yoga – Breaking down the barriers to a home yoga practice. This week I’ve been reading a most excellent book by Ram Dass (he of Be Here Now) called Be Love

Ten Principles for Creating Your Home Yoga Practice

Our popular contributor Kara-Leah shares ten basic principles on starting a home yoga practice.  by Kara-Leah Grant Author of Forty Days of Yoga – Breaking down the barriers to a home yoga practice. As a yoga teacher, my goal is to inspire my students to practice yoga at home. It’s great when people get themselves to

Does Your Mind Limit Your Yoga Practice?

Our popular contributor Kara-Leah did her first yoga class in 1996. She didn’t start a semi-regular practice until 2000, but for the last ten years has practiced almost every single day. In this article she explores the frustrations and anguish that can come when the body doesn’t seem to respond to our dedicated practice. by

How to Stay Grounded for a Better Meditation Practice

Tom Von Deck is a meditation trainer, speaker and author of the Kindle bestseller, Oceanic Mind – The Deeper Meditation Training Course. He specializes in making meditation a much much easier and more customized process for busy people from all cultural, spiritual and non-spiritual backgrounds. Tom began his meditation journey in the late 1980s at

Five Excellent Yoga Books to Add to Your Library

Our popular contributor Kara-Leah looks at the importance of surrounding yourself with a supportive community of friends – people who understand the spiritual path and can help you along it with honest and compassionate feedback and support.  by Kara-Leah Grant, Author of Forty Days of Yoga – Breaking down the barriers to a home yoga practice. I