...the kitchen table.

Your inner self or self is sometimes called atman or jiva. This is the creature imprisoned within all of us. We all enjoy eating and want to savor every earthly pleasure to its fullest, but mindfulness makes us aware of much more than consumption of food and earthly pleasures. Therefore, mindfulness can be a natural dieting tool at mealtime.

How is this possible? When you see food - give thanks and tune into your senses. You do not have to give thanks verbally, if it makes you feel uncomfortable, but you should make it a mental exercise, before every meal. This will help your spiritual health and slow the pace of eating down.

The senses of sight, and smell, come into play long before your first bite, so take the time to be mindful of them after you have given thanks. Eat for the right reasons. Those reasons should be: your health and your life.

Eating should be nutritionally dense, in moderation, and in the best possible frame of mind. Be mindful of every bite, your digestive process, and all your senses. This pace will slow you down.

Thoroughly chew each bite and sip water during your meal. Yogis, and Yoginis, learn to pace their breath in Pranayama practice. Therefore, you should pace yourself in regard to eating and breathing at mealtime. You should not be short of breath while eating. If you are, you make eating into a stressful situation. You learn to breathe in yoga class, and you should continue ...more

yoga in Practice: Bhakti yoga

...If yoga were like fine wine, Hatha yoga would surely be the wine for export. It could be said that Raja yoga and Kundalini yoga got a fairly strong foothold outside India, as well. All of these forms of yoga have many aspects, but the physical aspect is what lures most yoga students - outside of India.

Bhakti yoga, on the other hand, is a spiritual form of yoga and is very commonly practiced within India. Bhakti yoga is union by love and devotion to God. Therefore, this is the form of yoga that really does have a deep spiritual aspect and a connection to Hinduism. This spiritual, and religious, aspect is possibly the reaso...more

yoga in Practice: In Search of the Perfect yoga - Part 1

...Lets stop the my way or the highway mentality. If you truly care about people, tell them the whole truth and give them options. If I cant please someone with the Restorative and Vinyasa styles in our wellness center, I will find someone who can meet my students expectations of Yoga.

Lastly, I do personally like the heat. However, in New England, I know many people who dont. Even at moderate temperatures, many students get quite warm in a Vinyasa class.

If your alignment is not perfect, why bother to practice Yoga?

Without a doubt, alignment is very important, but some of us really need to use pr...more

Crash Course on Yoga

... mind and the spirit. It follows a holistic practice that believes in the interconnection of body to the brain and the soul, the mental consciousness and the physical consciousness to spiritual consciousness.

Yoga is primarily used to ease up the tension of muscles, to tone up internal organs and to develop the bodys strength and flexibility. Although yoga can be practiced alone at home, most practitioners prefer to do their poses by groups on classes. Often, these yoga classes are more focused on the physical benefits of yoga as opposed to the spiritual benefits of yoga.

Discipline is key

Although yoga seems to be fairly easy to do, it is not only make use of postures and breathing techniques. One important aspect of yoga is control control of every aspect...more

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