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Om and Om

April has raced by and I am bringing this blog to you rather late in the day. As we spend our final moonth on the sixth chakra and start to focus on the seventh, we begin to approach the sea of universal consciousness and bliss The primordial sound, Om, is a bridge between the worldContinue reading “Om and Om”

What Do You See?

Two birds of beautiful plumage, comrades Inseparable, live on the selfsame tree. One bird eats the fruit of pleasure and pain; The other looks on without eating. Shvetashvatara Upanishad IV.6 The ajna chakra is another name for the third eye. Its powers of introspection can be awakened through meditation and asana. Ajna chakra is atContinue reading “What Do You See?”

The Arrow of Devotion

Take the great bow of the sacred scriptures, Place on it the arrow of devotion; Then draw the bowstring of meditation And aim at the target, the Lord[/Lady] of Love. The mantram is the bow, the aspirant Is the arrow, and the Lord[/Lady] the target. Now draw the bowstring of meditation, And hitting the targetContinue reading “The Arrow of Devotion”

Sat-chit-ananda: Finding Truth, Consciousness, and Bliss in Gandha Bherundasana

The peak pose of this moonth’s routine is the advanced pose Gandha Bherundasana. It relies on core strength to enter and exit the pose, and is challenging even using the wall as support. The weight of the body is on the chest and chin with legs in a locust variation. The pose is a throatContinue reading “Sat-chit-ananda: Finding Truth, Consciousness, and Bliss in Gandha Bherundasana”

Two Keys of Awareness: Proprioception and Interoception

Two essential concepts in the yoga world: proprioception and interoception. Both terms relate to a process of turning inward. Proprioception means awareness of the physical body, as it moves through space. Interoception means having awareness of the spiritual, or mind, body. Both in proprioception and interoception, rather than looking at our body we sense it.Continue reading “Two Keys of Awareness: Proprioception and Interoception”

Time to Earth

I must say I enjoy practicing with the cycle ofthe moon. It’s the first quarter moon this bank holiday weekend, so I know I’m a quarter of the way through practicing the root chakra routine. This moonth, I am working on Bird of Paradise. Strictly speaking, Bird of Paradise could be taught in a sacralContinue reading “Time to Earth”