This is why, as often as possible, I leave the studio to surrender to the heat on the soles of my feet and the dew wetting my yoga pants. I toss away my mat to bury my nose in the grass, to palm the earth and to close my eyes against the sun’s brightness. I trust these natural extensions of the divine Presence will deepen the expansion of my Self in a way my Magic Carpet mat cannot.
Many people look at yoga as addressing the health of the respiratory (lungs) and the circulatory system (heart). But according to the yogic texts, the digestive system is considered a […]
In the Western world, 2,000 years ago, Galen began describing the Central Nervous System as a complex of nerves which permitted animals spirits to travel from organ to organ. On […]
Just as the Universe is an interplay of systems, our body is an interplay of our nervous, circulatory, digestive, respiratory, endocrine, excretory and reproductive systems. People like practicing Yoga because […]
Our body is a tiny replication of the entire universe. The Universe is made up of 100s of billions of stars and planets which are organized into a number of […]
Recently I did a presentation on Goraksha, the “founder” of Hatha Yoga using the inspired work of Dr. James Mallinson from the University of London. In order for the class […]
Couch potato pose – Anantasana. This asana teaches about the relationship between sleeping and creativity. Anantasana comes from a story about Lord Visnu. While sleeping on his snake couch, a […]
“How is it that the yoga system you teach is different from other schools of the same lineage?” Srivatsa Ramaswami gets this question often from his students. Sometimes the […]
“Let Wine Upon the Prayer Mat Flow” – poet Hafiz If you haven’t taken a restorative yoga class before, perhaps it is time. Friday, May 30 from 10:00-12:30, I will […]
My @CosmicGrape Instagram does not impress my teenage sons. They have hundreds of Instagram followers. I have ten. I try not to let that bother me. They are a different […]
The Cosmic Grape 