Hexagram 26 Taming Power of the Great Now

Hexagram 26 Taming Power of the Great Now

The master said, “Do not listen with your ears but with your mind. Do not listen with your mind, but listen with your vital force. Ordinary hearing does not go beyond the ears; the mind does not go beyond its symbols. Your vital force is not wanting but waiting....
Temple of Joy Sanctuary

Temple of Joy Sanctuary

Jyoti (Jody Kessler) has been practicing yoga for over 30 years, and she is a certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher. She is also a performing songwriter and recording artist, a leader of devotional and ecstatic chant, and an ordained Interfaith Minister. A...
Reluctant Yogini

Reluctant Yogini

Reluctant Yogini by Sheila B. Free I am reluctant yogini. I resisted yoga my entire adult life. As a woman and a social worker, surely yoga would seal my fate as predictable. I grew up with my dad, once a Marine, doing headstands in our living room. A girl’s gotta...
The Importance of Yoga for African American Men

The Importance of Yoga for African American Men

This is a message of great importance. My fellow meditation student at Patanjali’s Place, Kenneth Strickland, is already accomplished this at a very young age. He, like many other young people I have the pleasure of talking with today, has an incredible drive to...