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What The @#$% Is A Chakra? ~ Maya Devi Georg
I keep seeing workshops taught all over the world all about chakras. Workshops to "balance," "align," "tune-up," "detox," and "clear" Chakras. Except not a single one of those workshops (or teachers)…
Undesking: Yoga for Working Life ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
You wake up every day feeling stiff and its only getting worse. The hours sitting on airplanes, in meetings, in your car, and in front of a computer are taking…
Why Shoulder Stand Is Obsolete ~ Maya Devi Georg
I stopped practicing and teaching shoulder stand (Sarvangasana) years ago. It was around the time I got a cell phone, and that is no accident. There's no reason for…
Dawn of the Integrated Man ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
Too often, men are not allowed to be themselves. Men are not allowed to be expressive, have empathy, nor to nurture. Men cannot be colorful or beautiful, compassionate and comforting,…
It’s Time To Dump Yoga Alliance ~ Maya Devi Georg
A few years ago I wrote an article about Yoga Alliance. I wasn't defending Yoga Alliance then, but I urged people to participate in the process by joining their boards…
Yoga Teacher Types ~ Yoga School of Satire
Everyday that dawns brings with it yet another group of yoga teacher training graduates. Soon, yoga teachers will outnumber yoga students. And it’s no wonder, teacher trainings are everywhere, affordable and have no…
A Deeper Spirituality ~ Hari-kirtana das
Lately it seems as if the world has gone off it’s rocker. Maybe it has. At times like these it’s tempting to retreat from the world. And a respite may…
Words of Advice For Young Men Who Find Themselves in the “Friend Zone.” ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
There is something I see young men talking about these days that I can't say we talked about when I was a lot younger, and that is this whole idea…
I Became ~ Kerry Fantelli
I became I followed a wave today its soft rising, falling, shapes, contours its crests became familiar as the lines on my palm, shape of my thigh I saw this…