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Δραπετεύοντας από το κλουβί της τελειομανίας. ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
«Στη ρίζα της η τελειομανία δεν είναι στην πραγματικότητα η βαθιά αγάπη του να είσαι σχολαστικός. Είναι ο φόβος. Ο φόβος του να κάνεις λάθος. Ο φόβος του να απογοητεύσεις…
Teaching Yoga To Perfectionists ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
“At its root, perfectionism isn’t really about a deep love of being meticulous. It’s about fear. Fear of making a mistake. Fear of disappointing others. Fear of failure. Fear of…
Be The Light ~ Doug Swenson
Be The Light If the desert would give back This sand, like a mother’s touch of warmth Yet cactus just dreams of a watery life And ask why – as…
The Secret Life of A Yoga Teacher: 10 Things You Might Not Know ~ Chris Kiran Aarya & Maya Devi Georg
Teaching yoga may seem glamorous and exciting to some. It appears we have boundless energy, that we just do yoga all day long, stretching and relaxing. We wish this…
Why Daily Deal Offers Are Bad For Yoga ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
We’ve all seen the ads for daily deal sites offering a pack of yoga classes at a newer studio for some ridiculously low price. Twenty classes for $20---come and get…
Aparigraha in The Age of Consumption ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
A few years ago, I wrote an article, Retail Therapy For The Economically Recessed, which touched on the yogic restraint of aparigraha (non-hoarding, non-grasping). At the time, I approached it…
An Introduction to Tantra: The Yoga of Sacredness ~ Ramesh Bjonnes
Most people in the West think of Tantra as a sacred sexual practice. When studying Tantra in India, however, I quickly learned that Tantra is much more than sacred sex.…
The Yoga of Learning a Language ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
“You live a new life for every new language you ; If you know only one language, you live only once.” ~ Czech proverb I’ve got to admit, I love…
Karma, Suffering, and the Exquisite Joy of It All ~ Maya Devi Georg
I remember someone once posting an internet meme on my Facebook wall that read: ‘Karma Is Only A Bitch If You Are!’ Of course, everyone thought he was calling me…
So, You Want to Teach Yoga to Veterans? 6 Things You Need to Know First ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
I served in the Army for many years, endured many hardships, and practiced yoga the whole time I served – including a stint in Iraq. And for the most part,…