This evening, as I tucked my little ones in, my youngest asked, “Mama, what cup is that you’re holding?” I responded, “You know, my cup – my favourite one.” And she replied, “Well, you know, it’s not really your cup, it’s the one that you like to use.” And I thought to myself, yes, how … [Read more…]
As promised, here is a brief explanation of what is meant by the term “Sivananda yoga.” First of all, it is not a different style of yoga. It is traditional hatha yoga, as taught by Swami Sivananda (1887-1963) and his disciple Swami Vishnudevananda (1927-1993). As a physical practice, it is a set sequence of: opening … [Read more…]
I have a book that I often turn to for reference: Yoga: Your Home Practice Companion, compiled by the Sivananda Yoga Vendanta Centre (DK Publishing, 2010). In it, there is a chart entitled “A year of positive thinking.” For each month of the year, there is a quality and an affirmation. The idea is to … [Read more…]
In recent months, Ganesh has been showing up around here. A necklace given to me by a dear teacher, featuring this elephant-headed deity. A trip to the Sivananda Yoga Camp, where the morning and evening chants begin with “Jaya Ganesha” (“Praise to Ganesh”). Pictures of elephants that appear unexpectedly. Ganesh is the half-elephant, half-man deity … [Read more…]