Regardless of what level your practice is at–beginner, intermediate, exploratory or advanced–the eight limbs of yoga (ashtanga) are vitally important stops along the way to the ultimate goal of transformation.
My last post focused on sustainability, and living a simpler, more beautiful life.
To continue along that thread, I wanted to talk a little bit about purity, or saucha, one of the observances belonging to the second limb.
Saucha is purity that operates on many levels. And it’s this purity of thought and action that can lead us to a more sustainable, contented lifestyle.
On a daily basis, we aspire to cleanliness for our bodies by washing ourselves, …read more

 
There are a couple of really good reasons I decided to get into yoga, and chronic lower and upper back pain were right at the top of the list.
Let’s start with issues of flexibility and strength.  For those of us who suffer from back pain,  the lack of flexibility and strength in our muscles only contribute to it.  To ease this pain, I turned to yoga to help me build each, and as a result, have been able to strike a healthier balance between the two.  For those of us who can feel the tightness in certain areas of our bodies like our hips and shoulders (not to mention …read more