When Less is More
Posted by Margaret in Yoga on 22. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
Many of us have gone through the process of simplifying our lives, whether it be cleaning at the start of spring or moving to a new apartment, city or in my case, a new home. I recently transitioned from living abroad to living back home with family in southern California. While I donated many of [...]
The Eight-Limb Path of Yoga
Posted by Margaret in Yoga on 01. Oct, 2010 | 0 Comments
In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, the eightfold path is called ashtanga,which literally means “eight limbs” (ashta=eight, anga=limb). According to the Yoga Sutra, our pain and suffering is created by the misperception that we are separate from nature. The realization that we are not separate may be experienced without effort; however, most of us need guidance. Patanjali’s Eight Limbed Path [...]
The Nature of Impermanence
Posted by Margaret in Yoga on 17. May, 2010 | 0 Comments
As Buddha said, impermanence is the nature of the human condition. This is a truth we know in our minds but tend to resist in our hearts. Change happens all around us, all the time, yet we long for the predictable, the consistent. We want the reassurance that comes from things remaining the same. Yoga [...]
