Yoga Philosophy

    When a student walks into our studio, they may notice an interesting symbol located on the back wall. Or peek at a tattoo of the same symbol on the teacher’s arm. They may even notice the same swirling design on a few of […]

  I own a yoga studio. And I love it. I’m busy every hour of the day, but I love every second of it.  One of the most common questions I receive as a teacher and owner is “What is Yoga?”   It’s a simple,  yet […]

We’ve come to the last two limbs of the yogic path Dhyana and Samadhi. I’m kind of sad it’s coming to an end! I’ve really loved exploring these concepts with you. I hope this series has helped you make a little sense of yoga philosophy. […]

  Dharana is the gathering of consciousness and focusing it within. This is otherwise known as contemplation. Many times techniques that we think of as meditation technically fall under the limb of contemplation. Semantics I guess…but we’re getting pretty technical here.   With this concept, […]

  Pratyahara is the practice of drawing the senses inward. When you decrease stimulation to the senses, your inner light shines. If we truly quiet the mind and withdraw from the stimulation of the senses, the inner flame that we all have within has a chance to be […]

Welcome back to the 8 Limbs of Yoga! Today we look into the fourth aspect of yogic life, Pranayama Breathing.   Prana is the universal life force that we can enhance and control with the use of our breath. Through control of our breathing pattern, we can […]

  And now the Limb you’ve all been waiting for for…the actual Yoga Poses! These are called Asanas. Let’s dig into some yoga postures for beginners.    Did you know that there are only THREE sutras dedicated to the physical practice of yoga? Seriously! Only three! And […]

  Now that we’ve begun refraining from harmful actions, we need to enhance our lives by ACTION with the Niyamas. Nature abhors a vacuum and will always replace a space.  Here, we begin to embrace ACTION based suggestions, that focus on the self. We can […]

  What are the Yamas?   The first limb of the 8 fold yoga path, as found in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, consists of 5 things (yamas) you shouldn’t be doing. Five actions that if we refrain from, will increase our happiness. Sometimes we commit these […]

  The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali were written between 5,000 BC to 300 AD.  However no one is really sure who Patanjali was. The origination of this book and the author is shrouded in mystery.  The sutras are a systematic outline of the yogic lifestyle and […]