In this episode we discuss the characteristics associated with Vatta.

In this episode I share about a recent event in my life along with excerpts from the book Beauty by John O'Donohue

Ayurveda is the sister science of Yoga. It is defined as The Wisdom of Life. We all have a blueprint from birth that due to life circumstances and choices we move further and further away from. This brings instability and unnecessary challenges. Ayurveda brings us back to home base.

The properties of Nature, the Gunas, show up in our life in so many ways. The foods we eat, the weather we experience, our sleep and work patterns. All of it and more. In this episode I offer a quick overview of the Gunas, sattva, raja and tamas.

The great meditation teacher Sylvia Boorstein is famous for saying Happiness is an Inside Job. In this episode I talk about sutra 2.33 which shows how we can benefit from the practice of switching a negative thought with a positive one.

That expression Grist for the Mill came to me this week and I began to unpack it. Join me as I discuss how all the things that occur in our lives are food for the Spiritual Path. And what the heck is a Spiritual Path anyway?!

There are 4 keys (and locks) described by Patanjali that once observed can help us to maintain serenity in the face of others behaviors and attitudes.

The obstacles on the path of Yoga are associated with 4 side effects. In this episode we discuss the side effects and the benefits of chanting.

The nine obstacles as presented by Patanjali are discussed in this episode. We finish up with a reading from The Power of Myth where Joseph Campbell explains the meaning of AUM (OM).

This is a quick recap of the 8 Limbs of Yoga. Enjoy!