Yoga Minutes

Before you try yoga outdoors - and I hope you do - be as ready as sooyou can be with this heads up to the Drawbacks of practicing Yoga outdoors.

Yoga means "Union", but is this a belief that is really true? Is it practical to believe? Original music by John Baldwin

Here we explore the many words yogis and yoginis have used to describe the effects, the purpose, and the reason behind their practice. Original Music By John Baldwin and the Birds and Rains of Western North Carolina.

How does this 600-year old classic yogic text help us to answer the question: What is Yoga? Original music by John Baldwin

What do famous Indian Yogis say Yoga is? Insights from Iyengar, Yogananda, Satchidananda, and more. Original Music by John Baldwin. Guest track "Naked" by Anoushka Shankar. Follow along at www.justbetours.com/yogaminutes

What do famous Western Scholars of Eastern ideas say Yoga is? Here we get some direct quotes from Alan Watts, Joseph Campbell, Karen Armstrong and more. Follow along at www.justbetours.com/yogaminutes. Music: Massive Attack's "Teardrop" cover by John Baldwin.

What does one of the most revered texts in the world of yogic literature say what yoga is? Here we consider various translations of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Readings from Dr. Christopher Chapple's translation - Yoga and the Luminous, Nischala Joy Devi's The Secret Power of Yoga, BKS Iyengar's Light on the Yoga Sutras and more. Follow along at www.justbetours.com/yogaminutes. Music: John Lennon's "Imagine" cover performed by John Baldwin.

Here are some insights to the BIG Question - What is Yoga? This time by some yogi and yogini friends of mine: Nicolina Adzic, Fabrizio Ciccone, Tiffany Rae, Caroline Iantosca, and Nancy Jurek. Host: John Baldwin. Music: "Untitled" by John Baldwin

What does this classical Vedic text say about yoga? Read along at www.justbetours.com/blog. Hosted by: John Baldwin. Music by: John Baldwin "Just Breathe" cover by Pearl Jam