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Teaching My Truth

The story on how I started yoga is not that extraordinary, however, yoga changed my life for the better. Like many, I started to practice yoga while I was trying to find relief from stress. My grandmother had gotten ill … Continue reading

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Who Is Wealthy?

A dervish was praying silently. A wealthy merchant, observing the dervish’s devotion and sincerity, was deeply touched by him. The merchant offered the drevish a bag of gold. “I know you will use the money for God’s sake. Please take … Continue reading

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The All Powerful Guru?

Reposted with permission from Joseph Boquiren. Joseph Boquiren is a yoga instructor, artist, and storyteller. He is the indentured servant to Samadhi Pants, the weekly cartoon about our sometimes humorous quest to gain enlightenment. He is also the author of … Continue reading

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Is Yoga Physical Or Spiritual?

In this short but insightful interview Pattabhi Jois, the founder of Ashtanga Yoga and one of the foremost disciple of Krishnamacharya, explains that the practice of yoga is not about a few days, or a few months, or even a … Continue reading

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I Am Not My Thoughts

All I remember about my first yoga class is the ceiling. We were in a large room with wooden floors, upstairs at the Student YMCA/YWCA in Austin, Texas, and the year was 1970. It was an hour that would change … Continue reading

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