What an odd statement! Author Michael Stone in his book The Inner Tradition of Yoga (http://www.amazon.com/Inner-Tradition-Yoga-Contemporary-Practitioner/dp/1590305698) relates a story about pigeon pose. For him, as for many of us, pigeon pose brings to our attention tension and tightness in the hips. When Michael’s expression indicated this to his yoga teacher, she said to him,” Your [...]
Most people wouldn’t think of yoga as a funny subject. But then, some have a decidedly sedate sense of humor about religion, politics, sex. All those taboo subjects. So here’s a yoga joke that provokes a laugh and some thought: “If you had to hide something that was the most valuable thing you had, where [...]
Samadhi is the state of oneness. It is the eight limb of yoga, the goal on the path. When samadhi has been reached, we have integrated all the other limbs to the point where we have sustained concentration, subject and object are one, and non-duality is realized. Are we there yet?! It is said of [...]
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We are back to the last two of the eight limbs of yoga. Dhyana is the place where subject and object dissolve and become one. Think about it this way: we begin our journey toward samahdi (integration, our final step) with leading a ethical life thru yamas and niyamas. Then we move into asana practice. [...]