Hi Reader, Just a quick reminder that enrollment for my March Wisdom Workshop will close tonight: How to Connect Spiritual Ideas to Real Life Live via Zoom on Sunday, March 9th, 2025 @ 12:00 pm Eastern Time Tuition: $27 CLICK HERE TO ENROLL This workshop will be recorded and available for replay Yoga Teachers can get 1.5 hours of CE credit with Yoga Alliance I hope to see you there, - Hari-k
1 day ago • 1 min read
Greetings Reader - Our free monthly series, Community Conversations, continues next week. This month, we’re going to explore the relationship between yoga, spirituality, and the major ideological shifts that are shaking up the world. For many, yoga and spirituality are practices that help us to achieve liberation from fear; most notably, fear of change. But a big change is underway; we can see it in the news and feel it beneath our feet. And these changes are going to affect everyone and...
3 days ago • 1 min read
Greetings Reader - Our free monthly series, Community Conversations, continues next week. This month, we’re going to explore the relationship between yoga, spirituality, and the major ideological shifts that are shaking up the world. For many, yoga and spirituality are practices that help us to achieve liberation from fear; most notably, fear of change. But a big change is underway; we can see it in the news and feel it beneath our feet. And these changes are going to affect everyone and...
3 days ago • 1 min read
Greetings Reader - One of the things that makes the Bhagavad-gita, yoga’s quintessential wisdom text, so compelling, is that Krishna, the speaker of the Gita, offers his friend, Arjuna, a clear and inspiring vision of a possible future. That future is one of equanimity, even in the midst of chaos, and freedom from the miseries of material life. Krishna speaks about how “those who” think in this way or see in that way or act according to this or that higher form of knowledge achieve these...
7 days ago • 2 min read
Greetings Reader - I can’t think of a time in my life when it’s been more important to know how to apply the ancient wisdom of yoga to our lives than right now. Traditional yoga wisdom sometimes feels out of reach—a mysterious collection esoteric ideas, rigorous practices, and lofty goals that seem disconnected from our everyday experiences. And when we feel a special sense of urgency about our everyday experiences, we might think that studying yoga philosophy is a luxury for when we have...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Greetings Reader - I trust my readers in other parts of the world will forgive me for directing our collective attention to the purposeful chaos being generated by our nation’s chief executive here in my adopted hometown of Washington, D.C. And, given its global consequences, I trust all of my readers will share my interest in looking at the chaos through the lens of yoga wisdom in order to understand and constructively respond to it. The inward-turning practices of yoga can provide shelter...
21 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, I’m reaching out with a quick note about my upcoming small group mentorship program for yoga teachers. Speaking from personal experience, I know that mentorship offers a special opportunity for personal growth and professional development. It’s a great way to gain knowledge, develop skills, and build confidence. Mentorship is also a proven way to experience greater satisfaction in any field of work. if you're a yoga teacher, my upcoming small group mentorship program is designed to...
24 days ago • 2 min read
Greetings Reader - In a recent media interview, the Vice President of the United States, J.D. Vance, used what he called "a very Christian concept" to justify the expulsion of immigrants and the retraction of foreign aid: ". . . you love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens, and then, after that, you prioritize the rest of the world." As if an injection of sectarian religion into U.S. policy-making isn't bad...
28 days ago • 3 min read
Greetings Reader - Our free monthly series, Community Conversations, continues next week. This month, we're going to assess the local, national, and international impact of Donald Trump's first three weeks in office and collectively ask ourselves, "What is my role in this situation? What is the best way for me to respond to what's happening right now?" The purpose of this conversation is to hear from one another about how the situation looks from wherever we are (our town, the USA, Mexico,...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, I typed the phrase "fundamentals of yoga philosophy" into the Google search bar. An AI Overview popped up. The first sentence was, "Yoga philosophy is based on the idea that the mind, body, and spirit are one and inseparable." This isn't just wrong; it's the exact opposite of yoga philosophy's first and most fundamental teaching: the categorical distinction between the spiritual self and the material mind and body. Google's confused simulacrum of intelligence also didn't have much...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read