By Steve Brandon. It is often perceived that Hatha Yoga (asana, pranayama, mudra and bandha) and Raja Yoga (mental transformation and enlightenment that follows on from Hatha Yoga) are somehow separate, or even conflicting, approaches to Yoga. This erroneous perception can lead to an unbalanced personal practice because we have not integrated all the aspects [...]
What we’re facing today as human beings, as parents, friends, colleagues and business owners are huge challenges, the nature of which has not happened before since the Industrial Revolution. The combination of the challenges of climate change, resource depletion and economic crisis is unique and extreme. Even if you don’t believe what we’re being told [...]
The second chapter of the Yoga Sutra is on Practice and it’s this Kriya Yoga that is recommended for the person who wishes to journey on the path of Yoga. The commentary by Vyasa indicates that our mental impurities(stress – anger, anxiety, confusion etc) will be an obstacle to the attainment of Yoga and says, [...]
