Joy

Joy

The Greek word for joy is chairo which was described by the ancient Greeks as a ‘good mood of the soul’. They recognised that joy comes from internal factors, not from external ones. Contrary to what we are led to believe by advertisers, having something more,...
Love

Love

I am so inspired by the ‘seeds’ our Yoga from the Heart community cultivate and grow (see previous post) that they are informing my class planning this term as we move toward the spring equinox. So many wise teachers from varied traditions have told us...
You are light in form

You are light in form

I love the idea yoga offers that we are light in form. Prakasa is the source light and Vimarsha the power by which we know ourselves (and everything else) as a unique expression of that light. I had a teacher liken this idea to the light that shines through a crystal,...