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Saying Goodbye to B.K.S. Iyengar
Originally posted on Shambhala Blog:
The great, perhaps the greatest living yoga master, B.K.S. Iyengar died today in Pune, India, at the delightfully advanced age of 95. There will be many public tributes and even more private tributes as his…
Posted in Yoga
Tagged BKS Iyengar, compassion, death, holiness, Iyengar, peace, San Francisco life coach, Shambhala, Shambhala Sun, yoga, yogi
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The Physical Body and Yoga
My last post, Turning the Mind Upside-Down, sparked some … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahimsa, asana, eight limbs of yoga, Four paths of yoga, Iyengar, Love, non-violence, Patanjali, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, self love, self-awareness, Spirituality, Yoga Sutras
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Turning the Mind Upside-Down
Several years ago I had decided to enroll in an intensive Iyengar Yoga class. Iyengar Yoga places a very strong emphasis on proper body alignment and positioning from the exact placement of the head and focus point of the eyes … Continue reading
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Tagged asana, awakening, doubt, drishti, endurance, fear, handstand, headstand, inversions, Iyengar, Peacock's Eyes, peacocks, self-awareness
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The Seventh Limb of Yoga: Dhyana
The seventh of the eight limbs of yoga is Dhyana. Dhyana … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, Buddhism, concentration, contemplation, Dharana, dhyana, inner peace, Integral Yoga, Iyengar, jhana, jnana, Kabir, meditation, pilgrimage, poetry, practice, prajna, pure intentions, Saraswati, silence, Sri Aurobindo, still mind, stillness, vipassana, wisdom, yoga, yogini, zen
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The Sixth Limb of Yoga: Dharana
The sixth of the eight limbs of yoga is Dharana. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anugattara Nikaya, awareness, Bhagavad Gita, Brahman, Buddha, buddhi, concentration, consciousness, contemplation, Dharana, dhyana, eight limbs of yoga, great yogi poem, inner peace, insight, Iyengar, Krishna, lotus, meditation, mind, Mirabai, one-pointedness, shamatha, single focus, stillness, True Self, yoga
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The Fifth Limb of Yoga: Pratyahara
The fifth limb of the eight limbs of yoga is Pratyahara. Pratyahara is most … Continue reading
The Third Limb of Yoga: Asana
The third limb of yoga is Asana. Of the eight limbs of yoga the Asana … Continue reading
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Tagged asana, Bhagavad Gita, body mind and soul, chakra, Iyengar, meditation, nadi, practice, self-awareness, sound mind & body, third limb of yoga, yoga
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Through the Peacock's Eyes 