What made you think of moving away in the first place? About two and a half years ago, I was returning from a meditation retreat in Colorado. As the view of the Bay Area appeared out the window of the plane, for the first time in 20 years I thought, “I don’t think this is where I am going to end up … [Read more...] about Looking forward with Cynthia Bates
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The Gift of Consciousness: An interview with Gitte Bechsgaard
In her book The Gift of Consciousness: Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Gitte Bechsgaard draws on her decades of experience as a yoga practitioner, teacher, and Vedic scholar to bring her readers a rich, accessible interpretation of the yoga sutras. She founded the Vidya Institute in Toronto with … [Read more...] about The Gift of Consciousness: An interview with Gitte Bechsgaard
Sadhana Studies Q & A with Heather Haxo Phillips
Why were you inspired to start this program? Two reasons: Our students, and B.K.S. Iyengar. When our Guruji died in August 2014, he said “Let my end be your beginning.” Many of us in the international Iyengar community really took this to heart and focused our thinking on how we should … [Read more...] about Sadhana Studies Q & A with Heather Haxo Phillips
Teaching Yoga to Seniors: the Evolution Continues
Teaching Yoga to Seniors: the Evolution Continues by Sarah Harvey I began teaching Gentle Yoga classes 14 years ago when one of my teachers asked if I would take over a class she had been teaching at Rossmoor, a retirement community in Walnut Creek. At almost 70 years of age, she was concerned … [Read more...] about Teaching Yoga to Seniors: the Evolution Continues
ASANAS IN HAVANA: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT YOGA TO CUBA
In 2005, Canadian flight attendant Christine Dahdouh made a call that would forever alter her path. She had recently travelled to Cuba, a place that she found grounded her when she wasn't in the air. What Christine needed now was a place to practice yoga. The name Eduardo Pimentel kept surfacing so … [Read more...] about ASANAS IN HAVANA: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT YOGA TO CUBA