Archive for Yoga Philosophy

The state of the world has been pressing on me more than usual this past month. In fact, I would go as far to say it’s causing me anxiety even when i’m sleeping and dreaming...

The theme of the month in March at the studio is Pranayama, we broadly all understand this as breath work or breathing practices but spare me a moment to dissect this word PranaYama. Prana is...

The theme of the month here at FYS this month is a beautiful sanskrit word – PREMA. Prema is a sanskrit word for love, unlike Kama (selfish love) Prema is unconditional, divine and a higher...

Truth be told – Theme of the month with Hannah Whatever you are doing right now – stop. Pause. Take a moment to tune in with the sounds that you can hear around you. Perhaps...

“What helped you survive?” Steinem asked Davis before an auditorium packed with remarkable women and social justice organizers. “What made feel capable of getting up every day and moving forward was the fact that there...

A guru is a teacher, expert, guide, mentor, master – one who dispels the darkness and reveals the light to his or her followers or students. The guru is a long-standing and respected tradition in...

You probably wouldn’t know it unless you spoke to me for more than about, say, 5 minutes, but I suffer from a particular affliction. As far as I know this wasn’t something I carried with...

Where would we be without our hands? I still remember the night that, as a child, I awoke from a seemingly interminable and inescapable nightmare to find my mother at my bedside gently stroking my...

Karma is a term that gets frequently bandied about – a friend steals your ice cream and then steps in dog poo: instant karma! – and is often personified as an external omniscient power that...

In case you missed the memo, the Google meme, the Messenger selfie filters, the dedicated supermarket aisles and your SOs pouting face….Valentine’s day took place this week. This special day is our annual opportunity in...