Brahmacarya - A feminist perspective
Brahmacarya (pronounced: Brahmacharya) - celibacy/continence (self control/restraint) - right use of energy (conservation). I saved the...
We are Stardust! (Healing the Individual)
Our bodies are incredible. Each holds our individual story of who we are. Modern Western Medicine has only barely begun to tap this...
Asteya: "Non-stealing"
Today we examine the 3rd Yama in yoga philosophy: Asteya or "Non-stealing". On the surface, this one may sound simple. The...
Animals: Our Sacred Connection
This week's blog post was inspired by a series of synchronistic events that happened last week. First of all, one of my yoga students...
Satya: "Truthfulness"
Today we explore the 2nd Yama of the Yoga Sutras: Satya or "Truthfulness". "Sat" in Sanskrit means more than Truth; it also means...
Ahimsa: Practicing Non-violence
Yoga Sutra 2.35: "In the presence of one firmly established in non-violence, all hostilities cease." Today we examine the first Yama in...
Violets: The Sweet Gift of Love
Every Spring I look forward to the violets blooming. Where I used to live in Baltimore County, they were plentiful! But did you know they...
Yama: Aparigraha (Non-Attachment)
Yama and Niyama are the first two limbs of the eight limbs of the body of yoga in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Yama is translated as,...
What is Yoga Therapy?
It's a hot topic right now! There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about what yoga "therapy" is and what it is NOT, as well as...
Welcome to my blog!
I first became interested in "holistic medicine" in my late teens and early twenties when I began studying my own cultural history...
