The Sanskrit word for posture of the body is asana, which actually means "seat," and there is great value and diversity in the ways in which we might practice sitting in this world.
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As caretakers of this diverse and storied tradition, 21st century yoga practitioners also have their hands full. We’re reckoning with social, economic, environmental, and political upheaval in the not-unrelated midst of a 20-month-old pandemic that has its fingerprints in all aspects of life.
Read moreWould you like some poetry with your science?
As we navigate today's turbulent pandemic seas, what will hold us intact as we find our way to safer shores? For sure, we all need tangible and scientifically-proven invaluables such as healthy food, warm and dry shelter, reliable internet, and masks to reduce the transmission of infection. But I also need a little poetry to go along with my science.
Read moreTelling Our Stories
British colonial rule had an undue influence on the way India's story got told to the Western world, and part of that story includes the sowing of the seed of yoga that grew into a fractured transnational phenomenon. There’s a great gulf between the yoga practiced hot and sweaty in a gym and the yoga of the Bhagavad Gita, but there certainly is some common ground.
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