Yoga is a great adventure. I think it is the greatest adventure of all. It will take you into completely new territory and confront you with the tallest peaks of spiritual realization...
When we think about moving our body we may only envision it as forward or backward. Movements to the side are often skipped or underestimated. Spinal twists, however, open a whole new...
One morning during my allotted time slot of 4:30 a.m. in Mysore, I showed up for my regular class at the shala after frantically catching a very rare rickshaw. Usually at this...
Situated on a small hill called Bilwa Parvat in Haridwar, India, stands the Wish Fulfilling Goddess, Maa Mansa Devi Siddh Peeths (Holy Place). Mansa meaning “wish” and Devi “the goddess”. I stumbled upon...
When I saw this man in Haridwar, India, (often referred to as a Sadhu) I had to take his picture. Sitting in his own little world and seemingly unaware of anything else...
India possesses something that only people who travel here can understand. In my old beaten up copy of the Lonely Planet there is a brief introduction about either loving or hating India;...
When I began reading about the paths of many meditation teachers I came across the work and life of Sharon Salzberg. In her biography, she named her first teacher as being Dipa...
During the mid-way point of my journey in India, I stayed in Rishikesh; the land of yoga ashrams and yogis. Many great saints and sages have travelled to these sacred mountains seeking...
After studying Mysore this year, I headed again to Rishikesh (the foothills of the Himilayas) to meet my meditation teacher, Swami Veda Bharati, the eldest living disciple of Swami Rama. I flew...
The Ganges is recognized throughout India as a body of water that signifies evolution, the cleansing of karma and a sacred stream of holiness. Even if some people consider it to be...
Matterhorn is an awe inspiring mountain located in ski village nestled in the town of Zermatt. During a sunny April afternoon with the mountain tip looming in the background, I started...
From being a lazy student to teaching yoga in South Korea (an excerpt from my M.Ed. thesis, 2006). I started yoga in a very informal manner. I did not know what...
Along my path, I have been asked many times by my students, “Have you ever met a real Yogi?” “Have you seen any saints or sages in India?” “Have you ever met...
While in Switzerland during a short holiday, I visited a small village in Wuerenlos (near Baden). This is the location where a cave known for its healing properties and energy fields can...
Thoughts on returning to India (an excerpt from my master’s thesis on Yoga in School, 2006). My first memory of India was as a child. On a crowded bus a middle-aged...
What Yoga as a curriculum subject in school looks like and why children should have one. This is LA! Million dollar cars, movie stars, muscle beach and the walk of fame. But...