Dictionary – English/Sanskrit & Sanskrit/English

Yoga for Health – Films Division of India prepared its’ first documentary on Yoga at and under the supervision of The Yoga Institute. The film “Yoga for Health” is in English and in Hindi. (1950) – serving as a reminder that yoga is  “Something rather different from the vanity circus it has become” – love that quote from Kiran Yoga!

Patanjali Yoga Sutras – widely regarded as the authoritative text on yoga – is a collection of aphorisms, outlining the eight limbs of yoga. These “threads” (as sutra translates from Sanskrit) of wisdom offer guidelines for living a meaningful and purposeful life.

Yamas and Niyamas– are ten good common sense guidelines for leading a healthier, happier life, bringing spiritual awareness into a social context and forming the first two of Eight Limbs of Yoga

The Mahabharata– the epic from which the Bhagavad Gita originates

The Bhagavad Gita-an ancient Indian text that became an important work of Hindu tradition in terms of both literature and philosophy.

Yoga Nidra – Soon I’ll upload my own Nidra readings, which I hope you’ll enjoy.  For now, though, I hope you enjoy this…

Meditations – sitting and moving – coming soon…for now, though I hope you enjoy this short meditation…

Singing Bowl Meditation I sometimes incorporate sound into practice and this may include Singing Bowls, which I find hugely helpful, personally…

Deep Listening… I find it so relaxing to be still and to just listen…eyes closed, picking up the sounds around me and being still among it all.  You can try this anywhere you can be sure you’re safe and still for a while…If you can’t get out right now, listen to this and imagine… Learn more about Deep Listening from Pauline Oliveros and consider how we resonate with the world around us.  Can we attune more readily?

Sit Spot…  If you get the chance, find a spot where you can sit and observe each of your senses, one at a time….what can you see from that same spot?  What can you hear, smell, feel and can you ‘taste’ the air?