The library of previous Reflections articles.

June 2009 - Exploring the Koshas

As a built-in feature, our new car has a GPS system which I was reluctant to embrace. Why was it necessary, I thought. And then I realized this summer, driving in Quebec’s Eastern Townships on the unfamiliar way to a yoga retreat, how great it was to have this automatic map indicating my route. I could rest and follow the navigation system to the destination. Wouldn’t it be great if we had such a life map! Continue reading "Exploring the Koshas"

July 2009 - the kleshas

Yoga practice asks the practitioner to connect with the core of the heart and therefore the core of the self. Increasingly, this is becoming lost in a yoga world that supports the physical prowess without the additional recognition of an internal knowing and transformation. However, the structure of yoga provides the opportunity for radical self-exploration, understanding and transformation. Continue reading "The Kleshas"