by swanriver | Feb 28, 2022 | FOM
Focus of the Month: March 2022 written by Laura Cherry “To recover the senses, as opposed to withdrawing them, infuses a very different flavor to pratyahara by suggesting that the senses are lost or somehow need to be rediscovered or reclaimed.” —David Garrigues When...
by swanriver | Dec 22, 2021 | FOM
FOM January 2022 written by Charlotte Mabry Chant: Om Ram Ramaya Swaha “Om and Salutations to that perfection in the physical realm which is Lord Rama, whose attributes exist in me. Kindly manifest.” Bhagavad Gita, Book 2 vs. 12, na tv evaham jatu nasam / na tvm neme...
by swanriver | Nov 19, 2021 | FOM
Focus of the Month: December 2021 written by Carrie Hood Guru Brahmā Guru Viṣṇur Guru devo Maheśvaraḥ Guru sākṣāt paraṁ Brahma tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ Our creation is that highest teacher; the duration of our lives is that highest teacher; our trials, illnesses,...
by swanriver | Oct 20, 2021 | FOM
Focus of the Month: November 2021 written by Swan Michelle “It is not happiness that makes you grateful but gratefulness that makes you happy.” -The Book Of Joy, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu & The Dalai Lama This moment and this time in our lives is anything but...
by swanriver | Sep 30, 2021 | FOM
Sat Nam written by Steph ‘Navjeet’ Smith ‘Sat Nam’ is a mantra, and an expression we often use in Kundalini Yoga. It has a meaning and physiology embedded in it. The words together mean ‘true vibrational consciousness’. “Sat Nam is the bij, or seed...
by swanriver | Sep 1, 2021 | FOM
Health is Wealth written by Kelly Haas “Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.” – BKS Iyengar, Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health” “Practice becomes firmly grounded when well attended to for a long time, without break...
