Sanatan Dharma can be seen as the foundational principle underpinning Hinduism. “Sanathan” means universal, and “Dharma” means religion or duty or purpose. Sanathan Dharma is the universal purpose of all beings everywhere, in all dimensions, on all planets, etc, to…
Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root word ‘yuj’, which means ‘to join’, or ‘to unite’. This union is between the individual consciousness and universal consciousness. One could also interpret this as the union between Ahamkara (Ego) and Atman (Soul).…
Why is Om Sacred? In Yogic philosophy it is believed that the universe emerged from sound. All matter is ultimately vibration. Similar to the Big Bang Theory that states that all matter emerged from a massive explosion, in the eastern…
Today, Yoga is interpreted as primarily Asana (physical postures), even though they were originally a very small aspect of the complete practice. To put it simply, Asana is simply a preparation for Yoga. Yoga literally means Union. To find the…
Purpose is not found, it is created. We don’t find our purpose on a mysterious mountaintop, doing occult practices. We work day in and day out, doing what we are passionate about, and through that process live a life of…
To be aligned is to be in flow. To be in flow is to work with the currents of our life in such a way that we become inspired, motivated and joyful. We accept failure gracefully and don’t struggle with…
Active flexibility (AF) is a mixture of strength and flexibility, while passive flexibility (PF) is pure flexibility. AF is the ability to engage our muscles while in the end range of motion, or under maximal stretch. While in PF we…
Meditation has existed as a central pillar in most spiritual traditions, past and present. By simply training attention and expanding awareness we are greeted by a whole host of psychological and physiological benefits. Commonly our state of rest, is one…
Do we all have some special purpose here on this planet? Is there such a thing that can light up our life, give us meaning and make our work something that we love and cherish? If we assume that this…
A quote commonly espoused in the New age movement is “You become what you think”. While this is true at one level, Patanjali through his philosophy attemtpts to reveal to us that “We are not what we think” and I…