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Yoga Tradition and History

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Spotlight on Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga is an intensely physical and athletic form of yoga. Ashtanga yogis practice a prescribed set of asanas, channel energy through ... (continued)

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Yoga's Greater Truth

By Mark Singleton

A scholar embarks on a quest to trace the roots of his yoga practice back to their source. What he finds confounds and unsettles him, and, ultimately, provides him with a glimpse of yoga's greater truth.

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Goddess, Where Art Thou?

The Indian deity Parvati is surprisingly relevant to anyone looking to balance strength with gentleness.

Parvati Power

This Hindu goddess, consort of Shiva, proves that dignity and smarts prevail.
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Deities: Super Man

Vishnu lives in luxury, but this Hindu god will abandon his opulent ways to take human form and save the world from evil.

A New Look at Yoga: Playing the Edge of Mind & Body

"A New Look" presents yoga as an evolutionary process and introduces the Yoga of Mind as a powerful approach to self-exploration. Mental yoga reveals the mind's nature and its filters, and is an important part of physical yoga practice.

Is it Safe to Awaken the Snake?

A kundalini awakening is when energy flows freely upward through the chakras and leads to an expanded state of consciousness. But is it safe?

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