National Institute of Health Yoga Week

May 19-23 is Yoga Week at the National Institute of Health.  This is just one of the many initiatives to help increase the awareness of Yoga and its use as a form of alternative medicine.  Events are free and open to the public (you’ll have to get yourself to Maryland).  One of the more notable [...]

Meditation on the Heart

Meditation on the Heart is one of the most powerful forms of meditation. When we talk about your heart, we’re not talking about your physical heart. We’re talking about your energetic heart, which is located in the center of your chest. (see chakra meditation for more information on this).
Meditating on the space of the heart [...]

Space Between the Breath

Observing the space between the breath is the next step on your path of learning how to meditate. So far we’ve mastered the art of breathing and meditation techniqe of observing the breath. If you haven’t done those techniques yet, or if you need to refresh yourself, please click on those links to review them [...]

Observing the Breath

Observing the breath is the next step in your personal meditation practice after you’ve mastered breathing exercises.  We’ve discussed how meditation is a process of focusing your attention on one thing, to the exclusion of everything else.  With this meditation technique, you’ll learn how to truly focus your mind, and I’ll help you with some [...]

Krishna Das - Pilgrim Heart

Pilgrim Heart was my first chanting cd I received from my wife as a birthday present. It sat on the shelf for almost a year before I really began listening to it. But once I got into it, I couldn’t stop listening. It has a unique quality from his newer albums. It may be because [...]

Rasa - Devotion

The music of Rasa is a must have for any Yoga teacher and/or student. Rasa’s album, Devotion, is an enchanting musical exploration of Indian devotional music with beautiful lyrics from Kim Waters set to the instrumental music of cellos, sarangi (Indian violin), sitara (small sitar), and the Swedish keyed fiddle. The result is an amazing [...]