The Glory of the Guru
There are a host of questions that are asked when someone enquires or opens to the Guru principle. What is Guru? Do I need a…
Category: Philosophy
Culture, Spirituality and Science in Yoga
The Case for Common Ground “The stream of knowledge is heading towards a non-mechanical reality; the universe begins to look more like a great thought…
Yoga Is Not a Religion
Why Yoga Is Mistaken for a Religion Yoga is often asked to answer a question it never set out to answer, whether it is a…
Yatra in Nepal
In this article, Tamblyn Lord, a long-standing Yoga Australia member, reflects on what it means to undertake a yātra and why this particular trek, winding…
History of Yoga and Tantra
Yoga Is So Much More Most of us were taught that Patañjali wrote the definitive text on yoga philosophy. The Yoga Sūtras as source, foundation,…
Karma and Yoga Practice
Often mistaken as cosmic judiciary, karma in yoga is something far more personal. It speaks to the conditioning we create within ourselves, the emotional imprints…
Reflections on Two Years Sanskrit Study
Sanskrit holds the vibrational essence of yoga’s deepest teachings. In this reflection, Julian Singh shares how formal study transformed his relationship with the language, revealing…
Mental Health through the Yogic Lens
Who are you? According to Yoga, all our answers to this question are ultimately describing the mind. Whatever we might say about ourselves, what we…
A Fresh Look at Knowledge
The Indian wisdom traditions, particularly Yoga and Vedanta, explain that avidyā is the ultimate error, the root of all mistakes. The word itself translates as: absence of The…
Clarifying Pātañjali :The Pātañjalayogaśāstra
The Pātañjalayogaśāstra, popularly called Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras, is sometimes referred to as Classical Yoga. I often hear people call them ‘the sūtras’, but there are…
