The Lotus Flower
The lotus flower symbolizes our human spiritual evolution. The root in the soil represents our lowest nature. The stem, which develops from water, denotes our intuitive endeavors; and the …
Category: Yoga
Lilias Folan
Not long after Hittleman’s successful program on yoga, a housewife by the name of Lilias Folan launched her PBS series Lilias, Yoga & You, in 1970. Her popularity soared, …
How Important to You Is the Yoga Environment?
It’s no secret that environment is key to continuing success and attainment of goals when people undertake a new practice, endeavor to learn something new, or attempt to change …
In Praise of Patanjali and the Eight Limbs
If you practice yoga for a good amount of time, Patanjali’s name will crop up. Patanjali was a sage and a physician who lived somewhere between 200 B.C. and …
Surya Namaskara The Sun Salutation
Surya Namaskara, the Sun Salutation, is a pose that involves a sequence of twelve separate, flowing movements. Although it is taught as one of the basic postures, the Sun …