Yoganica

Mudita

  “We hate it when our friends are successful,” sang Morrissey, the songwriter and former lead singer of The Smiths. Although “hate” may be overstating the issue, the dark and not-so-secret fact remains that, rather…

Earthing

Ups and downs are part of being alive. We often focus on the ups—on wanting to be always happy, always succeeding and always at the top.But downs are part of the cycle. Feeling sad, not…

Satya

The yogic practice of satya (truth) focuses on carefully choosing our words so they do the least harm—and most good. Speech is perhaps the most human of all our activities. Parents eagerly await their children’s…

Upeksha

Invocation

You may wonder why you’d find it worthwhile to invite the energy of mythic beings into your meditation practice. The short answer is that these archetypal energies are catalysts. Meditating on deities such as Durga,…