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Exploring Wisdom: Can Enlightenment be Obtained through Spiritual Practices?

“Can spiritual practices really lead to enlightenment? I have been doing my practices for over 25 years regularly and sincerely. I undoubtedly see many benefits, but I don’t see myself anywhere near enlightenment. I also do seva regularly and have sincere devotion in my heart. I don’t know what’s missing. Could you please share your […]

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The Practice: Me and Kripalu Yoga, An Unexpected Love Story

By Rita Berger

I walked into my first yoga class at 19. It was strip mall yoga. I remember being told to relax and breathe while in poses where breath, and relaxation were the last things I imagined possible. “WTF” was muttered under my breath repeatedly as I contorted myself into painful poses I’d never done before. I

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The Nature of Pain

By Rita Berger

Some of you may know that I was in a small plane crash in December 2007. As we were crashing I braced myself, trying desperately to “put on the brakes”. Obviously, I lived to tell the tale and I was left with some pretty profound right side low back and hip pain as a

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In House: Cyndi Lee on The Complete Package of Meditation and Yoga

By Lisa P.

It came without warning right at the beginning of the day trip down the river. I really don’t like water and I am a weak, underconfident swimmer at best. But people I trusted said it was fun and not scary at all. If you did fall out, you would land on a little rock and

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Exploring Wisdom: Make Friends with Your Body

By Lisa P.

Pairs of yogis face each other, press their palms together, and shyly bow their heads. Wearing baggy sweat pants and sexy yoga tops, bike shorts and faded t-shirts advertising local breweries, they are somehow all transformed into elegant beings in this moment—their generosity shining out toward each other. Then they laugh, slap a high five

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Living Well: Decreasing Physician Burnout for a More Fulfilling Practice and Life

By Lisa P.

Physicians working in the current healthcare environment are under an enormous amount of pressure and stress, and as a result, a condition commonly referred to as ‘physician burnout’ is becoming an ongoing concern in the medical field. Trying to manage the stress of patient cases and administrative tasks, on top of balancing the challenges of

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The Practice: What are the Eight Limbs of Yoga?

By Lisa P.

Increasingly, the practice of Asana, or the physical poses we understand as yoga, is being alienated from the very source of its conception; its moral, ethical, and philosophial raison d’être and foundation. Perhaps this is because the modern practice has separated the metaphorical wrapping paper from the gift itself, interchanging the two and taking the wrapping

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The Practice: Why Become a Yoga Teacher?

By Lisa P.

Considering becoming a yoga teacher? A desire to become a yoga teacher, in itself, is a blessing. By becoming a yoga teacher, you learn to take proper care of yourself and teach others to take proper care of themselves. It’s a great way to rapidly progress on a spiritual path. You get a better

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The Practice: Sri Sri on the Nature of the Yogi

By Lisa P.

Yoga is so much more than exercise — it’s a way of being. Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar shares his thoughts on the far-reaching impact of yoga on the body, mind, and spirit, and the true nature of the Yogi. A disease-free body, a violence-free society, a confusion-free mind, a inhibition-free intellect,

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Exploring Wisdom: Nikki Myers on Overcoming Addiction

By Lisa P.

Recent Art of Living Retreat Center retreat host Nikki Myers has created a revolutionary, holistic approach to addiction recovery that combines yoga philosophy and the tools of the traditional 12-step program. We recently spoke with Nikki about how these two philosophies work together, the role of sacred transformation, and her own road to recovery.

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Exploring Wisdom: Can Enlightenment be Obtained through Spiritual Practices?

The Practice: Me and Kripalu Yoga, An Unexpected Love Story

The Nature of Pain

In House: Cyndi Lee on The Complete Package of Meditation and Yoga

Exploring Wisdom: Make Friends with Your Body

Living Well: Decreasing Physician Burnout for a More Fulfilling Practice and Life

The Practice: What are the Eight Limbs of Yoga?

The Practice: Why Become a Yoga Teacher?

The Practice: Sri Sri on the Nature of the Yogi

Exploring Wisdom: Nikki Myers on Overcoming Addiction

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