Vigyan Bhairav Tantra
Gateway to the Higher Self Let’s talk about your favorite food—maybe a burger; your favorite patty with fresh tomatoes and crisp […]
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Gateway to the Higher Self Let’s talk about your favorite food—maybe a burger; your favorite patty with fresh tomatoes and crisp […]
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Pratyahara is often defined as “the conscious withdrawal of energy from the senses.” Yet what does that phrase really mean? Did
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This 469 mile stretch through Virginia and North Carolina along the spine of the Blue Ridge, a major part of the
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Yoga is on fire in the West, and so it kirtan, or yogic chanting. Kirtan combines music and mantra — words and sounds that vibrate at the highest level of awareness. It is an effortless and joyful way to meditate.
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After practicing Western medicine (Allopathy) for 25 years, I became disappointed with many aspects of the culture surrounding it – namely,
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In this series, we explore people’s experiences on the path of spirituality. Whether it’s personal development, insights or learning about how
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Ayurveda considers the buildup of toxins, physical and mental and environmental, to be the underlying cause of many diseases. Toxins enter
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In this blog we are heating things up with pungent, the hottest of Ayurveda’s six tastes. Think spicy. Pungent spices like
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Taste is assigned a much deeper significance in Ayurveda than we are accustomed to in the West. Taste, or rasa, is
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In this week’s blog, we are going salty. Typical foods in the salty taste category include rock salt, sea salt, vegetables,
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