by Olga | Jul 6, 2022 | Focus of the Month
anāhatasya śabdaṣya dhvanir-ya upalabhyate dhvaner-antargataṁ jṇeyaṁ jṅeyasya-antargataṁ manaḥ manas-tatra layaṁ yāti tad-viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam One hears the unstruck sound (anāhata śabda); the quintessence of that sound is the supreme object. On hearing that, the mind...
by Olga | Jun 7, 2022 | Focus of the Month
hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare Radha calls to Krishna, as “the one who has captured my heart, mind, body and soul, my everything, my all!” Krishna affectionately calls Radha, his beloved, the name Rama, which means...
by Olga | May 5, 2022 | Focus of the Month
sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścid duḥkha-bhāg bhavet May all be happy. May all be free from sickness. May all look to the good of others. May none suffer from sorrow. —Vedic Prayer Ahiṃsā, non-harming, is a practice that...
by Olga | Mar 30, 2022 | Focus of the Month
sthira-sukham āsanam The seat should be steady and joyful. YS 2.46 Āsana can act a vortex pulling into its practice kindness, devotion, stillness, beauty and self reflection. As we move our body and attune our mind through an āsana practice we are...
by Olga | Mar 2, 2022 | Focus of the Month
ॐ सत्यं ज्ञानम् आनन्दं ब्रह्मा ॥ Satyam Jñanam Ānandam Brahma Truth, Knowledge, Bliss, Absolute Yoga is a word that encompasses a very wide range. It can refer to practices as well as end results. There are yoga traditions that hail from the Himalayas and those that...
by Olga | Feb 2, 2022 | Focus of the Month
ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते । पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥oṃ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idam pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ oṃ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idam pūrṇāt pūrṇam...
