Meditation is the art of focusing. In Heartfull Meditation, we use our hands, the breath and our imagination to focus on different parts of our body, to visualize light in the body, and to feel beautiful feelings in our heart center....
Purna Yoga classes often begin with the Gayatri Mantra from the Rigveda and end with Sri Aurobindo’s Gayatri. We start our classes by asking for illumination, but we end our classes asking for transformation, an evolution of consciousness....
Nothing quite says fall like a bowl of roasted root vegetables. Here's a recipe from my new friend I met at the therapeutic training with Aadil, Shawnee Thorton Hardy of fifteenshadesofgreen.com. Not only is the recipe mouthwateringly good, Shawnee lists the benefits of all the veggies. ...
"I need a body." This is often how Aadil starts a demonstration, and nine out of ten times the absolute right person steps forward and gets the treat of a lifetime. Today, I answered the call. The demo to follow was the Spinal Regeneration Series in...
There's a metaphor for time management that's been floating around for some time now. I'm sure you'll all seen some TedTalk or watched the video of some dying professor's secret to "fitting it all in" or perhaps you actually know the origin of the analogy....
Day three marked the transition from the topic of neck pain to low back pain. Here's a few photos of our work on the neck. Check back tomorrow for a peek at the low back work. photo: Jayne Cagle, OneJoyfulYoga.com Here, Aadil puts me in neck traction....
One of the three main questions of yoga: "why am I here?". On the first day of training, Aadil asked us to introduce ourselves with our names, where we're from, length of time studying Purna Yoga, and the reason why we were here. When my...
A few of my fellow 500 hr teacher and I await the start of the day. Aadil is in the hall, chatting with an assistant. photo: Jayne Cagle of OneJoyfulYoga.com My first day of my first therapeutic training with Aadil Palkhivala is over, and I couldn't be...
On Saturday morning, I finished packing my bags, got my house in order, taught a super-fun & productive class to my devoted Saturday Morning Yoga Sangha students, and then hopped in the car and headed to the airport. Destination: Alive & Shine Center in Bellevue,...
Today is the birthday of Sri Aurobindo, political leader and revolutionary, poet, philosopher, and yogi whose spiritual work forms the basis of Purna Yoga. As the first Indian to demand publicly independence for India from Britain, the founder of the Indian Independence movement and later...