Living the 8 Limbs, the fifth of the niyamas: Isvara Pranidhana – Surrender to God’s will
Before we look at the essence of this, the last of the niyamas, let’s just deal with the ‘God’ word. Yoga does not promote any religion. There is no requirement to believe in God, or [...]
Living the 8 Limbs, the fourth of the niyamas – Svadhyaya, self study
For most of us, Svadhyaya starts on the mat. We begin to study ourselves as we practice asana: our thoughts, our emotions, our reactions, our habits and our intentions. Then we see how this is [...]
Living the 8 Limbs – the third of the niyamas: Tapas
The most common translation of Tapas is ‘self discipline’. For the yogi the heart of this is the self-discipline to practice, ideally every day. We come back to the mat day after day despite what [...]
Living the 8 Limbs – the second of the niyamas: Santosha
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” – Lao Tzu We continue our journey through the 8 [...]
Living the 8 Limbs – the first of the niyamas: Saucha
“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves.” – Mahatma Gandhi As our journey through the 8 limbs of yoga [...]
Raw Chocolate Brownie
Base: 2 1/2 cups walnuts 3 cups dates 1/2 cup cacao powder Process all ingredients together in a food processor till the base turns moist and dough-like! With a non-stick baking sheet place the brownie [...]