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		<title>Yoga and Yoga Classes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoga, yoga classes, and yoga asana are not always mutually inclussive of one another; they are not necessarily synonymous. It is possible, and I suspect common, for many &#8220;yoga classes&#8221; to very rarely touch on the  (click the link to read an article on the Field of Yoga). It is also possible, and I [...]
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		<title>Music in Yoga Classes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I attended a yoga class, as the recipient. I&#8217;ve not been to many yoga classes in the past 17 years (or so), and few, if any, Hatha yoga classes. The teacher is a dear friend of mine, who is very dedicated to sharing yoga and being a life-giving influence in the world. I appreciate [...]
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		<title>Transcending the gross manifestions of Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today on the Yoga Instructors &#38; Practitioners group on LinkedIn the following question was asked (abbreviated by me):
How does one &#8220;turn off&#8221; the Teacher&#8217;s Mind?
I&#8217;ve been teaching a little over a year now and I find it difficult to change hats and immerse myself in being a student. I attend Yoga retreats, I practice Yoga [...]
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		<title>Grounding</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The importance of grounding can not be over-emphasised. In the past few decades I&#8217;ve noted how many people (including myself in my mid to late teens) are looking for ungrounded experiences such as those common to drug and alcohol use, and endeavours such as astral travel and out-of-body experiences. What is grounding and how can [...]
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		<title>The Yoga Circus &#8211; Closing Commentary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discussions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modern Yoga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The discussion I participated in on LinkedIn about the American &#8220;Yoga circus&#8221; continued for many days. Part 1 of my contribution to this discussion is posted in this blog . Part 2 is posted . A number of the people involved in this discussion were, in my experience, fixed on the idea there was something [...]
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		<title>The Yoga Circus &#8211; Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, and earlier, I participated in a discussion which started with this statement:

90 percent of yoga is just a way to make some extra cash.
I don’t expect much sympathy for this post, but really if anyone studied yoga of the past compared to yoga of today it would be hardly recognizable.
Now with hip hop [...]
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		<title>The Yoga Circus?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been having a lively discussion on LinkedIn about the use or &#8220;misuse&#8221; of the word &#8220;Yoga&#8221; in the American yoga scene. I am posting here my comments in that discussion as they may prove useful or at least entertaining for you as you read this blog. You can read the full discussion by clicking [...]
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		<title>The Yoga Mat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article I will explore with you the modern yoga mat, and whether or not it might be an aid or a hindrance to the practice of Hatha yoga. This information is based purely on my own direct experience, so I have no idea whether or not the yoga community at large might agree [...]
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		<title>Yoga Levels?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A discussion came up on a LinkedIn group for Yoga Teachers and Instructors. The question was:

How do you deal with having a mixed group of people in one class? Having a pre-natel, beginner, intermediate and an older person maybe in the same class…..

The gist of the responses revolved around the idea of teaching more advanced [...]
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		<title>Form and Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spaciousness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the majority of people a yoga practice typically starts out with a focus on form. Body alignment, postures, positions, breathing patterns, tension, and so forth. At some point, if yoga is being practice correctly, the practitioner&#8217;s fixation on the form will give way to the formlessness… to Space.
Spaciousness is the essential and fundamental quality [...]
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		<title>Welcome</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Hṛdaya Yoga International web site. It is currently undergoing a template / layout change. Please excuse the chaos.
Please note that Hṛdaya is the correct spelling of this word. When the diacritical dot under the r is not supported by my fonts (such as in the titles used on this site), I will [...]
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		<title>The Field of Yoga</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In many of my articles and blog posts I refer to the Field of Yoga. Here we will explore what I am referring to.
The Field of Yoga (which I will oftentimes simply refer to with the capitalised word &#8220;Yoga,&#8221; as opposed to &#8220;yoga&#8221;) is a state of consciousness in which one has an awareness of [...]
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		<title>Tantra &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 15:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unentangling Tantra from Sex
It is not without some hesitation I am now broaching the subject of tantra. My hesitation is due to the fact that in my opinion tantra, and what this word stands for, has been grossly misrepresented within the &#8220;West&#8221;. By &#8220;West&#8221; I am referring primarily to North America and Europe, although I [...]
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		<title>The Deeper Yoga Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you know you&#8217;re ready to take your dedication to Life even deeper, through yogic application, I recommend a Self commitment to the following challenge. This something you&#8217;ll be adding your your daily Yoga Challenge in order to extend and deepen it.
The Deeper Yoga Challenge
Once a week, extend at least one of your sessions to [...]
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		<title>The Three Syllables Hr Da Ya</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[


The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
by Swami Krishnananda

CHAPTER v

Third Brahmana: Brahman as the Heart



eṣa prajᾱpatir yad hṛdayam, etad brahma, etad sarvam. tad etat try-akṣaram; hṛ-da-yam iti. hṛ ity ekam akṣaram; abhiharanty asmai svᾱś cᾱnye ca, ya evaṁ veda; da ity ekam akṣaram, dadatyasmai svᾱś cᾱnye ca ya evaṁ veda; yam, ity ekam akṣaram; eti svargaṁ lokam ya evaṁ [...]
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		<title>The Yoga Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having practiced yoga for more than 20 years, seen it taught under a variety of circumstances, and taught to many groups and individuals myself over the years, I have observed there are certain patterns and tendencies that can present a hinderance to the yoga practitioner.
Continuity of Practice
Perhaps the most important of these patterns to address [...]
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