Tag: yoga philosophy

Practicing Compassion for Yourself and Others

Feeling Disconnected? Yoga Psychology Can Help.

Yoga is alive today and thriving all over the world, says Dr. Uma Krishnamurthy, a child psychiatrist who is now a practitioner and teacher of yoga psychology as well as an annual presenter at the ashram. “The word ‘yoga’ comes from the Sanskrit ‘yuge’ …

Swami Swaroopananda Q&A | sivanandabahamas.org

How to Love without Attachment

Question: What is detachment and how do we love with detachment? Answer: Detachment means detachment from suffering and the causes of suffering. This is one of the great teachings in yoga. Long before Lord Buddha, the yogis taught about samsara, about …

Chanting Ahimsa Sivananda Bahamas Satsang

Chanting Ahimsa

by Nicole Vahlkamp (Nirmala) It is 6 o’clock in the morning and 200 people are sitting cross-legged on a large wooden platform surrounded by palm trees made slightly iridescent by the contrast between the slowly rising sun and the shadows of the dissol …