by John McConnell | Oct 31, 2011 |
A few weeks ago we found out our dog, Shems, had bone cancer. The vet gave us three choices — remove his leg, put him on constant pain medication, or put him to sleep. We got Shems as a stray and the last thing we wanted to do was put him to sleep. Even...
by John McConnell | Oct 18, 2011
The philosophical theme is this practice is about techniques to control your thoughts — learning to be more in charge of your thoughts than they are of you. We consider a couple of stanzas for the Vijnanabharava Tantra: When you become aware of a desire consider...
by John McConnell | Oct 13, 2011
Wanted to let you know that I have divided some of videos out that I thought were a bit more oriented to beginners. Here is the link to the page — and it’s listed above under “Free Yoga Videos”, then go to “Beginner Yoga Videos”....
by John McConnell | Sep 30, 2011 |
Here is my most recent free yoga video. In this video I talk about how important it is to attach yourself to your positive thoughts, and how attaching to the negative thoughts can lead down a darker road. I hope you enjoy the video. Please comment here or go to my...
by John McConnell | Sep 17, 2011
In this episode we think about the power of being open minded and willing to learn. A quote that we focus on is from the Bhagavad Gita. This world is a learning ground, a place to discipline, train, and elevate all beings. If we decline to learn we cannot derive the...
by John McConnell | Aug 10, 2011 |
In this shoulder and neck opening class, we contemplate one of my favorite stanzas from the vijnanabhairava tantra, “Oh great goddess, perceive the spatiality of the universe and become the jar that contains it.” Enjoy the practice – John
