by John McConnell | Apr 9, 2011 |
My favorite sutra of Sutras of Patanjali has always been the first one, “Now, begin the practice of yoga.” It just is so inviting, isn’t it? There is nothing about any prerequisites or any kind of state you need to be in, physically our otherwise,...
by John McConnell | Dec 2, 2010 |
In my classes this week I’ve been talking about this great project my wife and I did over the Thanksgiving break. We sanded our living room wood floor that was all scratched and black in spots, and uncovered a truly breathtaking floor underneath. It was really...
by John McConnell | Nov 14, 2010 |
In classes this week I’ve been teaching about keeping good company. Not only good physical company of people, but choosing to have a good company of thoughts and of spirit. I’ve been reading this quote from Swami Sivananda that, well, speaks for itself. 🙂...
by John McConnell | Nov 12, 2010 |
This is one of my favorite quotes from the Bhagavad Gita. If you don’t know the story, Arjuna is a famous warrior and he is getting ready to begin a battle with his cousin, but he really doesn’t want to. Sadly, his cousin has been a real idiot, Arjuna...
by John McConnell | Nov 3, 2010 |
Sometimes it’s nice just to appreciate that we know the practice at all. I think about some people who have physical, emotional or psychological pain, and they feel that their only answer is outside of themselves. Of course, that is true is some cases. But so...
by John McConnell | Oct 25, 2010 |
I’ve been thinking a bit about how all of us have so much in our lives, but it’s easy to loose track of it. I think one reason can be because in marketing it’s all about buying something because you are lacking. So, we are constantly told if we buy...
