When I am asked, "What does Yoga mean?" I respond that it is the realization of the utter absence of separation. Everything we feel, see and touch is the Self intimately being and experiencing Itself. The practices of yoga are designed to erode and...
There is only Awareness1. All experiences arise in and are not separate from Awareness for Awareness and its objects are always one, not two. Separation is a feeling that arises in Awareness and is not separate from Awareness. Identification occurs...
Welcome to the principles and practice of Yoga Nidra. I'm Richard Miller, and I would like to present an overview of the core components that make up the practice of Yoga Nidra. Yoga Nidra is derived from the ancient Tantric Shastras, and forms a...
Yoga, in the non-dual approach, is fundamentally an exploration into the nature of Awareness. It is not in the becoming process, as we cannot become what we already are. What we are is not an object. Our Presence can never be objectified. We can...
It is very good to meet you, Susan. Yoga has definitely moved into the mainstream, along with healthy aging which is coming to the forefront of baby boomers’ thinking. Can you tell me how you first came to yoga? I discovered yoga while I was...
These days we hear all about yoga...power yoga, hot yoga, urban yoga, sports yoga, yoga for golfers, tennis players, swimmers, runners, walkers, sleepers, children, seniors, naked yoga; and the list goes endlessly on and on. If you are a senior and...
The eight limbs of yoga are traditionally
presented as a hierarchical progression, but this linear progression toward an idealized goal tends only to reinforce the dualistic idea that yoga is something to "get."
Although there are many branches to the tree of yoga, from devotional methods to more intellectual approaches, from schools that emphasize service toward others to those that focus on physical purification, Patanja Sutras, clearly defines an eight...
It is time for a radical shift in our understanding and thinking about addiction. The proponents and practitioners of the psychospiritual paradigm
A classic breath practice that is common to both the Yoga tradition of India and the Qigong tradition of China is "Rapid Abdominal Breathing," called bastrika in yoga. The central activity of this breath technique, called bastrika in India, is the...
Richard C. Miller PhD
SusanWinter Ward
Donna Farhi