11
May
2026
The Spiritual Journey
The Desire You Won’t Admit Is the One Running Your Life: Sankalpa, Hidden Intention, and What Yoga Actually Demands
There is a moment on the path, often subtle and easy to overlook, when the mind begins to gather itself. The scattered movements of attention, once pulled outward in a thousand directions, begin to cohere. Thought becomes less reactive. Perception becomes more precise. Through practice, through repetition, through the steady rhythm of breath and awareness,…
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6
Mar
2026
The Spiritual Journey
Viveka-khyāti: Seeing Clearly in an Age of Confusion and Acting Without Losing the Heart amidst Conflict
Yoga has never been a path of withdrawal from the world. It is a path of learning how to stand within it without losing clarity. At its heart, yoga is a discipline of perception. Before it tells us what to do, it asks us to look carefully at how we see. If perception itself is…
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30
Jan
2026
The Spiritual Journey
Grief, Presence, and the Courage to Stay Human: A Conversation with J.S. Park
Grief is something every human being encounters, yet many of us feel unprepared when it arrives. We live in a culture that urges us to move on quickly, to stay productive, and to return to normal as soon as possible after loss. But grief rarely follows a neat timeline. It lingers, changes shape, and becomes…
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4
Jul
2025
The Spiritual Journey
Dharma Talk: Why We Think It’s Important to Keep Practicing Ashtanga Yoga
And Why We Hope You Keep Practicing Too Dedicated Ashtanga Yoga practice is a powerful journey worth pursuing, even decades after your first class. Reflecting on more than 25 years of practice, we’ve discovered profound reasons to stay committed, which we captured in a recent series on why we are still practicing Ashtanga Yoga. Ashtanga…
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23
Jun
2025
The Spiritual Journey
Dharma Talk: The Discerning Eye of the Yogin: Becoming Connoisseurs of Spiritual Knowledge
We are, by nature, discriminating beings. We develop taste — for art, food, fashion, architecture. We learn to tell what is real from what is imitation, what is durable from what is fleeting. We become connoisseurs of culture, cuisine, aesthetics. So what happens when that same discriminating capacity is turned inward? This is what yogic…
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21
May
2019
The Spiritual Journey
Would you still love me if I don’t handstand anymore? By Kino MacGregor
So much of the contemporary yoga world is tied to ableism. Young students born with natural physical talent or those with years of dance, gymnastic or other training excel to soaring heights and are lauded as champion teachers. Students of yoga give these yogis talk time and elevate them to a high status based on…
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