Yoga is not a religion.  The practice of yoga has it’s roots in India and it shares some commonalities with Hinduism as well as many other world religions, but it is not a religion.  Yoga is a methodology, a system of practices that heighten the practitioners self awareness, connection with life (people, animals, the earth […]

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I have been reminded more than once recently, through church sermons, my yoga practice and in recreational readings, of the importance of being true to ourselves.  God created each of us to a unique purpose, with unique gifts, talents and interests to serve one another for the greater good of the whole.  How often do […]

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Yoga literally translates as yoking, meaning union or connection.  This connection is meant to be with the higher self or spirit and with God.  I also believe it means a connection and respect for all life.
More than that yoga is freedom and liberation.
In the words of Patanjali (yogic philosopher credited with writing the first yogic […]

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