Yoga Philosophy

What does it mean to have a spiritual awakening?

There are many different definitions for spiritual awakening; it even has quite a few synonyms that are used interchangeably. If you are feeling uneasy about the world or hyper-aware of...

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: A Summary for Beginners

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a text containing 196 sutras that can be followed like a guide for a yoga student to achieve enlightenment and final liberation. It is...

The Yogic Lifestyle: Cultivate an Identity That Attracts Abundance

“Ignorance, egoism, attachment, hatred, and clinging to the body life are the five obstacles.” -The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.3 The ego, defined by psychological theory, is the mediating factor...

The Yogic Lifestyle: How to Maintain Personal Peace and Power in Relationships

“By cultivating attitudes of friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous and disregard toward the wicked, the mind-stuff retains its undisturbed calmness.”-The Yoga Sutras of...