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January 12, 2024
Yoga—a Panacea for All That Ails Our World
What if the crises facing our world—from conflict and loneliness to environmental destruction—share the same root cause? This reflection explores yoga as a path beyond separation, awakening us to the oneness that connects us to one another, the Divine, and the Earth.
November 4, 2019
If I Am God’s Perfect Creation, Why Should I Practice Reining In My Senses?
If our senses are gifts from the Divine, why does yoga teach us to rein them in? Sadhviji explores pratyahara—the practice of turning our attention inward—and why learning to consciously direct our senses is an essential step toward meditation, inner awareness and deeper spiritual experience.
October 19, 2019
Combat Climate Change 3 Times a Day
What if one of the most powerful ways to fight climate change happens three times a day? Sadhviji explores the environmental impact of what we eat and why choosing a plant-based diet can bring our everyday actions into alignment with our spiritual values.
January 21, 2019
Yoga a Noble Tradition
Yoga is far more than a physical practice. Sadhviji explores Patanjali’s eight-fold path—from the ethical foundations of the yamas and niyamas through breath, meditation, and ultimately enlightenment—and why preserving yoga’s spiritual roots matters as the tradition spreads around the world.
November 19, 2018
Is It Okay to Lie Occasionally If the Truth Hurts?
Is telling the truth always the right thing to do, even when it causes pain? Drawing on her own evolving relationship with honesty and a teaching from the Bhagavad Gita, Sadhviji explores a more nuanced standard for right speech: our words should be not only truthful, but also kind and beneficial.
June 15, 2017
Yoga and the Yoga Sutras
Yoga is far more than what happens on the mat. Through Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Sadhviji explores yoga as a discipline for how we live—from nonviolence and non-attachment to examining our relationship with scarcity, consumption and desire—and how these practices ultimately lead us toward true union and inner freedom.
February 27, 2015
Know Yoga, Know Peace
Yoga offers far more than physical strength, flexibility or even a calmer mind. Drawing on Patanjali’s eight limbs, Sadhviji explores how the full practice of yoga—from nonviolence and nonattachment to meditation and surrender—can transform not only how we feel on the mat, but how we live, relate and move through the world.