Jai Bhagwan! I like food; in fact, you could say that I can’t live without it.  Some of my favorite foods include Rindsrouladen (German beef rolls), medium rare…

Jai Bhagwan! Yesterday was our graduation ceremony.  It is somewhat of a misnomer as we are not yet graduated but it was the end of the current training…

Jai Bhagwan! What a marvelous day!  Morning sadhana was led by Kamini, Gurudev’s daughter, and the focus was on maintaining meditative awareness during the entire practice.  I was…

Jai Bhagwan! Yoga is union.  We often consider this to mean just the unification of body, mind and spirit; all three working in unison and harmony.  This is…

Jai Bhagwan My intention was to write a long expose today; however, I’ve been taking pictures and studying—I’m a bit behind on the reading, there’s a lot of…

Jai Bhagwan! The stiffness is setting in nicely now, two hours of practice plus extended holding of poses during classes will do that—everyone is experiencing stiffness today.  I…

Time is unimaginably short today; so, I’ll just post a couple of quick thoughts.  One solace though, I’ll make a complete write up of my experience once I’m…

Usually when we think of this phrase, Failure is not an option, we are demanding success at any cost.  Such an expectation is unrealistic, there are simply too…

Our schedule is extremely vigorous: 6:30 – 8:30 AM Yoga Sadhana 8:30 – 9:30 AM Breakfast 9:30 – 11:30 AM Session A with Gurudev Daily Silence (no talking…

While practicing this morning, I allowed myself to not push, to not force the poses.  That had to be one of the most intense, in every way, practices…