by Jurian | Aug 20, 2022 | Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
It’s difficult to imagine things being more in flux than they already are, and yet it seems clear that time is coming. The entire globe is experiencing increasing change. Whether the overriding cause is climate, politics, the pandemic, or some combination of these, it...
by Jurian | Jan 10, 2022 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
I was teaching a workshop recently on the Seventh Chakra, Sahasrara, the Crown. This energy center, located at the crown of the skull, is associated with the element ether (space) and with the infinite, the invisible, the unnameable. It invites us to connect to the...
by Jurian | Nov 24, 2021 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
Dharma: Purpose. True calling. Right path. Dharma is a word with numerous meanings and connotations: Duty. Virtue. Universal law. It’s an important concept in Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as in other religions. Dharma appears in the 6000-year-old Vedas, the...
by Jurian | Oct 25, 2021 | Fifth Chakra Yoga (Yoga of Voice), Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
What will I do with my one wild and precious life? Where shall I invest my treasured time and energy? For the best use? For the greatest good? To the highest purpose? In a way that supports me? It’s been 19 months now, and still, I find myself asking these same...
by Jurian | Jul 25, 2021 | Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
“If you want your surroundings to be of best use to you, be of best use to your surroundings. If you want your house to give you joy and comfort, be joyful in it, bring to it beautiful things. If you project love to the plants in your garden, they will reward you with...
by Jurian | Jul 11, 2021 | Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
“Collective Effervescence.” According to Adam Grant (psychologist; writer for The New York Times; he wrote that great article on ‘languishing’…) According to Grant, collective effervescence is a particular kind of joy; one that most of us haven’t experienced much for...
