As we are heading closer to the American holiday “Thanksgiving”, I am dedicating the blogs leading up to it, to Gratitude. Practicing gratitude rewards us with fulfillment, happiness, and abundance. When we appreciate all our blessings, we attract more of those in to our lives. Today, I would like to to explore with you, where …
by Tanja Alexandra Kern And here come the additional 4 Transformational Benefits of Yoga. Yay! 5. Mindfulness While practicing yoga we link movement to our breath. I like to think of the breath and asanas as a dance; with the breath leading and the asana following along. We link …
by Tanja Alexandra Kern You may have noticed that a regular yoga practice blesses you with many benefits. The practice of yoga touches us on many levels and we carry what we learn and experience on our mats with us into our daily lives. Once I discovered the transformational powers of yoga I was hooked. This ancient practice has …
by Tanja Alexandra Kern Halloween is just around the corner and many houses are decorated with carved pumpkins, ghosts, and spiders. But did you know that Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic festival “Samhain”? “Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half” of the year. Traditionally, …
by Tanja Alexandra Kern “It’s a new dawn It’s a new day It’s a new life For me And I’m feeling good.” ~ “Feeling Good” Nina Simone In this blog I would like to remind you that today is a new day, a blank board for you to create/paint/write on, a new opportunity for you to be the best …
by Tanja Alexandra Kern It’s time to plant the seeds of your dreams! “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” ~ Oprah Winfrey Fall is here. The weather has cooled down and the days are getting shorter. Fall is the season to harvest your dreams, take inventory …
by Tanja Alexandra Kern Autumnal Equinox Blessings The rhythms of nature remind us that the only constant in life is change. Even though we may like to hold on to summer, days full of light, sunshine and warmth, we have no choice but to let go and accept what is. Maybe we are actually welcoming the change of the …
by Tanja Alexandra Kern Today we complete our exploration of the 8 Limbs of Yoga by contemplating the last of the five Niyamas given by Patañjali in the Yoga Sutras: Ishvara Pranidhana ईश्वर प्रणिधान Samadhi siddhir isvara pranidhanat “Samadhi* is obtained through devotion to Isvara (the Supreme Being).” ~ Gary Kissiah *spiritual state of consciousness To embrace Ishvara Pranidhana …
by Tanja Alexandra Kern Health is wealth. Peace of mind is happiness. Yoga shows the way.” ~ Swami Vishnudevananda The fourth Niyama is Svadhyaya स्वाध्याय Yoga Sutra 2.44: Svadhyayad ista devata samprayogah “Through self-study comes union with one’s chosen deity.” ~ Gary Kissiah Like most yoga sutras, Svadhyaya has both an external and internal application. …
by Tanja Alexandra Kern Today we move on to the second niyama “Santosha” संतोष Yoga Sutra 2.42: “Samtosad anuttamah sukha labhah” “Contentment brings supreme happiness.” ~ Gary Kissah “It is well worth analyzing the circumstances of those occasions on which we have been truly happy. For, as John Masefield says, “The days that make us happy make us wise.” …
by Tanja Alexandra Kern