Vitality Embracing Aging: Let the Force Awaken Society, and even the yoga industry, can be unsupportive of aging. But in doing so we miss the true beauty of life, and the point of yoga itself.
Wisdom Santosha: Fall in Love With Life This Niyama asks us to cultivate a life full of wonder, curiosity, and a deep love for everything that is.
Wisdom The Secrets Revealed in the World’s Ancient Trees Beth Moon photographs the planet’s oldest trees. They could be the secret to reforesting Earth, and are a powerful symbol of our interconnectedness.
Wisdom Serving the Dying: End-of-Life Doulas Western society has grown increasingly fearful of aging and death. But an increasing number of people are stepping forward to love and comfort the dying.
Wisdom Saucha: Loving Our Whole Self The first of our Niyamas teaches us to see the purity of all life—for without the mud, there would be no lotus.
Wisdom The World Needs More Than Good Intentions Praying and meditating won’t stop violence, environmental disasters, or inequality. Our spiritual path needs to become one of action.
Wander I’m Just Walkin’: A Modern-Day Pilgrim Over four years, Matt Green has walked 7,000 miles of New York City’s streets on a unique urban pilgrimage.
Wisdom Aparigraha: Learning to Let Go This Yama asks us to let go of our attachments to who we think we are, in order to spread our wings and become who we truly are.
Vitality Thanking Our Lucky Stars Looking at the stars connects us to our community, and to our true nature. Let’s step outside more often.
Wisdom The Contagious Kindness of Others Kindness inspires more kindness—Leon Logothetis has made this a mantra for his life’s journey.
Wisdom Moving Beyond a „Thank You” Our gratitude to veterans may be better expressed by reaching out to understand and serve them.
Wisdom Pray Always, and All Ways Prayer is not just good for our hearts, it’s good for our souls—whether we’re religious or not.
Wisdom Brahmacharya: The Divine Nature of Desire This Yama asks us to embrace our wants, and walk with the Divine.
Wisdom The Man Who Balances Stones Michael Grab’s gravity-defying, ethereal rock formations take patience and mountains of humility.
News Indonesia’s Forest Fires: How We Can Help The Indonesian forest fires are an eco-disaster of epic proportions, and they’re man-made. Don’t turn a blind eye.
Ground Asteya: The Secret of Abundance Asteya teaches us that the key to abundance lies in what we have to give. Here are four ways to put it into practice.
Wisdom Love Everlasting: Lessons from Senior Lovers Lauren Fleishman shares the wisdom from her interviews with couples who have been together for over 50 years.
Wisdom Satya: Find Your Truth Satya calls for us to let go of all the things we tell ourselves, and, instead, seek only truth.
Vitality What Coloring as an Adult Taught Me Coloring is relaxing and creative, but more than anything it reminds us of the importance of play.
Vitality How to Turn Envy Into Joy Transform envy into inspiration—and ultimately joy—with these five steps.
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