The Spirit Voyage Blog (“musings on yoga, music and more”) is “dedicated to the people that use music to heal, uplift and nurture.” It is affiliated with Spirit Voyage, a company dedicated to promoting devotion and chanting and music. It’s a wonderful blog with everything from Kundalini yoga and meditation tips to interviews and even some recipes. Worth a visit, for sure.
The history of yoga goes back to ancient times and is a very rich one. If you practice yoga and don’t know much about the tradition, spend some time learning about it. It’s very fascinating!
Here are three links to get you started:
The History of Yoga – a brief overview on Wikipedia
The Roots of Yoga from Yoga Journal’s Yoga Basics is a beginner’s guide
History of Yoga Timeline on Google
A Student’s Guide to the History And Philosophy of Yoga by Peter Connolly concentrates on the evolution of yoga in the context of Indian culture and also explores some of its links with non-Indian mystical traditions and some of its developments outside of India in modern times. The book is aimed at both students studying comparative religion and practitioners of yoga looking to explore yoga’ spiritual dimensions.
In today’s Daily News:
By Kathleen Lucadamo, DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU
Fit New Yorkers: the mayor wants you to step up and help shape up your flabbier neighbors.
The city is looking to recruit 100 volunteers to teach yoga, Pilates, aerobics and other exercise classes to get sluggish New Yorkers in shape. Read more…
Here is a list of free online yoga and meditation ebooks and videos - it has quite a lot that’s of interest.
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