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WINTER/SPRING 2008
Tidbits
of Yoga Knowledge
One of the most important teachings of Hatha Yoga is the way to live in balance with the opposites. ‘Ha’ means sun, and ‘Tha’ means moon. Innate to our lives is the co-existence of all aspects of existence:
Light/dark…cold/hot…still/moving…downward/upward…calm/excited.
Quotes for inspiration:
Learning to live in acceptance and tolerance of all that is. Co-existing, Unity, Yoga!
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. - Albert Einstein
Love is the strongest medicine. It is more powerful than electricity!
- Neem Karoli Baba Maharaji
Enlightenment is the "quiet acceptance of what is". I believe the truly enlightened beings are those who refuse to allow themselves to be distressed over things that simply are the way they are. - Unknown
Heart Altar
My heart is my altar, the door to the truth,
The treasury of abundant love, joy, and peace.
When all the obscuring veils are lifted by sheer grace I bask in the radiance emanating from this altar.
As the amber richness coats every atom The filament of my being resounds in symphonic harmony And vibrates with the pure pleasure of existence.
By Zahira Marla Rabinowitz (one of our fellow yoga students, her poetry book is available at our retail store)
Imagine
Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky,
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there's no countries,
It isn't hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die for,
No religion too,
Imagine all the people
living life in peace...
Imagine no possessions,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man,
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I'm a dreamer,
but I'm not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will live as one.
- John Lennon (1940 -1980)
Breath is central to Yoga
Because it is central to Life
…and Yoga is about Life