Downward Facing Blog

Hello again, sorry for the long absence… was in Europe teaching yoga for a month! I think I forgot how to write in the absence
In case you’re around, I am doing a meditation on Sundays at 1PM, material I have not taught previously.Since the Sunday afternoon mantra meditations are only thirty minutes, and […]

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Win a new car from Lord Shiva! 
So my night of Shiva ended at approximately 11pm, AND with a serving of chocolate almond ice cream in my belly. I rank among the non-pious who ate past six pm and did not stay up all night with mantra in my mind. I really did set out with […]

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If playing video games, smoking pot, and having sex produce Samadhi, why do yoga?
My last blog post on Samadhi drew this feedback from Mark;
“I have a question. Im assuming that when Samadhi burns up our mountain of bijahs it is only the yogic samadhi that is capable of doing this. Is it possible for the […]

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Higher yoga and greater success is based on superior concentration.
The yogic practice of trataka is one way to develop it
 
Years ago I was taught that concentration is really the basis of all success, or as my Nepali teacher, Dr. Yogi Vikashanand would say; “all successful people do what they say they are going to […]

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 How your mind is like a string telephone, with God on the other end. This technique of meditation will transform sorrow into bliss!
The Shaivaites say that  everything we experience is a pulsation of the experiencer. The experiencer is pure consciousness and energy which pulses, like a heartbeat or maybe like hitting one end of a […]

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Why listening to yourself is really important for you and the world and how it connects to sound

Last night Shane and I were watching Joseph Campbell’s series “Power of Myth”. I’m a few years behind I know. My friends periodically ask me if I had seen it (yet) and would  reprimand me for not having […]

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How to correctly focus the eyes while doing yoga
Although most people say there are THREE rules for ashtanga vinyasa practice, I always teach FOUR. The three are:
 
Mula bandha (engaging of the muscles on the pelvic floor)
Ujjayi breathing (breathing through the nose while […]

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Most visitors to Bangkok will likely notice the Brahma shrine at the Erawan hotel. If you’re on the skytrain as it passes by on it’s way to Siam station, there are always a few near the window who raise their hands into a prayer and tilt their chins downwards in respect.

I remember my first trip […]

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Mew left me a comment on the last post… asking why should we have to go through all these steps, don’t we just have to know what we want to use the law of attraction?
Yes, if you are in total harmony with yourself consciously, subconsciously, unconsciously; or if you like: body, energy, mind, emotions, and […]

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