In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna teaches Arjuna yoga. If you’re not familiar with the epic tale, check it out. One of the great things about Krishna’s yoga lessons is there’s a practice for everyone. Better yet, there are four—jnana yoga, bhakti yoga, karma yoga, and raja yoga. We may gravitate toward one, but they’re all important.
We all have natural inclinations as well as areas we can work to develop. The four yoga practices connect us to our higher selves, and they change us from the inside out. Then, we can act as yogis in the world.
Jnana yoga is the yoga of knowledge. If you love to read and study scripture, philosophize, and ponder the meaning...
How many people do you know who have completed a 200, 300, 500, or 800 hour yoga teacher or yoga therapist training program? My bet is more than a few. How many of those people are making a living solely through the work they do as a yoga teacher or yoga therapist? My bet is almost none. And yet, the premier offering of any respected teacher today tends to be a certificate training program. So what does this tell us? Either that both teachers and students have become complicit in exploiting the myth that certification is a first step towards career or that there are other, perhaps better, reasons that make participation in...