Samyama, you’ll recall, refers to practices that help us understand ourselves and how we fit in the universe. It is a process of coming closer to truth. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali gives us many ways to gain self-knowledge. With Self-Knowledge, We Can Obtain the Strength of Elephants! By samyama on the strength of elephants […]
Who am I? (Or who are you?) What is the meaning of life? What is time? If you’ve wondered about questions like these, you may want to explore the yogic practice of samyama. Samyama helps yogis understand who we are and how we fit into the world as we know it and as we have […]
In the third section of the Yoga Sutras, we see that human being struggle with the goal of yoga, which is samadhi, or union. For me, this is encouraging. Knowing that samadhi is a state we may only glimpse in this lifetime means I don’t have to give up when distractions turn my attention from […]
Yoga means “yoke.” We practice yoga to connect with our higher selves. One benefit of this is that our yoga practice can help us function better on a daily basis. For example, we can practice yoga to improve memory and concentration. Being more alert in turn helps us us to look inward as well as […]