'The mind is the source of all experience, and by changing the direction of the mind, we can change the quality of everything we experience...
'The mind is the source of all experience, and by changing the direction of the mind, we can change the quality of everything we experience...
Ahimsa, or nonviolence, is a key concept in yoga philosophy - and the first of Pantajali's Yamas (ethical principles). Others include Satya (truth) and Asteya (honesty).
'Most forms of modern yoga are 'yang' in their approach: dynamic and engaged, muscular and repetitive.
'In the tradition of Jewish mysticism, the Hassids believe that each person has been given a certain corner of the Universe to take care of.
'Then it was if I suddenly saw the secret beauty of their hearts, the depths of their hearts where neither sin nor desire nor self-knowledge can reach, the core of their reality, the person that each one is in the eyes of the Divine.
Tokyo is buzzing with a relatively new yoga scene. Inna Costantini travelled to Japan to investigate.
A round up of this Autumn's tempting yoga retreats, at home and abroad.
How we view the world is largely a result of past experience and conditioning.
Practice Ahimsa, or nonviolence, both on, and off, the mat.