by Mariko Hirakawa | Mar 18, 2015 | Understand the Yogic Mindset
While studying Yoga philosophy, it’s impossible not to come across grand notions, big words heralded by capital letters, such as Time, Space, the Absolute, Liberation, Self-Realization, and perhaps most elusive of all, the Truth. It’s easy to feel a bit helpless, and...
by Mariko Hirakawa | Mar 11, 2015 | Home Featured Blogs, Understand the Yogic Mindset
“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” – John Wooden As we become more practiced on the mat, it’s easy to feel we know it all – downdog, updog, been there, done that. What else is new? It’s so easy to slip into...
by Mariko Hirakawa | Mar 4, 2015 | Home Featured Blogs, Understand the Yogic Mindset
Essay by Mariko Hirakawa, E-RYT, B.A.M.S. Yoga is actually an enormously multi-dimensional, multi-faceted discipline built upon thousands of years of experiential knowledge. We speak of Yoga as if it were a single, homogenous body of knowledge, but Yoga with a capital...
by Mariko Hirakawa | Feb 25, 2015 | Deepen Your Asana Practice
Ardha Matsyendrasana – Seated Spinal Twist Yogis knew that keeping the spine healthy is the key to staying alert and energetic in later years. For the yogis, a healthy spine was not only desirable, it was a most valuable instrument on their journey to enlightenment....
by Mariko Hirakawa | Feb 18, 2015 | Deepen Your Asana Practice, Home Featured Blogs
Have you ever sat still in a crowded train station and marveled at the frenetic pace of the world around you? You closed your eyes, and inside, you experienced stillness, maybe even peace. You opened your eyes, and there was the world, buzzing with...
