by Doug Whittaker | 5 May, 2025 | Monthly Theme
संतोषादनुत्तमसुखलाभः santoṣādanuttamasukhalābhaḥ ||2.42|| From santoṣā (contentment), there is the obtainment of unsurpassed happiness. Nearly two decades ago Apple released the iPhone. While I wasn’t fully aware of what it was and what the capabilities of this new...
by Doug Whittaker | 31 Oct, 2023 | Monthly Theme
गते गते पारगते पारसंगते बोधि स्वाहा gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā The Heart Sūtra With Christmas just around the corner let’s talk about the act of giving away. In yoga, aparigraha is a profound concept that encourages us to cultivate a mindset of...
by Doug Whittaker | 31 May, 2023 | Monthly Theme
जातिदेशकालसमयानवच्छिन्नाः सार्वभौमा महाव्रतम् jāti-deśa-kāla-samaya-anavacchinnāḥ sārvabhaumā-mahāvratam These Great Vows are universal, not limited by class, place, time or circumstance. Yoga Sūtra 2.31 Our yoga practice doesn’t directly affect the language that we...
