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Yoga is more than mere bending and twisting. It is a science of the body and mind that teaches practitioners how to live a more peaceful life. Building the bridge between the physical, mental and spiritual in every practice session allows yoga to teach the art of living with every breath, posture and movement.

Yoga is a spiritual path that allows life to unfold through you. Asana is a means for each student to know themselves deeply and the level of the posture itself does not determine the depth of transformation or life learning. Students who commit themselves fully to the heart of yoga gain the lasting benefit of living a peaceful life. When the body and mind come together in a moment of harmony we get a glimpse into our eternal nature inside. [...]

This initiatory series of postures known as the Sun Salutations are an opening into the heart of yoga’s physical and spiritual lineage. On a physical level these series of movements mean to ignite the inner fire of purification, known as agni in Sanskrit. When the agni is kindled the posture and breath combine to cleanse the body of toxins and the mind of unhealthy thoughts. Only with the inner solar fire lit is yoga really working its magic of transformation. [...]

Yoga demands that you evolve and transform beyond your normal understanding of yourself. Anything in yoga that forces you to confront your limitations with the intention of moving past them can be considered Tapas. Translated from Sansrkit as accepting pain as help for purification, you can think of Tapas as experiences that you endure with a happy attitude in order to strengthen your spiritual resolve. Everything from strenuous physical yoga posture to a vegetarian diet to meditation retreats to sexual [...]

Often referred to as the root lock, Moola Bandha is an esoteric energy lock in the body associated with the root chakra, or Muladhara Chakra. Much like acupuncture points in the body if you search for a physical muscle place the exact location of this mysterious Bandha will elude you. Instead think of the muscles of the pelvic floor and the whole network of interior muscles in your pelvis, abdomen and hip sockets as the physical gateways to the energetic [...]

When you learn life lessons through the spiritual path of yoga you burn through the seeds of past negative karma. In a sense karma is the greatest teacher of all because it brings you face to face with your mistakes and asks you to be better because of them. Whenever you find yourself in the midst of a challenging period of your life that demands that you give, grow and just be more than you have ever known you are [...]

Ask yourself what you can do today for the benefit of others? In the path of yoga the desire to attain enlightenment for yourself stems from a simultaneously selfish and un-selfish purpose. You want liberation to end your own misery and to help others end their pain and suffering too.

The first person to ever receive the prestigious Certification to teach Ashtanga yoga, Tim Miller is one of the late Sri K. Pattabhi Jois’s most esteemed and respected teachers and students. He is perhaps the only long time continuous student of Jois’ and carries the torch of Ashtanga Yoga with true integrity. A humble soul with an immense knowledge of yoga, anatomy, sanskrit and traditional yoga philosophy, an afternoon with Tim Miller can change your whole perspective on yoga for [...]

As one of the senior teachers in the Ashtanga yoga tradition David Swenson has turned on thousands of practitioners to this ancient discipline. He is not only an accomplished yogi and yoga teacher but also a masterful storyteller with a great sense of humor and compassion. David’s workshops give you a taste of the heart of the Ashtanga yoga from a living legend.