Shiva & Shakti: Consciousness and Energy in Yoga
We recently ran a Yoga workshop in Malvern – Victoria on Shiva and Shakti, Consciousness and Energy. Here is some of the information we shared. In yoga philosophy, the entire universe, along with our own bodies and minds, is understood through the dynamic relationship of two fundamental principles: Shiva and Shakti. Shiva is the masculine […]
The Maha Gunas: Understanding the Three Fundamental Forces of Nature.
The Play of Shakti in the World of Energy. In yogic and Vedic philosophy, all of creation is understood to arise from three fundamental qualities or energies known as the Maha Gunas. The Sanskrit word guna means “strand,” “quality,” or “attribute,” and maha means “great.” Together, the Maha Gunas, Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas are the […]
Our Innate Inner Fire
What gives us drive in life? What propels us forward? And what makes us committed to life? In Yoga the term for a committed and discipline life is Tapas. Tapas comes from the Sanskrit word which means to burn. Tapas is the energy that invokes a will to make positive changes in one’s life. It […]
