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Aug 10, 20232 min read

The Ultimate Gift of Spiritual Practice

"Is there a point when things just click? Does it come with practice and time or can it just happen one day? And do those moments come in...

Aug 3, 20233 min read

Yoga & Psychology - releasing the conditioned mind

Within each path of yoga, there is a different understanding of psychology. For yogis, psychology has been around since long before...

Jul 27, 20232 min read

Tantra: The path of accepting all

Tantra is a world view of reality, and more than anything is considered in India as a philosophy of how to see the world. The word Tantra...

Jul 20, 20232 min read

Yoga as a Science

Yoga is known as an empirical science, that is: “a science based on observation or experience.” When we move from the external world into...

Jul 10, 20234 min read

Freedom from the Trap of the Spiritual Ego

Picture yourself at your spiritual peak. For years, you have dedicated yourself to various practices such as meditation, yoga, qigong,...

Jun 30, 20234 min read

Dance as a healing art

Movement has the capacity to take us to the home of the soul, the world within, for which we have no name. Movement reaches our deepest...

Jun 30, 20233 min read

Is true Selflessness possible? Exploring Karma Yoga and the idea of Self.

In yoga there are four main paths. There is Raj yoga, which is one of the most commonly practiced including Asana and meditation. There...

Jun 14, 20232 min read

What is Bhakti Yoga?

India is a country that is built upon the principles of Bhakti, a devotional practice in Hinduism that emphasizes love and devotion...

Jun 13, 20235 min read

Unlocking the Power of Emotions: 3 Tantric Practices for Spiritual Growth

3 tantric practices : Our Emotions as a Spiritual Path

Jun 13, 20234 min read

The Cosmic Dance Within: A Tantric View on Wisdom

The Cosmic Dance Within: A tantric view on Wisdom According to Hindu Tantra, the universe is comprised of two fundamental principles:...

Jun 9, 20232 min read

How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome

By Ishvari Olivia Belanger When I finally confronted my imposter syndrome, I had already been teaching yoga for 6 years. I was quietly...

Jun 8, 20236 min read

The Heart as Our Source of True Wisdom and Intuition

The heart has its own intelligence. Trusting and surrendering control to the heart leads to alignment with Truth and a fulfilling life.

Jun 2, 20232 min read

The Most Important Tantric Text

An Introduction to the Vijanana Bhairava Tantra The Vijnanabhairava Tantra is, in my humble opinion, one of the most important Tantric...

May 29, 20232 min read

Heart of Tantra

The Vijnanabhairava Tantra is an ancient text that presents the sadhak/practitioner with 112 different techniques to transcend the...

May 28, 20233 min read

Your loneliness is spiritual medicine

Tantra understands that all suffering comes from the feeling of separation. This sense of separateness of ourselves, as individual...

May 25, 20232 min read

5 Reasons to Study the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra

The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra (VBT) is a text that offers rare and unorthodox meditations that can be easily incorporated into our everyday...

May 22, 20232 min read

Your Heart has Wisdom

The concept of wisdom residing in the heart is a notion that has been echoed by both science and spirituality. It is a belief that has...

May 1, 20233 min read

It's not enough to relax your body, you need to unwind your mind too

by Ishvari Belanger You already know this – the importance of letting go and relaxing. When you access the deep mind-body of relaxation,...

Apr 24, 20232 min read

The Subtle Power of Yin Yoga

By Ishvari Belanger Yin Yoga is alchemy. For me, Yin Yoga has been a sturdy container to tune my nervous system into a relaxed, open...

Oct 4, 20222 min read

10 Signs You're NOT in a Trauma-Informed Yoga Space

If you were to look the definition of trauma up in a dictionary you would likely find something along the lines of “a deeply distressing...

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