Author: Tony
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Surya Namaskar, Salutation to the Sun
A post by guest author Michael McCann. ‘Among seasons, I am the flower-bearing Spring’ (Bhagavad Gita 10:35) As the Vernal Equinox brings increased daylight and the joy of approaching summer to the Northern Hemisphere, my thoughts turn to the ancient ritual of Surya Namaskar, ‘Salutation to the Sun’. I often think it is sad…
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Education and Yoga
Another ‘interview’, this time in a more informal setting. On the beach, on a beautiful autumn day in Southern Sweden looking out over the Baltic Sea, the waves making an audio backdrop to our conversation. A casual conversation about the role of an ashram, led us to this discourse from Swamiji as we sat and…
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The Whispered Wisdom of the Upanishads
A guest post by Spandan (Michael McCann) This post first appeared on Michael’s Facebook page ‘The Yoga Well’ and is reproduced here with his kind permission.
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An Interview with Swami Nishchalananda
Welcome back to Swamiji’s blog; it’s been decided that it will continue, and in time you will start to see more of his archived material from about 20 years ago. First, we’d like to bring you an interview that happened here at Mandala ashram recently; you can tell when by the lovely blue skies when…
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Letter from Africa
Guest post by Narada A story of Yoga, love, laughter and determination Surprisingly, I managed to squeeze through a window of opportunity to get to my charitable project in Africa, Ulingana.com, raising funds for my young deaf friend, Ketty, to get a schooling. And now also building a Yoga Hall on a friend’s bit of…
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Firefly
A post by guest author, Narada. I’ve been invited to put this post on here by Swami Nishchalananda. It’s an honour to me, as I mostly consider he is the one who has something to say! I’m the student, he’s the teacher.
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Possibilities for Social Justice
A Post by Guest Author, Narada (Tony Sugden) As a Yoga practitioner, first and foremost I look for clarity. When I find it, then when I am exposed to social injustice, there is a deep feeling that something is horribly wrong. I see my sisters and brothers, they are made of the same stuff as…
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