Five Reasons Why the Prama Wellness Method Works by Ramesh Bjonnes Holistic health and healing have become household words. But what do these terms really mean? If you have high cholesterol and take an herb to improve liver function and another to reduce cholesterol,...
by Ramesh Bjonnes What is the best diet for a yogi according to the texts of yoga? The Bhagavad Gita, one of India’s most sacred texts on yoga, is quite straightforward about what yogis should eat. This popular scripture teaches us that sattvic foods, such as fruit,...
by Ramesh Bjonnes Ever wondered what kind of practical wisdom yoga can deliver beyond the mat? Ever wanted to know more about yoga psychology and how to apply it in daily life? Then the Wisdom of Yoga course is for you. If you are a beginner, an experienced...
During my monastic training in India the 1980s, I became intimately familiar with Pashupati—the Lord of the Beasts. It happened while I spent time alone as a sadhu, meditating and begging for my food near Pashupatinat, a Shiva temple located in the small town of...
In the West, yoga is often synonymous with posture practice, with various forms of Hatha Yoga. In its homeland India, a yogi can be anyone from a meditating swami to a ganja smoking sadhu, anyone from an ochre-clad Tantric to a Bhakti-singing ecstatic to someone...
Where do I come from?Where am I going?Who am I? Philosophy, to me, has always been about the meaning of life and yoga philosophy, better than any of the Western philosophies, has given me answers to these most profound questions. I have pondered these questions since...
