Yoga & Hindu Mythology

Fumbling around in the dark

Now firstly that's not a euphemism! We are about to enter eclipse season in which the two luminaries, the sun and the moon are, for a...

The essence of creation rides on a wave of Kamalatmika delight.

As the 10th Goddess Kamalatmika completes the sequence of guiding wisdom offerings from the Mahavidyas - the great wisdom goddesses of...

A mythical moment in movement

There is a story inside everyone, a story that takes us from B to D, birth to death and is in constant, perpetual unfolding motion. In...

She who wields the power of silence is the Goddess Bagalamukhi.

The sound of silence, a lyric made famous by Simon & Garfunkle, captures the essence of the supreme energy offered to us by the Goddess...

The Goddess whose spacious gaze hosts the dance

She is the invisible dancer, hidden within the miraculous dance of the universe.

Well that's disappointing!

Disappointment is a many faced teacher but one that we would rather not take a lesson with. One strand of yoga philosophy known as...

Ganesh's famous balancing act!

Ganesh is the much revered and popular elephant god of the Hindu pantheon. He is the Lord of New Beginnings capable of removing...