http://yoga108.org/blog/mainview Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:44:14 GMT Subscription to Swami Atma's blog. Yoga, humor, positive news, computer tips, book and movie reviews, plus much more... Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/Cacr1pZ9Yw0/944 Announcing new URLs for Swami Atma's blog and its RSS feed Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:44:14 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/944 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/944 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/0rqKH6dF8WA/943 Announcing a meditation workshop in Le Havre, France on August 12th, 12. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:37:27 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/943 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/943 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/n8Vf3vtgx68/942 Appeal to Swami Atma's students to share testimonials about teaching programs they have attended. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:44:12 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/942 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/942 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/nh2HhG4rfFg/941 A touching photo of a monk and tiger sharing their meal. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:54:12 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/941 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/941 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/grWrgC2BvE4/940 Link to a sad announcement Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:31:39 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/940 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/940 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/3r3ndfR9ow0/939 Completion of the fundraising drive and holiday message Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:27:23 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/939 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/939 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/sE_od8O1864/938 What happened to Swami Atma in the last 10 years and a last fundraising appeal. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:50:14 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/938 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/938 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/I7eSNSoGo_Q/932 His message is very similar to Swami Vishnu-devanandaji's who staged a similar 'fake guru' demonstration with an actor who happened to be a student of his. Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:48:15 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/932 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/932 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/zA-SCzOsovQ/931 "If all atheists left the USA, it would lose 93% of the National Academy of Sciences but less than 1% of the prison population." Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:13:12 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/931 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/931 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/hbGcYFwbLjc/930 "All movements go too far." ~Bertrand Russell Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:04:05 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/930 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/930 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/SCbZulWYazM/928 "If there is no God, who pops up the next Kleenex?" ~Art Hoppe Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:15:36 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/928 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/928 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/bqbwTpUr9XQ/927 "What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of high living." ~Doug Larson Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:43:18 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/927 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/927 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/kCBiE2Pts14/926 The title says it all. Poignant video. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:58:14 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/926 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/926 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/vtMiQvvQzAs/925 Olga Kotelko</a> starting practicing Track & Fields at 77 years old and is now 91 years old. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:49:20 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/925 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/925 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/TEY3xVsj6wk/924 I will be teaching another workshop this Sunday in Zurich. We'll do 2 sessions of spinal breathing + meditation, some asanas, some hatha yoga pranayama, and learn some mudras and bandhas. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:08:05 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/924 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/924 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/29IyBSmYDUw/923 As usual I'm really looking forward to it. Try to come. I don't know when will my next chance to teach there be. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:40:49 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/923 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/923 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/dKjzMhwRbnk/922 Sunday February 27th, '11 - 9am-5pm at Mandala Yoga ... Be there or be square. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:25:43 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/922 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/922 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/lpKL5BR-o-A/921 By God's will the AYA ashram project in Bickendorf, Germany has come to an end. This means that I'm back on the road with no fixed place. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:28:47 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/921 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/921 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/prFYUeSCvlo/920 You can now find lots of books by Swami Sivananda online at http://store.yoga108.org Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:35:20 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/920 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/920 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/jgAzkPsKT_o/915 I'd like to think this little presentation is comprehensive enough to empower you to find your own posture which will propel your sitting practices to unimaginable heights. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:25:15 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/915 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/915 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/Dg3W7nkjEWs/918 This post aims at explaining in the simplest terms how to meditate. Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:34:20 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/918 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/918 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/PPG5NBXv7AM/919 Not the power grid mind you. Just the Internet. I'm about to leave to the Alps for the Tattva Bodha 4-day retreat and chances are there will be no internet there. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:39:16 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/919 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/919 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/fZA0JnyWHBg/917 Four days studying the philosophy of Oneness and practicing hatha yoga in an idyllic environment. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:33:09 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/917 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/917 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/DDh_cn-yiYQ/910 Advancing on the yogic path is very simple. Just cultivate daily the power of kundalini and the experience of inner silence. In essence you want to sit still, relax, breathe deeper than normal and visualize the subtle breath going up and down your spine in coordination with your breathing. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:37:55 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/910 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/910 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/QYGbKUqA5Aw/916 Becoming active in this new Yoga site could help establish you as a true yoga expert giving you lots of visibility throughout the world. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:53:12 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/916 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/916 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/RQ7DfDreD1o/914 I'm happy to announce that I'll be teaching another "Pragmatic Yoga Experience" 2-week course in the Summer of 2011. This one will take place at the Yoga Vidya ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany in July 10-24, '11. Thu, 20 May 2010 09:35:06 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/914 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/914 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/T9mqIwg4qeU/912 Prahlad Jani spent a fortnight in a hospital in the western India state of Gujarat under constant surveillance from a team of 30 medics equipped with cameras and closed circuit television. During the period, he neither ate nor drank and did not go to the toilet. Sun, 16 May 2010 14:34:55 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/912 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/912 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/gaFZBuB0dKA/913 Announcement of my blog's new design. Sun, 16 May 2010 14:28:15 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/913 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/913 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/4l7_YUn_OHo/911 Om Namah Sivaya, all info on pragmatic yoga will now be centralized on its official web site Sat, 08 May 2010 17:53:02 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/911 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/911 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/5ql49r43isM/908 While I like to think of pragmatic yoga as my own way to convey the teachings and as an expression of my ever changing spiritual path I'm fully aware that I have not invented anything. Like most folks I have been and am currently influenced by countless great people of the past and the present. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:51:30 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/908 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/908 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/xNBr7aH1vGA/907 By cutting down on sleep we learn less, we develop less, we are less bright, we make worse decisions, we accomplish less, we are less productive, we are more prone to errors, and we undermine our true intellectual potential! Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:15:02 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/907 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/907 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/ivcQnSidoBw/906 I'm looking for a live interpreter for a 2-week program I will be giving on the Spanish Atlantic coast in the wonderful town of Mondariz-Balneario. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:05:20 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/906 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/906 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/-Z5O8eqhvIw/905 Explaining the choice of the 'Pragmatic Name' and what it's all about. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:56:57 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/905 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/905 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/KS4TGRaBt90/904 This is just a test. Please ignore. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:12:46 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/904 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/904 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/8V3yNyEGylU/903 Bill McKibben analyzes the tactics used by those denying the global warming effect. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:49:51 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/903 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/903 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/KJl4bB-AVww/902 The ashram is taking shape, the energy in the meditation hall is building up, and some renovations are already taking place. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:52:17 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/902 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/902 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/9J5ovnmHU4A/901 This is Sita sending you all a message to let you know that he made it to Germany, however, his computer is totally fried and had to be taken to the repair shop. It may be 2 weeks until it is fixed. He wanted to let you all know if you sent him emails or chats of some sort you may not hear from him for awhile but he will get back to you when his computer is working. Happy Sivaratri and many oms to all of you. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:10:33 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/901 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/901 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/pG4q5HRE1ws/472 Three months ago, during my stay in Slovakia I took this photo. It's called the 'cage of shame'. Back in the medieval times, when somebody would commit a petty crime, they would be displayed in the cage which is located in the middle of the village square. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:11:52 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/472 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/472 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/RJ88vaxTwK4/900 Swami Satyananda's death in Rikhia on December 6th '09. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:13:46 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/900 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/900 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/Y3zfJ5IBFK4/899 Announcement of an Internet application to help you take care of all notes you take throughout your life. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:43:44 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/899 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/899 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/gS98pA_h1CU/898 I'm moving to Germany and need some help financing the move. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:29:05 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/898 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/898 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/cVIICNn9Hy8/897 While many 'traditionalists' tend to feel alarmed and may be threatened by the evolution which has taken place in the last 100 years or so I think that a lot of it has actually been for the better. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:18:27 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/897 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/897 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/N6Fh0WIYiT0/896 I'm posting this in the name of Prema (Maria Steiner) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:52:51 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/896 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/896 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/4hWoKiJQuuU/895 Here is a highly recommended post on the natural transition to death. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:45:53 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/895 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/895 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/2ZTIsAfsu34/894 This post servers both as an announcement and a test for the newly functioning RSS feed. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:18:30 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/894 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/894 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/-SyW3ek60zo/893 Today I've updated my traveling schedule. It goes all the way to November 2010. The events for Spring '10 should come shortly. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:37:26 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/893 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/893 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/vun_3nAwtMU/892 I have resisted this for a long time but I just decided to join Facebook. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:34:24 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/892 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/892 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/4NcZTKafMTw/891 Spring tour Itenerary Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:17:01 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/891 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/891 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/zcLOkuXmgLQ/889 Today and Tomorrow only. Cheap flights from London to Poprad. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:22:15 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/889 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/889 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aya/blog/~3/-_AYU_Xbzuw/888 Thoughts on Sannyas Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:22:26 GMT http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/888 http://yoga108.org/blog/posts/888