Patanjali, the great guru that wrote the yoga sutras also conducted a set of lifestyle rules for yogis. These consist of eight limbs and they serve as guidelines to live a whole and purposeful life. The first limb, Yama, deals with one's ethical behaviour and sense of integrity. It is divided into five part, with the first part Ahimsa – non violence, to not harm any living being trough our words, thoughts or actions. It can also be interpreted as compassion; for others and fo

I took a workshop and met the lovely Anandra George last week. I took the workshop as I’m very drawn to mantra and nada yoga, the yoga of sound, as well as I'm drawn to Bhakti yoga, the devotional yoga. In the few wonderful sessions we had, we got to learn how to really pronounce and use mantras to create a blissful state of mind. I already have a nada yoga practice, but it has been loose, without a goal and just working with different sounds. So I feel very exited as I embar