by Sherri Koehler | Jan 30, 2017 | Practice, Yoga Philosophy
“The only constant i am sure of is this accelerating rate of change.” Peter Gabriel, Downside Up Just when we get our metaphorical ducks in a row, the universe winds up and sends change our way. Sometimes for good, sometimes we just have a little wobble...
by Sherri Koehler | May 25, 2016 | Blog Posts, Practice, Yoga Philosophy
My spouse and I had the privilege of going on a short holiday to Los Angeles for the past few days. Despite the fun we had seeing dear friends and attending a fabulous concert at the Hollywood Bowl, we both seem to have picked up a pretty aggressive virus, probably on...
by Sherri Koehler | Feb 11, 2015 | Yoga Philosophy
The third Yama, Asteya, is translated as non-stealing. Deep practice with it encourages not to desire the belongings, conditions, ideas, or anything else of another. In Buddhist practice this is echoed by the second grave precept, “Be giving. Do not...
by Sherri Koehler | Feb 11, 2015 | Yoga Philosophy
I first really put my mind to what Ahimsa means to me when I wrote about it back in December 2007 as part of my preparations to receive the first five Buddhist precepts in the spring of 2008. There are several areas where the Yamas, as written down by Patanjali, and...
