November 2006 Volume 5/Number 8
--------------------- Healing at the House of the Heart By SAM SLOVICK
--------------------- The first patient, a worried looking woman, 65, brown leathery skin, consults with the healer for a long while before he takes her pulse and tells her to lie on the mattress. He makes his diagnosis – gastritis with complications. She lies down and he brushes his hands lightly across her face, her limbs, her torso and legs. He presses one hand deep into her abdomen, the other on her head and goes into a sort of trance as he begins to vibrate and sing an icaro (a song that activates spirits and their cures). It looks like simple stuff. Read article...
Real Freedom - If you want it, seek it. By DR. DAVID FRAWLEY (VAMADEVA SHASTRI) Freedom is one of the prime pursuits, if not the ultimate goal of all life. We all want to be free, to have space, not to be closed in or restricted and above all, to be able to realize our true potential without any interference from outside forces. But are we really free – and does our pursuit of freedom really liberate us from ignorance and sorrow? Read article...
Teacher profile: Richard McLaughlin- A Sculptor of Yoga and Art By FELICIA M. TOMASKO McLaughlin speaks in a booming, authoritative voice, with a mischievous twinkle in his eye, as he leads a tour of his art studio where a giant clown hangs from the ceiling and a series of tarred and feathered sculptures grace a table. Read article...
The Freedom to be Distracted By BOB BELINOFF The list of priorities is different for everyone. But the fact is that anyone seeking any of the essential freedoms can find most of them here in sunny Southern California. Given what about 200 million people on this planet put up with everyday, ours is a pretty sweet spot. Read article...
Ayurveda Q&A: By DR. JAY APTE Ayurveda has been practiced in the U.S. only about 25 years, yet it is the 5000 year old Indian system of medicine and yoga's sister science. Readers are invited to submit questions for "Ayurveda Q & A" to ayurveda@layogamagazine.comom
Q: I took a dosha test and I am predominately vata. I have very poor circulation in my hands and feet – even in the summer they are icy cold. What can I do to stimulate circulation?Read article...
A yoga teacher for over 20 years, Steve Ross has watched – and in various ways participated in – the growth, evolution and alteration of yoga in this country. Occasionally referred to as ‘the guy who plays loud music in his classes’ offered at his Brentwood studio, MahaYoga, there is a method and philosophy behind his nonconformist approach. Steve spent four years as a monk in the Vedic tradition.
Just back from a meditation retreat in Japan, Steve graciously shared some of his thoughts on yoga before leaving for another meditation retreat.
Julie: What would you most like students to understand about yoga?
Steve: That it’s a path to freedom and it’s not at all having to do with postures.
On a sunny Friday afternoon on the grounds of the Santa Barbara Vedanta Temple, jazz legend Charles Lloyd quotes a long passage from the Bhagavad-Gita describing how to know an enlightened being. “I repeat this three times a day.” Lloyd has internalized the lessons and he exudes equanimity and a quiet radiance in every movement.
A yoga teacher for over 20 years, Steve Ross has watched – and in various ways participated in – the growth, evolution and alteration of yoga in this country. Occasionally referred to as ‘the guy who plays loud music in his classes’ offered at his Brentwood studio, MahaYoga, there is a method and philosophy behind his nonconformist approach. Steve spent four years as a monk in the Vedic tradition.
On a sunny Friday afternoon on the grounds of the Santa Barbara Vedanta Temple, jazz legend Charles Lloyd quotes a long passage from the Bhagavad-Gita describing how to know an enlightened being. “I repeat this three times a day.” Lloyd has internalized the lessons and he exudes equanimity and a quiet radiance in every movement.