by Andrew Jobes | Jul 3, 2018 | Blog Posts, Philosophy Byte |
Gratitude is powerful stuff. It keeps the heart open and prevents taking regular blessings and privileges for granted. Being thankful is easy when things are good. It’s not so easy when things aren’t going as well as we wish, when things like illness or...
by Andrew Jobes | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog Posts, Philosophy Byte
I never imagined that I would be a yoga teacher and Reiki practitioner, or that I would be a loving, doting step-father. But I am. Before that, I never imagined that I would be a government policy analyst. But I was. Before that, I never imagined that I would teach...
by Andrew Jobes | Oct 1, 2015 | Newsletters, Philosophy Byte
Yogic philosophy provides 5 guidelines, called Yamas, on how to interact with the outer world. In previous newsletters, I have described Ahimsa (non-violence/non-harming) and Asteya (non-stealing). Here I explore a third, truthfulness. The importance of speaking the...
by Andrew Jobes | Jul 7, 2015 | Newsletters, Philosophy Byte
Yogic philosophy provides us with 5 guidelines on how to interact with the outer world (called Yamas) and 5 on how to interact with our inner selves (Niyamas). In my Spring 2015 newsletter, I introduced you to one of the five Yamas, Ahimsa, which relates to the...
by Andrew Jobes | Apr 18, 2015 | Newsletters, Philosophy Byte
The physical practice of yoga is only one aspect of the richness that yoga has to offer. Yogic philosophy provides us with 5 guidelines on how to interact with the outer world (called Yamas) and 5 on how to interact with our inner selves (Niyamas). One of the five...
by Andrew Jobes | Dec 7, 2014 | Newsletters, Philosophy Byte |
Sanskrit is an ancient Hindu language and is the language of yoga. The poses, or asanas, in yoga all have Sanskrit names. Mountain Pose, for example, is called tadasana. On the one hand, the use of Sanskrit terms in yoga can be considered a way of recognizing and...
