The core of the 'new American invention' somatic yoga lies in interoception, the lived experience of the body from within. Something essential of all yoga, but redefined again due to so much confusion in the field of yoga. Yoga practice is grounded in first-person sensation rather than external form, visual imitation, or predefined outcomes. Movements … Continue reading The Essence of Somatic Yoga
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Structural Yoga and Somatic Yoga
Two Epistemologies of the Body 1. Yoga as a Way of Knowing Yoga has never been merely a system of exercises. At its core, it is a discipline of perception. Every genuine yoga tradition implies a particular answer to a fundamental question: how do we know the body? Is the body something that must be … Continue reading Structural Yoga and Somatic Yoga
VedicVibes Youtube Channel as a catalyst for transformation and out-of-the-box spirituality
VedicVibes: Leaving the Box of Modern Spirituality https://www.youtube.com/@Vedicvibesorg Much of what today passes for meditation, yoga, and spirituality no longer challenges anything. It soothes, reassures, and confirms. Techniques are packaged, experiences are explained in advance, and inner life is framed in ready-made narratives. The result is a spirituality that feels active but rarely transformative. The … Continue reading VedicVibes Youtube Channel as a catalyst for transformation and out-of-the-box spirituality
Self Healing of Tensions – Theoretical Background and Practical Tips
The Spine as a Tension Mast Most people are taught to experience the spine as a stack of joints: vertebrae that compress, slip, tighten, or “go out of place.” From that view, stiffness appears to be a local mechanical failure and mobility becomes the obvious solution. But in a fascial body, the spine does not … Continue reading Self Healing of Tensions – Theoretical Background and Practical Tips
Why Acupuncturist need to renew themselves and not tell the old old stories
Acupuncture Beyond Metaphor: The Body Does Not Need a Story to Be Real it needs Body Phenomenology based on the Meditative Mind For more than two thousand years, acupuncture has been wrapped in symbols, metaphors, and cosmological allegories. Qi flowing like rivers, meridians mapped like sacred cartography, wind-damp invading the channels: all poetic, all beautiful, … Continue reading Why Acupuncturist need to renew themselves and not tell the old old stories
From Jumps to Presence: How Iyengar Yoga Shaped Modern Ego Yoga
And Why We Must Return to the Yoga of the Inner Body When we look at what most people today call yoga, especially in the United States, we do not see yoga. We see gymnastics with Sanskrit names. Competitive flexibility. Rubber bodies. Endless selfies. Yoga as physical theatre. Yoga as spectacle. Yoga as ego. And … Continue reading From Jumps to Presence: How Iyengar Yoga Shaped Modern Ego Yoga
What is Meditation?
What is meditation.....really? A short, sharp analysis! Most of the meditation manuals start with posture, breath counts and schedules: twenty minutes in the morning, twenty in the evening, sit in lotus if you must, repeat the mantra, wait for the quiet mind. The transcript you gave me takes the exact opposite approach. It doesn’t offer … Continue reading What is Meditation?
The path of the Yoga of the Inner Light and the Yogic Theory of Mind & Consciousness (YTMC)
If you’re new to meditation and curious about those moments when light seems to appear behind closed eyes, tiny sparks, a soft glow, or sometimes a strange, all-encompassing luminosity, here’s a simple, plain-language guide that brings together an accessible version of the Yogic Theory of Mind & Consciousness (YTMC) and what it means for practicing … Continue reading The path of the Yoga of the Inner Light and the Yogic Theory of Mind & Consciousness (YTMC)
On the Secret Tibetan Temple Yoga
We have discussed some aspects of this Yoga on our Youtube. After a lifetime dedicated to spiritual practice, I've come to a profound realization: this body is an ancient vessel of wisdom. Before it returns to the earth, I want to share a secret with you, one that can transform your entire practice, whether it’s … Continue reading On the Secret Tibetan Temple Yoga
On the refinement of internal energy into light
The phrase "the highest level of qi (the light aureola)" appears in certain Daoist texts and esoteric traditions, and is typically associated with the refinement of internal energy into light, specifically within the framework of Daoist inner alchemy (内丹, neidan). Here's what is known or inferred about this concept: 1. Qi Transformation in Daoist Inner … Continue reading On the refinement of internal energy into light
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