by Ayako DeRuby | Dec 1, 2023 | Blog
Sutra 1.20 Sutra 1.20 - śraddhā-vīrya-smṛti samādhiprajñā-pūrvaka itareṣām TRANSLATION: Others attain to asamprajnata samadhi through the stages of faith, strong will, memory and intelligence derived from samprajnata samadhi. śraddhā: unconditional faith...
by Ayako DeRuby | Nov 2, 2023 | Blog
Sutra 1.19 Sutra 1.19- Virāma-Pratyaya-Abhyāsa-Pūrvaḥ Saṁskāra-Śeṣo-‘Nyaḥ OF THOSE WHO ARE VIDEHAS AND PRAKRTILAYAS BIRTH IS THE CAUSE In this sutra, Patanjali describes yogis that are called Videhas (those that are bodiless form of divinity)...
by Ayako DeRuby | Oct 25, 2023 | Events
YOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING JOURNEY STARTS TODAY Establish a strong foundation for both deepening your personal yoga practice and building your teaching skills. Our Alchemy Yoga teacher training program is designed to empower students to guide meditation sessions,...
by Ayako DeRuby | Oct 14, 2023 | Blog
Fall Eclipse Season Part 3 – Play-by-Play of October 14 – 28th & Dos and Donts for Halloween Weekend Saturday’s Solar Eclipse (aka New Moon) is happening in Libra with the South Node. We will see a lot of people arguing and trying to negotiate deals....
by Ayako DeRuby | Oct 14, 2023 | Blog
Fall Eclipse Season Part 2 – Understanding Eclipses A Few Facts About Eclipses Eclipses happen in pairs twice a year – once in Spring / Summer and once in Fall / Winter. Occasionally we get three such as in the Summer of 2020. We call it a Season because...