Lady Niguma’s Yoga
Purify the Mind, Body and Behavior Lady Niguma lived in India about a thousand years ago. She was the partner of Master Naropa, the yogi who brought yoga to Tibet around in the eleventh century. She was, herself, a very accomplished yogini. She designed a yoga practice to remove the stress and trouble of modern life. Her yoga, called machine of the body in Tibet (trulkor), is unique in that the asana is described as a method for enlightenment. It... Read More
Yoga according to the Yoga Sutra
Yoga is an ancient philosophy that has been an integral part of Indian culture for thousands of years. The Yoga Sutra written by Master Patanjali around 250 A.D. is the first major text on yoga; all modern yoga traditions root here including Tibetan Heart Yoga, the style of yoga we offer at Diamond Heart Center. The first few lines of the Yoga Sutra have an immense amount of meaning. Atha yoga-anushashanam. I will now review for you how we become... Read More
