The second niyama or observance is santosha or contentment. Alternately understood as a state of being satisfied. Here's an understatement: it's challenging to feel satisfied with life as it is…
Welcome to the Niyamas: the second limb of yoga as described in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The Yamas offered us a set of five restraints, things to stop doing. Important to…
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali as a guide for living during COVID-19. Graphic above is a quick recap of our first five blogs, covering each of the five Yamas, or…
It's almost as if Patanjali saw this moment coming. And if the yogic siddhis are all they're purported to be, it's quite possible he did... Aparigraha, the fifth and final…
The first three yamas, or ethical restraints, of the Yoga Sutras typically meet with little resistance from the modern western audience. No harming, no lying, no stealing? No problem. Things…
The interconnectedness of humanity -- which we believe is a good thing -- has never been more certain than with the outbreak of COVID-19. It's powerful to recognize and powerful…
Here's our initial round up of online classes we'd love to take. How many of our work-from-home hours can we put towards "market research"... Hmmm.... Some are paid (see the…
Patanjali's second instruction on the path of yoga is satya, or truth telling. One of the more comprehensive translations of satya we've heard also includes: not giving any impression other…
We here at Hyde are not medical doctors, but we are pretty well versed in the theory and practice of yoga. A system which, as you likely know, is designed to…
we are not doctors, but luckily we know some awesome yogis who are. we're following this grounded medical advice on boosting immunity from dr. robin berzin, founder and ceo of…