The best practice is the one that suits you best-is a theme T that chimes throughout Nischala Joy Devi’s (E-RYT 500, C-IAYT) most recent book, Meditation in the Yoga Tradition. In the absence of dogma, the author presents an uncomplicated, heart-centered approach to meditation. Applying her cornucopia of experience as a teacher and meditator, Devi uses the Yoga Sutras and meditation scripts to guide the reader in the an of meditation....

This we are told is the season of joy, giving and remembering the light and spirit within each of us. Our already packed schedule is now asked to accommodate all the hustle and bustle the season demands. The promised joy is often invaded by stress and lack of self-care. This leads us to feel less than jolly. If we take time to reflect, we are reminded of the gifts that we are given on a daily basis. How fortunate we are to have so much: a safe...

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by Nischala Joy Devi The Power to Heal Program Do you believe you have the power to heal yourself? The power to heal others? When most of us think of healing we imagine going to a bonafide “Healer,” someone who pro ports to possess the rare and mystical power to heal. This could be a spiritual or religious person, or even a member of the medical community. Why do we think they have a special power and we do not? Is it something that they...

From A Yoga Mama’s Guide 8-LIMBS intuition YOGA AND PARENTING YOGA AND PREGNANCY by Nischala Joy Devi A WOMAN’S HEART Honored by most traditions, a compassionate heart has become the symbol for devotion. It is often a female heart that is used as the standard for that devotion and love. In even the youngest of girls, care and nurturing for even the smallest creatures are intuitive and natural. Motherhood has been anointed the apex of...