The Yogic Concept of ‘Kosh’, and the PanchKosh

I find that understanding yogic philosophies helps me plan a yoga class and also helps me field questions from students when I teach a yoga class. Continuing along my path of discovering and internalizing yogic concepts, I came across the term Pancha Kosha or PanchKosh. The panch (five) kosh refers to certain yogic concepts: Annamay Kosh Pranamay Kosh Manomay Kosh ...
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Parikarma Mudita & Parikarma Upeksha: The Final Life Lessons

Parikarma Upeksha
My last two blog posts were about Parikarma Maitri and Parikarma Karuna, which to mind provide valuable pointers for ways to conduct oneself and to live life. As maitri is the attribute that teaches us to be happy in the happiness of others, karuna is about igniting genuine empathy for others. The two other Parikarmas (desirable or sublime attitudes to imbibe) are Mudita and Up...
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Parikarma Karuna – The Ability to Empathize and More

Parikarma Karuna - Compassion
Since my last post about Parikarma Maitri, I have been realizing the wisdom of this yogic teaching: how it can be liberating to let go of the resentment that we harbor; to take more opportunities to be happy even if that happiness is someone else’s. It is wonderful to be able to celebrate what we have and what others have; to partake of joy not of our own making! Another concep...
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The Concept of Parikarma – Parikarma Maitri

Parikarma Maitri
My quest to delve deeper into the practice of yoga has a dual purpose; to become a more complete yogi for students and myself, and to attain a higher understanding of the best practices of living life in general. When I came across the term Parikarma in connection with others such as Maitri, Upeksha, Mudita and Karuna, I was obviously intrigued. What we commonly understand by t...
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