Gratitude We are now entering the season of giving. This month in particular brings the season for giving thanks. It’s a great reminder. It’s so easy to take things for granted, even to take our loved ones for granted. Thanksgiving is a holiday that gives us a chance to open our eyes and hearts to… Read More Gratitude
Namaste! Stay safe. Stay informed, not anxious. Listen to the experts, not your mind’s catastrophic imaginings. One of the best and clearest expositions on the coronavirus and COVID-19, along with suggestions for protecting yourself: Gregg Braden YouTube Talk (if the link does not work, search “Gregg Braden on Coronavirus”. It’s a 49-minute YouTube talk,… Read More Update on Coronavirus and You
Dear Students With respect for the decisions and advice from the state health department and the national Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we are now postponing all classes and activities at the studio. We feel that this step is necessary to help contain the spread of the virus. The local schools and senior… Read More Update to our Status Addressing Coronavirus
Addressing Coronavirus Concerns Namaste We strongly recommend that you take both a sane and sanitary approach to the current coronavirus situation. Be proactive, not panicked. What can be most “scary” about the Corona virus is that it is spreading relatively quickly. Your likely response to that is to feel powerless. Unfortunately, feeling powerless or helpless,… Read More Addressing Coronavirus Concerns
What’s All the Fuss About the Tailbone? (Part 2) Phil (Krishna) Milgrom, 2019 In Part 1, the focus was on the structural significance of the tailbone. Why does Svaroopa® yoga begin with releasing the tailbone first and then follow with the rest of the spine, from bottom up? The tailbone is not just an inconsequential… Read More What’s All the Fuss About the Tailbone (Part 2)
What’s All the Fuss About the Tailbone? (Part 1) Phil (Krishna) Milgrom, 2019 If you know Svaroopa® yoga, you know that much emphasis is given to your tailbone. In every class, we teach poses that release your spinal tension, beginning with the tailbone. Why the tailbone? Consider the problem of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.… Read More What’s All The Fuss About the Tailbone? (Part 1)
© Phil Milgrom, RYT, CSYT, CSMT “No matter what you are doing, keep the undercurrent of happiness. Learn to be secretly happy within your heart in spite of all circumstances.” ~ Paramahansa Yoganananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. How do we become happy? I know what I used to think. I used to think… Read More On happiness
© Phil Milgrom, RYT, CSYT, CSMT For the first twenty or so years that I taught yoga, beginning in 1974, I was never quite sure what I was doing. I had my teacher’s certificate and a multitude of trainings from a wide variety of yoga styles, and I had plenty of students who seemed satisfied… Read More Svaroopa® yoga: How we found it, why we teach it, and what you will find
© Phil Milgrom, RYT, CSYT, CSMT My teacher, Swami Nirmalananda, always says “Do More Yoga!” I know that many of you are so busy that more yoga is probably the last thing on your mind. We all have so much to do and so much ahead of us that stopping, or even slowing down, seems… Read More How often should one practice yoga, and when is the best time to practice?
© Phil Milgrom, RYT, CSYT, CSMT The main focus of this article is the benefits of Yoga, and primarily those benefits for your back. However, such a limited approach would be a great disservice to you, and disrespect to the great teachers who have handed down to us this wonderful and sacred discipline from over… Read More Yoga for your back and much more
© By Philip L. Milgrom, RYT, CSYT, CSMT Stress is one of the leading causes of disease. Prolonged exposure to stress can lead to physical ailments such as insomnia, chronic muscle tension, digestive disorders, ulcers, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Mental and emotional consequences include memory loss, inability to concentrate, anxiety, hostility, and depression.… Read More Stress and yoga
