After examining each of the four paths to yoga, we can begin to see an undeniable commonality start to emerge: no matter which path we choose for ourselves, we are required to do something. And, in so doing, we become fully "here".

gunas, yogaUrvil James VillaruelMarch 3, 2016yoga, yogi, 4 paths of yoga, karma, bhakti, raja, jnana, concepts, mind stuff, quelling the mind

The Rocks Begin To Speak.

In the end, there really is no story, no lesson, no truth, except for the one we have chosen to receive in-mind.

gunasUrvil James VillaruelFebruary 15, 2016lifelong student, student of life, lessons, truth, consciousness, concepts, ideas, mindfulness

Why Has Meditation Become So Overlooked In Most Western Yoga Practices?

What is it that yoga can offer us that no other discipline can? Meditation. Going within. For, at its core, yoga is meditation (Bhagavad Gita). So, why have so many schools chosen to forgo this most essential and important part of the practice?

gunas, yogaUrvil James VillaruelFebruary 12, 2016yoga, meditation, contemporary ideas, consciousness, life, lifestyle, concepts, insights

What Is Being Said All The Time?

What is being said all the time that we are just not picking up on? Everything. Our universe is a bombarding spectrum of infinite sensoriums and inputs waiting to be tuned into and realized.