2012 Bruce M. Roger [photo: Lalbagh Flower Show, Bengaluru 2011— Linda G. Swaty] Happiness that, in the beginning, is like poison, but, when transformed resembles nectar (i.e. immortality) — that happiness is born of the clarity and tranquill…
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What is Alignment? Transcending Duality Through Asana
2012 Bruce M. Roger [photo: Shiva Nataraja from Chola Empire at St. Louis Art Museum] We are all bound by duality. We express likes and dislikes, we seek pleasure to avoid pain, and we perceive the body and mind as separate entities. In the Bhaga…
Design of the Yoga St. Louis Studio
2012 Bruce M. Roger [Yoga St. Louis front door] The design of our Yoga St. Louis studio is based on the philosophy of yoga and influenced by Zen temple architecture. I was moved by the simple and restrained Zen temples that used allusion, without…
Welcome to India
“You shouldn’t be here,” BKS Iyengar muttered bluntly. My heart sank. Welcome to Iyengar yoga. It was nine AM , January 2, 1984. Geeta Iyengar had read through our medical forms with a bare-chested, BKS Iyengar looking over her shoulder, han…
Pilgrimage to RIMYI
2012 Bruce M. Roger Photo: Kailasha Temple: Shiva’s Abode, Ellora Cave #16. The culmination of the rock-cut architecture (756-783 CE). It’s monolithic structure is carved out of a solid rock mass, from the top down and the outside in, and made …
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