Yoga Philosophy

Writings that engage classical yogic texts and teachings as they arise in lived experience, including sources such as the Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, and Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Rather than abstract study, these reflections explore how these teachings are felt, questioned, and integrated in real life—through the body, mind, relationships, and the ongoing practice of awareness.

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Mitāhāra: Between Control and Relationship

A reflection on how the phrase “I eat for fat loss” led me to explore yoga philosophy, mitāhāra in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, and how we relate to food through the lens of ahimsa, or non-harming.

4 min read

Atha: The Invitation into Now

This reflection on Atha from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali explores how “now” is not a perfect state but a moment of readiness where practice begins again and again. It looks at how small moments of noticing—before anger escalates, before panic takes over, or before compulsive patterns unfold—become the foundation of both yoga and therapeutic change.

3 min read