by Alanna Kaivalya | Aug 30, 2016 | Archetypes, Lifestyle, Myth, Spirituality, Wellness, Yoga
The warrior poses (virabhadrasana 1, 2 and 3) are some of the most iconic postures in yoga. Students are often encouraged to embody the spirit of a warrior as they’re standing in these formidable poses. Understanding the mythological background of these martial...
by Alanna Kaivalya | Aug 30, 2016 | Lifestyle, Myth, Spirituality, Wellness, Yoga
The quintessential yoga posture is lotus pose, or padmasana. We see grand images of yogis in lotus on book covers and in magazines, but the reality is that few of us can successfully do this posture. Why is that? There are several contributing factors. Namely, our...
by Alanna Kaivalya | Aug 30, 2016 | Archetypes, Lifestyle, Myth, Spirituality, Wellness, Yoga
As one of the three aspects of the yogic mythological triumvirate, Shiva is known for his role as the dealer of destruction and death. Because of this, Shiva is largely misunderstood because there is something more poignant and significant within his symbology. In...
by Alanna Kaivalya | Aug 29, 2016 | Lifestyle, Myth, Psychology, Spirituality, Wellness, Yoga
From an early age, I wondered about the most profound questions of existence, but as an American girl from Colorado, I was raised almost entirely without any religion or spirituality, except for my grandmother’s wisdom: God lives inside your heart. I sought answers to...
by Alanna Kaivalya | Aug 29, 2016 | Archetypes, Myth, Psychology, Scholarly Articles, Spirituality, Yoga
The Vajrayana school of Buddhism is one of the latest to evolve within the various Buddhist schools of thought. Founded in the late the 8th century by a figurehead named Padmasambhava, this sect involves practices of Tantra that bear a great similarity to the Tantric...
by Alanna Kaivalya | Aug 29, 2016 | Archetypes, Myth, Psychology, Scholarly Articles
Growing up with a mother who has Borderline Personality Disorder can wreak havoc on the child’s psyche. In her book, Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable and Volatile Relationship, Christine Ann Lawson states,...
