Taking yoga off the mat and applying yogic philosophy to everyday life is when you really begin to notice the effects and benefits of the practice. However, understanding yogic philosophy and how to apply it to a modern westernised lifestyle is a whole other story. This is our attempt to make this valuable information more digestible. Working with the Three Gunas The Bhagavad Gita speaks of the Three Gunas, Tamas (inertia), Rajas (activity) and Sattva (purity). These are qual

"You can't forgive without loving. And I don't mean sentimentality. I don't mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, 'I forgive. I'm finished with it.'" Maya Angelou There I was, sitting on the floor on bolsters with all my classmates, confused, books and paper scattered around me as I was waiting for the next class on schedule to begin. I was in the midst of my intense weekend yoga teacher training, a busy time for me in life. I was working a full time jo