by Gregor Maehle | Nov 24, 2017 | Audio/Video, Meditation and Samadhi, Yoga Philosophy
A video in which Gregor talks about the relationship between asana, pranayama and meditation on one hand, and objective and objectless samadhi on the other. He puts this in context with the panchakosha doctrine of the Upanishads and the concepts of conditioning and...
by Gregor Maehle | Jul 21, 2017 | Meditation and Samadhi, Yoga Philosophy
The term “yoga” etymologically can be derived from two different Sanskrit roots. Each root assigns completely different meanings to the term. One of the meanings is predominantly used in the system of Vedanta, the other in the historical school of yoga,...
by Gregor Maehle | Sep 2, 2016 | Ashtanga Yoga, Audio/Video, Meditation and Samadhi
I really enjoyed this hour-long interview with Ryan Spielman. I felt he had really tuned into my work and asked great questions. It is called “From Disappointment to Samadhi”. Here it is:...
by Gregor Maehle | Mar 19, 2016 | Meditation and Samadhi, Pranayama
After my last article “Researching Pranayama” I was asked to expand more on the idea of Prana, what a ‘rejecter of prana’ is, whether people can be ‘deficient’ in Prana, and how it can be stronger in some people than in others? What are some of...
by Gregor Maehle | Feb 6, 2016 | Ashtanga Yoga, Meditation and Samadhi, Yoga Philosophy
Ebook versions of Samadhi The Great Freedom finally available. For now on ashtangayogabooks.com but soon also here on this site. Here another excerpt that explains the difference between what’s called enlightenment and samadhi and how the path towards samadhi...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Nov 28, 2015 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Meditation and Samadhi, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
Bringing our hands together in prayer is a universally understood gesture of peace and good intent. Prayer is an occasion to commune with our innermost heart. It abolishes the borders of religion and personalises our connection to Self. In the chamber of our heart we...