Yesterday, I spent the day in ceremony honoring my mother and grandmothers who have passed away and their mothers and grandmothers, who I never even met. I also honored some women in my life who passed on too early to experience motherhood and yet nurtured me through a difficult time. And then I honored the [...]
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iHanuman Newsletter December 2010: Can Yoga Save the World?
After a month of gratitude, it is time to answer the question, What Impact can the practice of Yoga have on the World? In the spirit of giving, we have several Complimentary Pieces of audio for you to help answer this question. Our feature this month is a discussion with Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher, John [...]
iHanuman Newsletter October 2010 : Honor Your Ancestors and Teachers
Last month in herbal medicine class, we were taught how to lead a ceremony. This particular ceremony’s intention was to let go of grief from this past year; this could be the loss of a loved one, a job, or anything else which you chose to let go. Three days later on the autumnal equinox [...]
iHanuman Newsletter September 2010
As much as we all hate to admit it, summer has wound down. However, as I mentioned last month, the late summer season into Fall are my favorite seasons. I say seasons because Ayurveda, the science of Life or sister science to Yoga, claims there are six seasons. The additional seasons are the late summer/early [...]
iHanuman Newsletter August 2010
AHHH August! August brings the beginning of my favorite season of the year. The summer months are too hot and the winter months are too cold, but the end of summer and early fall are just right. My emotions are more balanced, my physical body feels more comfortable and everything just seems to flow more [...]
iHanuman Newsletter July 2010
We have now come to the midpoint of the year, the hottest time of the year, the longest days of the year, the peak of the summer. During these transitional times of year, is the ideal time to rest, cleanse, and reflect on where we are and where we see ourselves headed. Read this beautiful [...]
iHanuman Newsletter February 2010
It is still cold here in Central Virginia. We have had an unusually precipitous Winter. Personally, I enjoy the change of seasons after several years living in a tropical climate in Southeast Asia. This Winter we have been challenged to slow down, go inside, reflect, meditate and truly hibernate. This can be difficult for those [...]
iHanuman Newsletter August 2009
Ahhh August! Summer begins to come to a close; a bittersweet feeling. But this also means the cool winds and vibrant colors of Fall are on their way. iHanuman is busy upgrading our website to offer our teachers and students new web features and communication tools, We hope to roll out our new features next [...]
iHanuman Newsletter July 2009
Happy July Friends! iHanuman has been busy this month working on upgrading our website to offer our teachers and students new web features and communication tools, so we do not have a new feature this month, but we do have 6 new video classes with Anusara Yoga Teachers Betsey Downing, Ph.D and Jaye Martin. John [...]
iHanuman Newsletter December 2008
Namaste! As the year comes to a close, we can already feel the potential energy and hope building for the new year. In the spirit of the holidays, iHanuman would like to offer you a few end-of-the-year gifts in hopes of reducing your stress levels! First, a series of asana instructional videos taught in the [...]



