by Nischala Joy Devi. June 5, 2013. Taking a deep breath is like combing the energy all around us. When we first awaken in the morning and go to the mirror, our hair may be sticking out in all directions. We all learned early in life to take a comb or brush and smooth...
by Nischala Joy Devi.May 28, 2013. We often hear the phrase "You can heal yourself." But, what happens when the person tries everything but doesn't get well? Then she or he feels guilty, feels a failure in some way. Another common statement is that we cause our own...
by Nischala Joy Devi. May 22, 2013. As the universal energy flows into our physical, emotional and intellectual bodies, it divides into the three gunas. Guna is a Sanskrit word that means attributes of nature. Each chakra has these three attributes of nature within...
by Nischala Joy Devi.May 15, 2013. Our words and verbal expressions are powerful imagery. Affirmations have become a well-known way to inspire us to positive imagery. There is an ancient yogic technique called Pratipaksha Bhavana that simply means, "to cultivate the...
by Nischala Joy Devi.May 7, 2013. Imagery, our inner guidance, allows us to create and experience. It is the language of the mind. The mind speaks in images and then translates those images into words. When we listen to words or concepts, we interpret them in ways we...
by Nischala Joy Devi. April 30, 2013. When you experience something like a wedding or take another uplifting, joyous, major step in your life it brings your awareness into the higher chakras. When you experience something that's focused on a higher chakra, when you're...
by Nischala Joy Devi. April 9, 2013. I was talking with a friend about the thought waves in her mind, explaining that all these little waves do not allow clear reflection; so whatever we see becomes distorted. She chuckled and said, "Come with me." We drove to the...
by Nischala Joy Devi.April 2, 2013. Our own breath provides a beautiful meditation. When we observe the breath, we begin to join the outer world with the inner world. As the waves gently come onto the earth and return to the sea, so our breath enters the body and then...
by Nischala Joy Devi. March 26, 2013. Of the many books and theories of chakras, very few agree on the chakras' characteristics. While most agree that they do exist in the subtle, it's from each individual's own vibrational field and from where we perceive that we...
by Nischala Joy Devi. March 19, 2013. There is a wonderful practice in yoga that is a simple and direct way to keep our minds calm and our hearts open. It is called pratipaksha bhavana. It means to make an unpleasant or unwanted thought or attitude into the opposite....