The Second Limb: Niyama While the Yamas govern our relationship with the external world, the Niyamas turn the lens inward. They are five observances for…

Ethics as Ecology The five Yamas — Ahiṃsā, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacarya, and Aparigraha — are usually taught as personal moral guidelines. Do not harm. Do…

The Word Ecology The word ecology comes from the Greek oikos, meaning “home” or “household.” Ecology is the study of our home — the living…

Introduction In the modern world, the word yoga has come to mean something quite specific: a physical practice performed on a mat, often in a…

The Course Ends. The Practice Begins. Everything in this course has pointed toward a single recognition: your yoga practice and your ecological life are one…

No Organism Exists in Isolation Ecology’s most fundamental insight is that nothing lives alone. Every organism exists within a web of relationships — symbiotic, competitive,…