Journeys

A journey through the energy centers of the subtle body: from root to crown, through the texts and practices of Haṭha Yoga.

Yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam — Yoga as mastery in everything you do.

The cycle of becoming. Birth, death, rebirth, what remains unchanging.

Portrait of the mature yogi. The qualities that naturally blossom when practice dissolves inner obstructions.

From cosmic origin to technique. Four texts, one thread.

The afflictions that bind and the qualities that liberate. Three texts, one diagnosis.

The path to meditation. From body to absorption.

The devotional path. When effort is exhausted, letting go remains.

A comparative synthesis of the eight-limbed path across the classical texts: from Patañjali's aṣṭāṅga to the seven instruments of Gheraṇḍa and the four chapters of Haṭha Yoga.

A comparative synthesis of Mokṣa (liberation) across the foundational texts: Patañjali, Bhagavad Gītā, Upaniṣads, and Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā.

A comparative synthesis of Kuṇḍalinī across the classical texts: from the coiled serpent of the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā to the subtle anatomy of the Śivasaṃhitā and the philosophical roots in the Upaniṣads.

A comparative synthesis of prāṇāyāma in the foundational texts of yoga: from Patañjali's subtle regulation to the eight techniques of the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā.

A comparative synthesis of ṣaṭkarma in the foundational haṭha yoga texts: from the anatomical practices of the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā to the curative system of the Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā.

A comparative synthesis of the concept of sākṣī (witness consciousness) across the foundational texts of yoga, from the Yoga Sūtras to the Upaniṣads.