Patanjali was a yogi who lived sometime between the second century BC and the second century AD. The Yoga Sutras is a collection of 196 terse verses (aphorisms), divided into four chapters that describe the basic science of yoga, an ancient system of psychology and spirituality. The Yoga Sutras contains a concise explanation of the nature of the mind and a complete system for developing control of the mind for the sake of attaining moksha (spiritual liberation). Each aphorism of the Yoga Sutras is intended as a subject for a teacher’s elaboration.  More ....

The Chandra Namaskar (Moon Salutation) is a worshipful vinniyasa flow series.  Chandra Namaskar is similar to the Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar), but very distinct from it.  There are several different variations of this vinniyasa.  This version is based on the sequence taught by Goswami Kriyananda.  (Although there are now several versions of Surya Namaskar available on the web, back in 2005 this was the only "moon salutation you would find on Google.) More ...

The Invocation of Divine Light involves four elements: breath, arm position, energy center visualization, incantation. The diaphragmatic breathing continues throughout the routine, with the arms moving to their next position with an in-breath. Each arm position, except the first, includes a position of the hands accompanied by an energy center visualization and an incantation. The first arm position has no incantation; only a mindful awareness of the breath and the energy center visualization. The first five energy centers are located along your spine, with the sixth center just behind your forehead. More ...

It is difficult to explain exactly what Tantrism is about in a simple and direct way.  It is not useful to say that Tantrism is a religious philosophy taught in scriptures called Tantras.  Tantrism is a complex combination of cosmological models and spiritual practices for reawakening the direct experience of the Transcendent Reality.  This reawakening is a conscious reconnection with the Divine-Self expressed in Tantrism as the Divine Union of the Feminine Divine (Shakti) with the Masculine Divine (Shiva). More ...