Elizabeth Elson

I carried Dune on the subway; “fear is the mind-killer” never left me. The Gita opens with a warrior frozen by fear—and a teacher who doesn’t dismiss it. Here’s how Arjuna’s shift turns fear into steadiness.

The Bhagavad Gita distinguishes being angry from using anger. How to nest anger in spiritual consciousness so it serves protection, justice, and steady mind. Here’s how to use anger without being used by it.

Ever heard of “suzerainty”? Think leadership that protects people without grabbing their land or running their lives. Yoga’s model—told through kings like Prthu—shows power used to serve, not to dominate. Here’s how that idea could guide us now.

A Sanskrit phrase—duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam—sent me back to time itself. What the Gita, a crescent moon, and a quiet hospice room taught me about endings and meaning. Plus the small vow I’m making for the new year.

Candles, trees, music—and chakra questions. Are chakras real, symbolic, or useful? Here’s a clear, text-rooted tour of what the yoga tradition says and simple ways to work with them now.

Resistance stops the harm; it doesn’t set the horizon. What comes after “no”? Here’s how Dharmic Personalism—rooted in yoga—rebuilds belonging, institutions, and shared prosperity so extremism can’t regrow.

If resistance only pulls weeds, the roots remain. Yoga names the root—avidyā—and cultivates a different ecology: Dharmic Personalism. Here’s a preview of what that garden could grow.

’Tis the season for togetherness—yet plenty of us feel out of place. What if belonging isn’t a guest list but a spiritual reality? Yoga’s take on personhood, oneness, and bhakti might change how you move through the holidays.

What if prosperity isn’t bigger carts but better choices—boycotts with purpose, work aligned with dharma, wealth as a trust? Here’s how “spiritual economics” reframes how we buy, sell, and belong.

Turns out I’m immune to “scientifically proven” happy songs. Yoga says the issue isn’t my playlist—it’s our definition of happiness. Here’s how the Gītā reframes joy as a lifelong practice, not a dopamine spike.