Elizabeth Elson

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.

What do The Lone Ranger theme, a French CEO, and the Gītā have in common? A counterintuitive path to peak performance: stop clinging to outcomes. Meet the four levels of karma-yoga that rewire motivation—without killing your drive.

Kids with cupcakes. Costumes and clever signs. Is protest un-yogic—or exactly what dharma asks for when power forgets its duty? Yoga wisdom texts point to a surprising answer.

Inflatable frog suits, divine love, and a moral Venn diagram. Yes, really. Here’s where yoga says the overlap gets powerful.