Yoga Will Find You – Author Prem Prakash on Yoga NOW
How can you find the teachings of yoga? I mean the good stuff, the things that change lives. Sure, getting tight abs and a firm booty; that’s one thing. Like an iceberg, the physical aspects of yoga represent the small prominent part above the water line. Many people in the west, new to yoga, attend weekly classes. They can spend months or even a few years practicing the postures, seeing some physical results but never learning much about the part of yoga “below the water line”.
Prem Prakash, author of Yoga American Style says that the mental aspects of yoga are actually a bigger piece of the path of yoga than the physical practice. Paraphrasing from Prem Prakash, “yoga will find you”. I take that to mean that once you’ve reached a point of accomplishment in your physical practice and you start thinking about what more is there; you will start to notice the teachers around you and recognize them as such.
Yogiraj is the title given to Prem Prakash by the Institute of the Himalayan Tradition. Yogiraj means an advanced yogi who is living and participating in the world – as opposed to a yogi in seclusion who is disconnected from society and relationships.
Prem Prakash is American born from Philadelphia; “the city of brotherly shove”, as he whimsically terms it. He is able to connect with western audiences with clarity and insight.
In this 56 minute episode, available exclusively to Premium or Single-Episode Members, host Jane Lanza talks with Prem Prakash about;
When not writing (he’s authored 4 books and several audio products), Prem Prakash can be found teaching Yoga and meditation in and around Middlebury, Vermont including special classes for the Middlebury College football team. Yes, he’s certainly a yogi “in the world”. Otherwise, he may be in the forest splitting firewood to keep the Kailash Ashram nice and toasty during the snowy Vermont winters.
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Yoga is about the physical body and the mind. In America, it’s the physical practice that gets most of the attention.
Prem Prakash, author of Yoga American Style says that the mental aspects of yoga are actually a bigger piece of the path of yoga. Sure, the physical practice is important, there’s no doubt. He says, “practicing the poses is a great way to begin but it’s really an entry way to something bigger” and arguably more important.
Yogiraj is the title given to Prem Prakash by the Institute of the Himalayan Tradition. Yogiraj means an advanced yogi who is living and participating in the world – as opposed to a yogi in seclusion who is disconnected from society and relationships.
Prem Prakash is American born from Philadelphia; “the city of brotherly shove”, as he whimsically terms it. He is able to connect with western audiences with clarity and insight.
In this 56 minute episode, available exclusively to Premium or Single-Episode Members, host Jane Lanza talks with Prem Prakash about;
• The body is not the problem
• Fear, loneliness, & confusion
• The simple definition of spirituality
• Where is happiness
• The power of 1 minute
• Big Biker Dudes
• And Much More…..
When not writing (he’s authored 4 books and several audio products), Prem Prakash can be found teaching Yoga and meditation in and around Middlebury, Vermont including special classes for the Middlebury College football team. Yes, he’s certainly a yogi “in the world”. Otherwise, he may be in the forest splitting firewood to keep the Kailash Ashram nice and toasty during the snowy Vermont winters.
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Yoga is about the physical body and the mind. In America, it’s the physical practice that gets most of the attention.
Prem Prakash, author of Yoga American Style says that the mental aspects of yoga are actually a bigger piece of the path of yoga. Sure, the physical practice is important, there’s no doubt. He says, “practicing the poses is a great way to begin but it’s really an entry way to something bigger” and arguably more important.
Yogiraj is the title given to Prem Prakash by the Institute of the Himalayan Tradition. Yogiraj means an advanced yogi who is living and participating in the world – as opposed to a yogi in seclusion who is disconnected from society and relationships.
Prem Prakash is American born from Philadelphia; “the city of brotherly shove”, as he whimsically terms it. He is able to connect with western audiences with clarity and insight.
In this 56 minute episode, available exclusively to Premium or Single-Episode Members, host Jane Lanza talks with Prem Prakash about;
• The body is not the problem
• Fear, loneliness, & confusion
• The simple definition of spirituality
• Where is happiness
• The power of 1 minute
• Big Biker Dudes
• And Much More…..
When not writing (he’s authored 4 books and several audio products), Prem Prakash can be found teaching Yoga and meditation in and around Middlebury, Vermont including special classes for the Middlebury College football team. Yes, he’s certainly a yogi “in the world”. Otherwise, he may be in the forest splitting firewood to keep the Kailash Ashram nice and toasty during the snowy Vermont winters.
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Transcript
Jane Lanza: Hi. Welcome to Yoga Now. I’m your host, Jane Lanza. This month we’re excited to have Yogi Raj Prem Prakash joining us.
Prem Prakash: Most of us in our confused state of mind are seeking union with objects and relationships in the world. Not because we’re bad, but simply because we’re confused about what it is that will bring us happiness and satisfaction. The yoga path says turn your consciousness from outward seeking, because the outward seeking is driven by fear, loneliness, and confusion. Turn your outward seeking in and find the resolution to the question of: What will make one happy? What will make me happy? What will provide me with a sense of satisfaction and love and finding that within? And this is the path of yoga. When you get up in the morning, sit for ten minutes. Honestly, ten minutes. If you can’t do ten minutes, do five minutes. If you can’t do five minutes, do one minute. Everybody can find 60 seconds, 1 minute, okay? One minute a day, every day for a year, at the end of the year is 365 minutes. That’s . . .
Jane Lanza: Six hours.
Prem Prakash: . . . six hours. You’ve started. Six hours of meditation. If you’re doing 10 minutes, it’s 60 hours of meditation a year. You can’t help but become more of the person you want to become, that you already feel within yourself. With 60 hours of medication, that’s all.
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