Can anyone else feel it? Spring is in the air. I absolutely love this time of year—the trees waking up, the grass and flowers beginning...

This week has been especially exciting with the launch of two new classes: the Monday morning Walking Club 🚶🏼‍♂️‍➡️ and the Wednesday...

I wrote this three weeks ago, on the day I put in my notice. I have since finished my tenure at my company, and am now a full time Joiful...

Who are you? Are you the objects that you are aware of such as the body, the mind, or the senses? Or, are you the one that is aware of...

I usually start our newsletter with a story or lesson from something that is going on in my life. I asked myself, "What am I learning...

We learn in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, that the practice of Yoga is single-pointed attention, and non-attachment. The goal of yoga is...

We all feel stressed from time-to-time, which is totally natural, however many of us do not understand how to de-stress. We carry our...

No one likes to feel suffering. Most of us do anything to block out the feelings of suffering in the body, such as: using alcohol and...

Why do yogis care so much about posture? Well, in the yogic science there’s the Self and the mind-body instrument. The Self is the pure...

If you're the voice in your head, then who's listening to it? This question leads you back into the silent witness, what we call “the...

In the world today, finding out what’s true or not can be quiet challenging. You hear one thing from one source, and the complete...

Yoga is the science of The Self. Modern science investigates the external objective world of Nature, while the yogic science investigates...

The nature of anything in existence is change . There is nothing that is permanent. Existence is a constantly flowing river. We can...

Many of us believe that we are the voice in our head, but if that is you, who is listening? Our true nature is that silent presence which...

What is a Satsanga? Satsanga , a Sanskrit term, can be translated as "associating with good people" or simply "being in the company of...

How long has it been since you were completely still? Especially in this modern day we are in a constant state of go-go-go… even when we...

I met with India, one of Joiful's lovely partners this week, and I was saying that I felt bad that I hadn't gotten our newsletter out. ...

Yogi’s use breath control to still the mind, which is the goal of Yoga. One of the most powerful breathing techniques is the 1:2 breath...

The inner light of Awareness is what Yoga is all about, it is the most powerful aspect of our being. We experience everything here within...

This is the third installment on a series on the topic of Truth . Post 1: What is truth? Post 2: Truth and Boundaries Truth, Integrity, &...