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Satyana Yoga

a good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. -lao tzu Wide open windows in the summer and heated floors in the winter.

We offer hatha yoga classes and private sessions for students of all experience levels and interests. We have a beautiful renovated space in downtown Watertown in the Paddock Arcade, second floor. Licensed masssage therapy and/or thai yoga bodywork available. Feel invited to drop in!

09/18/2026

if you've been wondering what happened to joe gi, i can report that he's doing fine, and honestly, doesn't look a day older.

09/12/2026

right now- this nanosecond- is the absolute best of all possible times.

normally we are comparing one moment to another, it is what the mind does. judging, evaluating... our minds excel at categorization, which is actually a good thing, because that is its job. but if we tend to rely on our mind's interpretation as the totality of our human experience then we can never simply just be... to live without judgement or comparison.

of course, this is impossible for us ordinary folk, but i'd like to believe that anyone is capable of catching a glimpse of this peaceful, unconditional presence. and the first step is to practice stillness. it's simple but not easy.

08/23/2026

smartphones can publish anything and everything humanity can express, if perhaps too easily. in those really 'old days' knowledge was transmitted teacher to student, hopefully in small doses so that it could be digested over time.

i kinda like this oldie but goodie:

may all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness,
may all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
may all beings know freedom's true joy,
may all beings dwell in equanimity, free from attachment and aversion.

07/24/2026

everyone is anyone
and anyone is any one,
any one is me,
myself and i.

(non-duality in a nutshell)

07/10/2026

in the disney classic, jiminy cricket represents the conscience- our inner sense of 'right and wrong' as he tried to steer the naive pinocchio into behaving.

while no sanscrit term exactly correlates, the concept is not unfamiliar to yoga. 'viveka-buddhi' comes close. viveka refers to our ability to discern good from bad and buddhi is our intellect or understanding.

also, 'anthakarana' is the school playground of our mind, intellect and ego- where internal feelings wrestle with moral values.

'manassaksin' translates literally to the 'witness of the mind', where we observe our own thoughts and choices.

the study and practice of yoga is not just for the flexibility of the body, but the gradual quieting that leads to the understanding of why we suffer, and a method to peace.

06/26/2026

they say that once you set foot upon the path, you will find it everywhere. in this scene from disney's pinoccho, the turquoise fairy bestows life to a wooden puppet. it's a two-edged sword.

05/01/2026

although it's difficult to remember sometimes, we live in a glorious world surrounded by infinite beauty and light. we wish for a peaceful moon day today for all yogis and yoginis whether at home or abroad.

01/19/2026

how's that new years resolution going? statistically, almost all quick change makeovers don't survive the first missed opportunity. that's because it isn't because we're weak but because we're creatures of habit. habit (patterns) are what our minds love.

so to change a habit, we must change the mind, and not temporarily, but for good. centuries ago the skill of meditation was developed exactly for this purpose- to quiet the jumping of the mind.

you needn't travel to india, or buy a zazen cushion or pay someone for a mantra. meditation is a practice of centering your thoughts upon one seed. i kinda like using the breath... it's free and convenient.

(to be continued).

12/30/2025

it's not that we shouldn't wish to change things up a bit around new years- most sentient beings are (at least) closet-dwelling critics and believe anyone, including themselves, might benefit from some tucking in.

but, trying to modify our behaviors alone focuses on the symptoms and fails to address the real culprit- our thinking mind.

(to be continued).

12/29/2025

about this time every year those of us who would like to evolve and become a better person are tempted to make new years' resolutions.

there's nothing wrong with this. but- it's impossible to change overnight because while we are indeed carbon-based creatures, we're also mostly made of patterns and habits.

what to do?

(to be continued).

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