Gen X & Y Losing Their Religion or Turning Inward?

Just read a great article on Huffington Post by Yogini Tara Stiles of Strala Yoga. It is entitled "Generation X: Praying to No One." Loved it. It basically talked about Gen X'ers and Y'ers realizing that many churches and religious organization are more about money than God. She even talked about guru brainwashing and spiritual elitism found in the yoga world.

More importantly, she discussed the benefits of yoga and meditation.

A regular yoga practice will keep your body healthy your mind clear and your heart open. I cannot adequately describe your spiritual experience nor would it be of use to try. It is yours to enjoy, revel in, and be amazed. When your body, mind, and heart are healthy and open, your spirit has a green light to do its thing. Physical yoga is the best form of health care. It was designed to help us care for ourselves before we had doctors around to treat disease. The poses regulate your entire body and its systems so you can live healthy, feel good, and meditate with ease. Which is a matter of finding spirituality inside you, no outside religion or velvet-robed authorities required.

To read the full piece, click here.

Sat Nam,
The Yoga Bella

Liberation and Forgiveness

I know it's not good to start off a blog by stealing content BUT I'm in love with the mind and spirit of Guru Singh. Yes, I know that sounds weird. (For those of you that don't know Singh, he is a great Kundalini Yoga teacher, hence the word "guru.") But I can always count on Singh's blog to have something inspirational and worth pondering for a day, a week or a more. So, I thought I'd repost it here with FULL credit to Guru Singh. Enjoy. (P.S. Aren't the pictures great?!)


Liberation and forgiveness are equal partners in the business of human beings being human.

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These Inspirational Blessings are like mantras . . . reminders that cause us to think at a new angle . . . to shake up old patterns . . . to renew and rebuild our vision and purpose. We then gain insight to ignite and inspire an opening and a manifestation of our conscious focus through conscious action.