This website is a space for Russell Smithers (a.k.a. Yoga Bija) to advertise his yoga teaching activities (classes and workshops), and to share information about yoga.
Yoga “… is a thoroughly practical system which can profoundly help people in both everyday living and in exploring life’s deeper aspects. The techniques used include physical postures, meditative and breathing practices and deep relaxation.”
Taken from: What is Yoga (Mandala Yoga Ashram Website)
Yoga works into the deepest levels of who we are, and the result of this process is that changes emanate naturally and spontaneously in subtle, natural and profound ways. With regular and sustained practice we heal and grow as people, physical, mental and emotional changes ripple through us, and we find our selves to be more than we ever dreamed we could be. The depth, breadth, and scope of yoga is unlimited if approached with an open and willing mind.
“Yoga is not for a select few individuals, but is for all the young and the old, the fit and the ailing, the rich and the poor. With its infinite resources and potential it will usher mankind into a new and glorious era of evolution.” (Page x of Dynamics of Yoga, by Swami Satyananda Saraswati – Bihar School of Yoga)
I look forward to sharing the wisdom and tools of the yoga tradition with you.
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
