The story of Sāvitrī's boons from Yama, the god of judgment and death, remind us that we don't need trickery and instead we can leverage our wisdom, patience, devotion, and determination.

Hanuman, son of Anjana and student of the sun, gives the practice of Sun Salutations to his teacher as an expression of gratitude for knowledge received and wisdom earned through devotion, discipline, and perseverance.

Añjaneyāsana, often translated as Crescent Moon Pose, is a knee-down lunge with the arms reaching upward toward the sun. But it carries a story about a mother, her son, and the wisdom that comes from knowing when to reach beyond what we already know.

Some back story on Iyengar's best selling "Light on Yoga" might inspire you to read the original "Hatha Yoga Pradipika"

We think of shavasana as a resting pose for integration and nervous system support. This story of Kali and Shiva gives us a different picture.

The story of Ardhanārīśvara is one about wholeness as integration to remind us that the seemingly opposite qualities within us are not meant to compete, but to complete one another.

An explanation and comparison of the Vedanta view of the kosha and the Tantrik framework of the kosha and what this means for yoga practice.