Off the mat: Karma yoga

Beyond the mat with the four yogas Part III: Karma By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on April 28, 2015 There is nothing wrong with wanting to make a lot of money. But, how are you going to get it, and what are you going to do with it? Wealth is a resource...

Off the mat: Raja yoga

Beyond the mat with the four yogas Part II: Raja By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on April 21, 2015.  A great yogi told me a story. When he was in elementary school, he tore up the classroom like a monkey, so the teacher confined him to a chair with duct...

Part I of Yoga off the Mat: Bhakti Yoga

Beyond the mat with the four yogas Part I: Bhakti By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on April 14. 2015 It’s right there in the Sutras.  Through a yoga practice, you can reach the pinnacle of self-actualization, that transcendent oneness. So you go to class...

Do you have to be perfect to be enlightened?

Do you have to be perfect to be enlightened? By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on March 31, 2015 Psychologist Abraham Maslow called them “peak experiences.” These are defining moments for people who are self-actualized.  They feel flashes of overwhelming...

The healing dream team

My pain and the healing dream team by Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on March 24, 2015 I have always been physically fearless. I was the kid leaping out of trees, hanging upside down from monkey bars, jumping off swings, speeding down hills on bicycles....

Understanding pain… and thriving

Understanding chronic pain, and thriving by Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on March 24, 2015 Pain is a complex and troublesome human experience, as difficult to understand and explain as love. For Neil Pearson, this definition of pain resonates most. In...

The Sex Talk the Tantric Way

Jamie Shane Talking Sex with Kids:  Useful Tips from a Tantric Perspective by Nancy B. Loughlin Published in YogaUOnline on March 19, 2015   Jamie Shane, Tantric yoga teacher based in Naples, Florida, wants her young daughter to have terrific sex. When she’s old...

Relax with a guided meditation

That place between wakefulness and sleep By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on March 10, 2015 https://nancynext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/guidedmeditation.wmv You may have experienced something like “that place” before.  Perhaps you were floating in a...

Sadhana: Accept a daily spiritual challenge

Sadhana:  Accept a daily challenge for spiritual growth by Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on March 3, 2015 In “Wild,” author Cheryl Strayed committed to walking 1,100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail alone. Her goal was communion with self. Strayed’s daily...