骨粗鬆症予防ヨガ | Dharma-rooted Yoga

"Yogas citta vrtti nirodhah"

(the restraint of the modifications of the mind-stuff is Yoga)

--from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Sri Swami Satchidananda

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Dharma-rooted Yoga: Yoga Classes in Hawaii (See Visit Us)

(April 20, 2025)

Aloha, my yoga mates. How are you?

Tomorrow, Monday, April 21, is the Easter holiday. The following Tuesday, April 22, is Earth Day.

The New York Times newsletter introduced part of a year-long feature, “Believing,” this morning. According to the article, the long-standing leave from church among Americans has recently been halted, with a report showing that more than 90% of U.S. adults have a spiritual belief, in a god, human souls or spirits, and an afterlife or something “beyond the natural world.

The magazine says, “The country seems to be acknowledging this widespread spiritual hunger.”

Human civilization has pursued material wealth and efficiency for more than two centuries since the Industrial Revolution.

In the face of global environmental changes, the threat of world wars from several increasingly serious regional conflicts outside of the country, and anxiety over too fast and extreme changes in domestic politics, it is not a stretch to say that the people of this country, which has reigned at the top of the world in terms of material wealth, are beginning to crave the spiritual richness of human beings.

Many thinkers have taught us in the past that both material and spiritual happiness are vital for ordinary people to live. Let us consider once again what that “spiritual happiness” is.

It seems to me that this Easter is not just “a Christian holiday” for those of us particularly living in the United States, regardless of our religion or beliefs. Likewise, Earth Day is more than just an annual environmental event. The two days may have a deeper meaning for each of us today.

(PS) Our yoga classes will open tomorrow, Monday, during the Easter Holiday. Your family and friends are also very welcome.

OUR STUDIOS

【Palolo Class: Palolo Hongwanji Mission】

Wednesdays

14:30 - 15:45 (Introductory Yoga Course for Healthy Aging)

16:00 - 17:15 (Introductory Yoga Course for Healthy Aging)

18:00-19:30

(Hatha Yoga Basic for beginners-to-intermediate practitioners)

【Nuuanu Class: Honolulu Myohoji Mission】

Mondays 8:45-10:00 (Introductory Yoga Course for Healthy Aging)

10:15-11:45 (Hatha Yoga Basic for Beginners)

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