At Ignatian Yoga, foundational questions are: How can bringing Ignatian Spirituality and Yoga into conversation deepen and nuance our understanding of the spiritual journey? What can we learn about the spiritual life when we look at these two traditions side by side — from both the similarities, and the differences? This requires a stance of curiosity and ongoing refinement.
Join us here for monthly reflections from members of our community as they dive deeper into their lived experience of Ignatian Yoga.
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Advent literally means arrival. It is a time of preparation and a time of anticipation. For Christians, it is a time we remember God’s incarnation – both God becoming human in the person of Jesus of Nazareth, as well as the ongoing inbreaking of the Kingdom of God where mercy, compassion, and justice reign. It…
Judy Prosper, member of the Ignatian Yoga community and presenter on our recent Prophetic Imagination Retreat, offers a reflection on racism and how yoga and Christian prayer can help navigate these times.
The Vatican has identified the period of time from May 24, 2020 through May 24, 2021 as the “Laudato Si’ Special Anniversary Year,” in order to commemorate the encyclical’s fifth anniversary. Jim Robinson reflects how we can respond as an Ignatian Yoga community.
I went to India for two primary reasons: to expand my knowledge of yoga and to deepen my spiritual practice. Looking back, I realized this trip could better be described as an Ignatian Yoga pilgrimage.
On February 19, 2019, Fr. Arturo Sosa, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, released the order’s Universal Apostolic Preferences. These four preferences are intended to animate Ignatian initiatives for the next ten years. As a movement which emerges from the convergence of Ignatian spirituality and Yoga philosophy, Ignatian Yoga is significantly stimulated by…
As someone who is in love with love, I am passionate about both yoga and Ignatian spirituality. Who would have thought that combining these great loves of mine: practice of yoga and Ignatian Spirituality would be such a natural fit and such a big hit on a college campus?
Happy Easter! Review of the Past Week: We started this week by offering two additional forms of contemplative prayer from the Christian tradition. These continue to relate to the fifth, sixth, and seventh limbs of yoga, which we introduced last week. They are are pratyhara, dharana, and dyhana (withdrawal of senses, concentration, and meditation). As we…
Review of the Past Week: During the past week, we explored the fifth, sixth, and seventh limbs of ashtanga yoga, which are pratyhara, dharana, dyhana (withdrawal of senses, concentration, meditation). These limbs invite us to move from the outer self to the inner self. By practicing these limbs, we increase our capacity to focus our awareness and deepen our…
Review of the past week: Last week we explored the 4th limb of yoga – pranayama. Yoga Sutra 2.49 describes pranayama as “the conscious, deliberate regulation of the breath replacing unconscious patterns of breathing.” (translation and interpretation by TKV Desikachar). The physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits of pranayama breathing practices are many, and include: increasing the…