Musings by Veronica Yacco When the world was being overcome by darkness and the cosmos itself was threatened, all the Devas (the Hindu deitites) prayed to and sang the praises of the Goddess. In answer to their collective prayer, She appeared as Durga to battle the demons and save Creation. Her powers are said to be all the powers of the Devas and that they willingly gave their powers to Durga so that She could slay the demons. But these powers are forms of Shakti, the same e

-Musings by Veronica Yacco Navaratri is the celebration of the victory of light over darkness and of the liberation from our suffering. The celebration is traditionally dedicated to Durga, the warrior Goddess who appears to fight the armies of demons who are threatening all of Creation. In the stories, the Gods are overwhelmed and collectively they pray to Shakti, the Mother of All Creation, and she manifests as Durga, promising to liberate the world from the darkness of the

-Musings by Veronica Yacco As the leaves begin to change in preparation of falling, it's hard not to notice the trees that are still...

- Musings by Veronica Yacco You hear my voice, you hear that sound Like thunder, gonna shake the ground... In the yogic stories whenever...

Musings by Veronica Yacco What we call practicing yoga is the purposeful repetition of habits and techniques designed to dissolve the...

Musings by Veronica Yacco The Goddess/Gods all have a vehicle - some energy that is connected to or representative of an aspect of their...

Musings by Veronica Yacco Durga is powerful transformation. Lakshmi is immersive participation in the world's dance. Saraswati is...

Musings by Veronica Yacco Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati - these three forms of the Goddess are linked in Navaratri to demonstrate the kind of...

Musings by Veronica Yacco Sensuality. Pleasure. Enjoyment. Luxury. Beauty. Sounds a bit like a list of things that can get a yogi in...

Musings by Veronica Yacco Spring brings with it an energy of growth. Contained within that simple word we can experience the excitement...

Musings by Veronica Yacco What draws the line between celebration and ritual? Does devotion always have to feel like a performance,...

Musings by Veronica Yacco Habits are interesting things. What we do carries significance, even if the full meaning behind our actions is...

Musings by Veronica Yacco The teachings tell us that the nature of the material world is to change. Everything is changing. Seasons are...

Musings by Veronica Happy Dussehra! Nine nights celebrating the Goddess culminate in the tenth day which is considered a day of victory....

Musings by Veronica Happy Navaratri! On this last night of celebration, the last leg of the inner journey of transformation, can you let...

Musings by Veronica OM. The vibrational expression of universal energy. We say that it represents the entirety of experience- beginning,...

Musings by Veronica Happy Navaratri! Tonight is the first night dedicated to Saraswati, the "Flowing One". In Her we are offered entry...

Musings by Veronica Tonight is the final night dedicated to Lakshmi, but as She "leaves" we are left with the imprint of Her presence,...

Musings by Veronica Happy Navaratri- welcome the second night dedicated to Lakshmi I want you to meditate on glitter. Yes- glitter. The...

Musings by Veronica OM hrim shreem Maha Lakshmiyei Namaha There's a story we often tell in yoga about tapas (the heat/friction involved...