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Breakdown or breakthrough?
I am the night, the eternal darkness within. I generate, venerate, and destroy. I am that which burns away your ego and false sense of...

Natalie Backman
Sep 23, 20204 min read


Santati...Sustainable Peace
"Yogis - not just the modern ones - have long dreamt of devoting themselves to living in a rarified world, free of problems. For ages...

Natalie Backman
Apr 9, 20194 min read


The Tradition of Tantra
“Self-knowledge is the key that opens the door to freedom...” ~ Yogarupa Rod Stryker Tantra is a philosophical system that sees the world...

Natalie Backman
Apr 9, 20192 min read


Cultivate the Fire
Om Agni Mide ~ The Rig Veda The Fire Stage ~ Agni The final, and ultimate, aim of practice is referred to as the Fire stage. Its primary...

Natalie Backman
Apr 9, 20194 min read


And the Sun Can Be Made to Rise
"Like the Sun, Prana is the fuel for life ~ everything in our world is nothing less than concentrated sunlight. All life is sustained by...

Natalie Backman
Apr 9, 20193 min read


Steady the Moon
"Like the moon, the mind is not self-luminous...both receive their ability to shine from another source. Whereas the moon reflects the...

Natalie Backman
Apr 9, 20193 min read


Turning Tapas Into Tejas
Welcome to the Fire For the last several weeks I have found myself saying, "I haven't written anything in ages!” I have intended to, but...

Natalie Backman
Apr 8, 20194 min read


Yoga, my Spiritual Path
ganesa graha nakshatra yogini rasi rupinim devim mantra mayim naumi matrkam pitha rupinim "I open myself to the teachings that reveal the...

Natalie Backman
Nov 4, 20187 min read


Modern Yogini
At the risk of committing cultural appropriation, I'd like to introduce myself as... a Yogini. Why the hesitation? What's the big deal?...

Natalie Backman
Oct 25, 20186 min read
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