Matthew Sanford

  • Serves Me!

    In Waking, by Matthew Sanford, he writes again about his experience with yoga.   “Maha mudra is a strange pose.  In yogic lore, if a yogi practices it enough, he or she can eat anything, even something poisonous. Regardless, it… Continue reading

  • As I Yoga Along

    “A monk sits cross-legged in the middle of the road, meditating on existence.  A powerful insight consumes him: He and the Universe are One.  He intuits further that the Universe, being One, would never harm him itself.  And as long… Continue reading

  • Affirmed by His Experiences

    Maha Mudra, a chapter from Waking by Matthew Sanford.   “When I return home from the hospital, everything seems the same – my blue velvet chair, the sounds of my fridge, the creaking of my wood floors.  Everything except for… Continue reading

  • Waking

    In Matthew Sanford’s book, “Waking” he writes in the chapter called “Body Memories”.   “I am in the hospital, but what am I healing?  Is it my back or is it my past?  Whatever it is, I am on fire.… Continue reading