{"id":14075,"date":"2021-03-13T04:53:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T04:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integralyogamagazine.org\/?p=14075"},"modified":"2021-03-13T04:53:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T04:53:28","slug":"lets-talk-about-yoga-sexuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/integralyogamagazine.org\/lets-talk-about-yoga-sexuality\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Talk About Yoga &#038; Sexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14076\" src=\"https:\/\/integralyogamagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Brahmacharya-940.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integralyogamagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Brahmacharya-940.jpg 576w, https:\/\/integralyogamagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Brahmacharya-940-480x301.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 576px, 100vw\" \/>How do we integrate Sri Patanjali\u2019s teachings about sex\/celibacy\/continence in today\u2019s world? What does <em>brahmacharya<\/em> really mean? Swami Asokananda and Rev. Prem (the two yogis of the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-742133630-490921260\">Two Old Fogey Yogis<\/a>&#8221; podcast) consider various aspects of this <em>yama<\/em> (ethical precept) in terms of its relationship to the Yoga tradition, to <em>pratyahara<\/em> (sense-control) and to one\u2019s spiritual path today. They also discuss the importance of knowing if the path you are on will ultimately lead you to the goal you seek.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to this and all the episodes of the &#8220;Two Old Fogey Yogis&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-742133630-490921260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soundcloud<\/a>, iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Pandora and wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do we integrate Sri Patanjali\u2019s teachings about sex\/celibacy\/continence in today\u2019s world? What does brahmacharya really mean? 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