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The Notebooks of the Tradition

Critical studies and historical analysis of the foundations of the subtle body

Classical sources · technical reading · no popularisation

Here we deal with texts, not trends. Subtle body, Vedic techniques, lineages of transmission — each article starts from an identifiable source, never from an intuition.

Two editorial lines, never mixed: yoga on one side, IFSU Vedic meditation on the other. Each has its own texts, its own authors, its own demands.

Meditation

Why take part in a meditation retreat?

What really happens during a meditation retreat: the concrete schedule, who it's for, and how it differs from an app or a relaxing weekend.

Reading time ~2 min · Marjorie Mathieu Read
Editorial

Why I question what is taught in yoga today

Most of what is sold today under the words yoga, meditation or spirituality is pre-chewed. On the approach behind these Notebooks.

Reading time ~2 min · Marjorie Mathieu Read
Editorial

Who really studies yoga: Indologists and masters of tradition

A reference list: the university researchers and the masters of tradition whose work on yoga and tantra rests on texts, history and lineage — to check before repeating a claim.

Reading time ~4 min Read
Yoga

Where do the colours of the chakras really come from?

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet — this rainbow palette doesn't come from the ancient texts. It takes shape at the turn of the twentieth century, in Theosophical circles. What the Sat-Cakra-Nirupana, translated by Tara Michaël, describes is nothing like a gradient.

Reading time ~3 min · Reference: Tara Michaël, Corps subtil et corps causal Read
Yoga

The new age certainties that keep you stuck

Blocked chakra, negative energy, not spiritually ready: these explanations all serve the same function. What the tradition really says about effort — and why new age would rather sell you something else.

Reading time ~7 min · Sources: Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras · interview with B.K.S. Iyengar Read
Yoga

Ashtanga: the eight limbs of Yoga

Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi: the eight limbs of Patañjali's Yoga, term by term, in Sanskrit.

The eight limbs of Yoga (Ashtanga) according to Patañjali: Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi. Sanskrit-English glossary. Read
Meditation

Where do the “benefits” of the Gayatri Mantra really come from?

Learning, prosperity, protection from every danger, better family life — the list of benefits circulating online mixes a precise invocation from the Rig Veda with promises that no ancient text makes. What the verse really says is narrower, and sturdier.

Reading time ~3 min · Reference: Rig Veda, Mandala III.62.10 Read

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