I often say in class that the hardest pose we practice is being ourselves. Another truth I share is that the body doesn’t lie. When we’re in a pose on our mats, it’s just us standing or sitting there on the mat; there are no excuses to be made or fingers to be pointed. However, we have to acknowledge our true feelings on the mat as there’s no denying who we are and where we are in our individual lives at any given moment. Through the practice of yoga we learn to be self-cognizant and … [Read more...] about HROI – Happiness Return on Investment
True Yoga is Not about the Shape of Your Body…
"True yoga is not about the shape of your body, but the shape of your life. Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived. Yoga doesn’t care about what you have been; yoga cares about the person you are becoming. Yoga is designed for a vast and profound purpose, and for it to be truly called yoga, its essence must be embodied." ~Aadil Palkhivala, Fire of Love ------------- [Photo credit: Virginie at Teeny Tiny Om] … [Read more...] about True Yoga is Not about the Shape of Your Body…
Cultivate Compassion to Tame the Ego
By cultivating friendliness towards happiness and compassion towards misery, gladness towards virtue and indifference towards the wicked the mind becomes pure. ~ Yoga Sutra 1:33 Consider this: A yoga teacher gets a better time slot than you and her class is full when you arrive to teach the next class. No one asked you if you’d like the slot and you’ve been teaching at the studio longer…how do you respond? …The ego loves to feel sorry for itself, loves to make excuses, loves to compare, and … [Read more...] about Cultivate Compassion to Tame the Ego
Crowdfunding Meditation Across the World: See & Do Together Could Use a Little Spare Change
How cool would it be to meditate with millions of people across the world at the same time? It would be totally awesome! Well, we’re big fans of the mindfulness-based tech company, Saagara, which recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to aid in the development of a new meditation app that will hopefully stretch the limits of global meditation. The new campaign platform, See & Do Together, will work in tandem with their upcoming app, Universal Meditation, to allow users to … [Read more...] about Crowdfunding Meditation Across the World: See & Do Together Could Use a Little Spare Change
Yoga = Both Truth and Dare
I was recently thinking back to the game of truth or dare — a game we all played as kids. When you were little were you the kid who always chose truth? I, on the other hand, consistently chose dare. Excitement apart, truth tended to make me uneasy and afraid. In my mind truth and disappointment were one and the same. When I was in 11th grade I was afraid to tell my crush I was in love with him fearing rejection. For some of you the fear may lay in admitting that you wanted the lead role in a … [Read more...] about Yoga = Both Truth and Dare
Yoga, Financial Abundance, and Spiritual Joy
As a yoga student or teacher, I bet you’ve heard a lot about detachment. You’ve probably heard a lot about finding happiness within and rising above the ever peaking and skyrocketing highs and lows of happiness derived from material things. True enough. Well said. Fair play. But is the emphasis on detachment and living a spiritually abundant life at the expense of financial abundance really the point? What about God? The G-word? Aka Om, cosmic energy, the universe, or the source. Isn’t the … [Read more...] about Yoga, Financial Abundance, and Spiritual Joy
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