A 3-hour revitalizing, rejuvenating yoga intensive
Sunday, February 17, 12:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Learn simple ways of approaching each posture, as well as your entire yoga practice, to stay young, beautiful, healthy, and happy for a lifetime.
We will test our breathing, our concentration, and our motivation. We will challenge our mind and heart with meditation in motion so that you can find your own mantra to stay young forever.
Today we uploaded quite a few new tips:
Mind Is Like the Wood or Stone From Which a Person Carves an Image
What we refer to as mind is an abstract concept. Furthermore, it does not exist from its own side. It is like traffic, which… More >
Mind Has Two Sides
Mind, just like everything else in life, has two sides: positive and negative. The side one identifies with is the positive, the known, what is called the conscious mind. The other side, the opposite or opposing side… More >
You Cannot See the One Who Is Seeing
When you look into a mirror, you can’t see the mirror. You see in it the reflection of whatever is in front of it; you don’t see… More >
Gain Confidence in Self-Liberation
Your natural state is, by its very nature, relaxed. It was never born, it can’t be created. Effort cannot… More >
You Have Three Bodies
You don’t have one but three bodies: gross, subtle, and causal. The gross body is the one you can feel with your hand. The subtle body is… More >
Meditation Is a Misnomer
Meditation is a misnomer. Dhyana, which is usually translated as ‘meditation’, is not ‘thinking about something’ at all. It is being so utterly alone that not even a single… More >
General Principles and Local Problems
You don’t have to figure out a special solution for every single problem you have. On the contrary, understanding one general principle… More >
Purification Takes Place in Two Stages
In Hatha Yoga, purification takes place in two stages: movement and holding. Movement increases metabolism and takes the toxins out of the cells. As postures are held… More >
Work at the Edge of Your Limit
In order to make progress doing postures, you must work at the edge of your limit, but not force. If you do postures in a very laid-back way and… More >
Keep Your Attention in the Body
When doing postures, you should keep your attention in the body. Ideally, there would be nothing else happening except being in the particular posture in the moment… More >
Observe the Bodily Sensations Without Reacting
Technically, you are not doing yoga unless your attention is in the body. You are only exercising. Exercise is good, but you are not doing yoga unless… More >
Stretch as You Inhale, Relax as You Exhale
When holding postures, as a general rule, you should take your attention into your body and stretch as you inhale. As you exhale… More >
We started a new blog:
A Practical Guide to Meditation
A treasure trove of meditation principles and techniques to play with — to help you achieve liberation from illusion and union with your true self Read now >
Posted a couple of essays:
What Is Meditation?
Meditation is a state of pure consciousness with no content. Meditation is a state of no-mind, very much like a cloudless sky. Meditation is a state of absolute non-doing. More >
Leave the Mind Alone
If you try to stop thought, or make the mind go blank by force, you’ll only tire yourself out and make the mind more turbulent and unruly. If, on the other hand, you leave the mind alone, and, for example, simply watch the breath for a few minutes without comment, the busy, scattered mind will soon slow down and come to rest by itself. More >