by Alan Muskat
Patanjali, considered the father of yoga, wrote that “the objective of all yoga is to inhibit the modifications of the mind.” In other words, the goal of yoga is to stop thinking: to get out of your head. What happens when you do that? It’s not just calming; it’s eye-opening. You see things as they really are, not through rose or gray-colored glasses, those “modifications of the mind.” You get REAL. And when you get real, you heal.
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Continue Reading ? ShareIt has been my experience that simply by inviting gratitude to dwell in my heart I can shift out of any experience or moment and immediately find myself in a higher, better place.
My yoga teacher, Yogi Bhajan, used to say “the attitude of gratitude is the highest yoga.” I would add that not only is it the highest yoga, it is the easiest and the ...
Continue Reading ? ShareIt has been taught by Yogi Bhajan for many years that on 11-11-11 the transition to the Age of Aquarius is complete. The Piscean Age was about individual consciousness and the Aquarian Age is about collective consciousness. In this new age we will be able to manifest our shared vision for a world of peace, harmony, truth and beauty.
There is a global meditation that is beginning on ...
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Continue Reading ? ShareMany of us suffer from chronic-illnesses like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart problems, depression, anxiety, etc. However very few of us realize that many of these problems are related to something called a “stress-trap”. For the first time ever a short video presentation has been created to illustrate this concept and show you a way out:
via MyLifeYoga.com
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Aparigraha is often translated as non-possessiveness, or non-greed. Aparigraha is a sublimb of Yama and not often discussed. I can’t help but feel that perhaps the world would look a little differently if we embodied the vow to not take more than that which nourishes us. Surely we would not have arrived at the precipice of environmental collapse with this vow in our consciousness.
There doesn’t seem to be much wiggle room on this one, no loose or muddy areas for ...
Continue Reading ? ShareSo, last I left off I had just dropped the bombshell of my diagnoses of maybe RA and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, and who knows what all else. I can tell you the diagnosis part and dealing with more doctors has been the worst part of all of this – reliving each and every symptom ...
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I’ve got some great news. We broke ground last week. Yippee, I’m thrilled. It was such a long road getting there, I’m super happy we’ve crossed that hurdle and now things are moving along great. For those of you just joining in we are in the process of building a new home for the Asheville Yoga Center. See my last blog post for details.
June and July flew by with ...
Continue Reading ? ShareAncient philosophers have talked about the “illusion” of reality. There is even a word called “Maya” that has been coined to refer to this. Now this concept seems to get more support from the field of quantum physics. What does all this mean for us and our lives? This short video presentation provides some insights.
MyLifeYoga is the creation of Ketna and Raj Shah. Ketna ...
We are back with our 6th and final Summer Yoga Giveaway. Thanks to everyone for participating and making this event so much fun. Be sure to stay in touch as we will be posting a lot of fabulous yoga content in the months to come including personal stories, history and philosophy of yoga and yoga anatomy posts (and more giveaways, too!). If you have anything you would like to see more of on our ...
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