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24 Apr 2023

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Do You Need Guidance? Yoga Lineage Can Help You Evolve

In New Age teachings, there’s the idea that we can be our own gurus. But since life is not as simple as one step forward after another, yoga traditions teach us that we do in fact need someone further along the path to guide us along the way. But which guidance is right for us? …

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27 Mar 2023

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The Challenge and Beauty in Rising Above Our Samskaras

Yogic philosophy shows us that we’re born with imprints that affect the way we think and behave throughout our entire life–that is, of course, until we break free. Because why wouldn’t we want to free ourselves from suffering? The negative shades of our personality so often hinder our path to peace so the chance to…

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6 Mar 2023

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Qualifications to Teach Yoga and Relationship Affects between The Teacher and Student

Life is a series of lessons and so we are met with countless teachers holding the mirror up or shining the light on something new. But what makes a teacher qualified? What makes us dedicated to one source? Walking through life, nature, friends, or even music can be our teachers. But when we dedicate ourselves…

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5 Dec 2022

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If We All Became Enlightened, Would There Be Anyone Left to Teach?

Holding space for those in pursuit of spiritual or psychological growth is not a path free from compassion fatigue yet we must look at how absorbing the pressure of the ‘pedestal’ is one of the catalysts for burnout. But what if our teachers aren’t really the ones leading the way? After all, personal epiphanies could…

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7 Nov 2022

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Is Yoga Competitive? Aging Yogis and Preserving Lineage

If you were blindfolded and asked to describe what’s in front of you, you might say ‘thin and ropey’. At least, that’s what you’d say if an elephant’s tail was in front of you. This description of your experience is true, but it’s not the whole elephant.  When it comes to understanding this life, the…

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5 Sep 2022

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Sacred Knowledge and the Journey of Becoming a Yoga Teacher

The call that brought us to our yoga mat is the same call that leads many of us toward the path of teaching. The mental, physical and spiritual healing that can be found within a dedicated yoga practice is life changing. It’s only natural that the desire to spread this wisdom with the world comes…

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29 Aug 2022

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Managing The Mind, Body And Emotions In Meditation

Why do we struggle to keep up a daily practice? Why do our thoughts spiral? Where is the subconscious mind located? This exploration provides consolation to the thinking mind’s questions about meditation. Whether it’s five minutes or a one-hour sit, mediation is a practice that requires daily attention yet so many of us feel like…

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22 Aug 2022

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Lineage, Representation and Reconceptualization of Yoga

The Ashtanga community is in a transition and accessibility is a big part of that transition. People are moving away from strict regimens and harmful hierarchies that had made yoga feel restrictive and acted as a barrier for newcomers. We can learn culturally from India where people who practice yoga incorporate it into their everyday…

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15 Aug 2022

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We Are Spiritual Beings

The biggest mistake we all make is forgetting we are spiritual beings. And to be able to live now is a gift, no matter what may be going wrong in your life. As you release more love and gratitude, you enter your spiritual consciousness a little more.  A new world is being born. We are…

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8 Aug 2022

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Equanimity, Mindfulness, And The Yoga Practice

A misunderstanding about meditation is that it calms your mind. But even after 20 years of practicing, a calm mind will still have days of chaos. The purpose of meditation is not to become calm but to create equanimity.  Though the words calm and equanimous are often used synonymously, there is a slight difference. Calmness…

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