The Law of Detachment says that at the level of spirit, everything is always unfolding perfectly. We don’t have to struggle or force situations to go our way. Instead, we can intend for everything to work out as it should, take action, and then allow opportunities to spontaneously emerge. Parsvottanasa: The Law of Detachment The…
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Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga: The Law of Intention and Desire
The Law of Intention and Desire says that inherent in every intention and desire are the mechanics for its fulfillment. When we become quiet and introduce our intentions into the field of pure potentiality, we harness the universe’s infinite organizing power, which can manifest our desires with effortless ease. Virabhadrasana 2: Law of Intention and…
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Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga: The Law of Least Effort
The Law of Least Effort says that we can most easily fulfill our desires when our actions are motivated by love, we expend the least effort, and we offer no resistance. We tap into the infinite organizing power of the universe to do less and accomplish everything. Plank Pose: Law of Least Effort Of all the…
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Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga: The Law of Karma, or Cause and Effect
The Law of Karma, or Cause and Effect, says that every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in kind. When we choose actions that bring happiness and success to others, the fruit of our karma is happiness and success. Tadasana – The Law of Karma or Cause and Effect How we…
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Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga: The Law of Giving and Receiving
The Law of Giving and Receiving says that giving and receiving are different expressions of the same flow of energy in the universe. Since the universe is in constant and dynamic exchange, we need to both give and receive to keep abundance, love, and anything else we want circulating in our lives. The Pose: Cat/Cow…
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Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga: The Law of Potentiality
The Law of Pure Potentiality says that our essential nature is pure consciousness, the infinite source of everything that exists in the physical world. Since we are an inextricable part of the field of consciousness, we are also infinitely creative, unbounded, and eternal. Padadirsasana: Balancing Pillar Breath – Law of Pure Potentiality This relates to…
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5 Yoga Tips to Help You Let Go of 2016
This time of year is about contemplation; looking inward and reflecting on the growth, the challenges, and the shifts that have shaped the past year. That can be difficult, especially in a year that had so much turbulence and fueled emotion. Yoga and meditation offer us tools to heal some of those intense feelings that…
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The Yoga of Politics
As a general rule, I try not to bring politics into my teaching. It can be divisive and triggering for people – the opposite of what we are going for in yoga. However, the current election is so deeply enmeshed in the consciousness of our society that it has to be looked at one way…
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Seeing Is Freeing
I had the privilege of traveling to a few different countries this summer. Some exotic and beautiful, some rustic and antiquated, all incredible opportunities for personal growth. In each of my travels I realized that no matter where we go - there we are. Sounds like a no-brainer, but how often are we *really* present…
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Balancing Summer Pitta
Summer in the city can be intense. The heat makes us irritable, impatient, and easily frustrated. We can see this on a macrocosmic level in our culture, as aggression goes up along with the temperatures. Although we cannot always directly change the larger consciousness of our society, we do have access to the ancient healing…
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