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Every person behaves based on their experiences, and the beliefs that were formed as a result of those experiences. Meaning, our interpretation of any experience dictates our life moving forward. In yoga, these mental imprints on our soul and our psyche are called samskaras—psychological grooves formed from a particularly memorable experience. Samskaras can be healthy and unhealthy. If an experience stays with us, and we form a belief because of that experience, we have created a samskara. Once attached to the belief, we will continue to reinforce and behave within that samskara, keeping it alive, keeping it real, and deepening the groove. Negative samskaras seem more difficult to ...
Have you been dreaming of making a big change but trying to muster the courage to make that leap? Maybe you want to feel more confident sharing your ideas. Perhaps you'd like to move into a whole new career, or go out on your own. When it comes to love, yeah, I think a healthy dose of confidence can help us get out there, improve our ability to set boundaries, feel charismatic, and even show our love in bold ways. Spiritually, we may hold back from really showing up in our full metaphysical regality because we don't want to be judged or fail. Kundalini yoga is the antidote to fear. If you read that, and a part of you thought, yeah right, just put that aside for now and let yourself ...
Could you use more energy, focus, and durable happiness, all coupled with a satisfying, meaningful life? Yoga Nidra may be exactly what you're looking for. Yoga nidra is "yogic sleep." It is a profoundly healing and empowering meditation that starts with deeply restorative rest and relaxation. Done lying down or in a comfortable chair, it involves practicing six levels of relaxed awareness for a joyful meditative experience and discovery of one's true Self. The goal is for the bodymind to be asleep while remaining alert and aware. Based on yoga teachings and backed by modern science, it uncovers intuitive awareness, puts you in touch with feelings of unconditional peace and joy, and ...
Yoga is not just for the purposes of increasing flexibility. It's more than anything a way to unite your consciousness with higher spiritual realms. Originally, it was a deeply esoteric practice that enabled practitioners to develop the ability to control the elements, see through the third eye, and experience enlightenment. Today, it's been watered down until the version most frequently taught in the West barely resembles what yoga really was. Luckily, there are enough people still practicing traditional versions that can attest to its abilities to heighten and open psychic powers. While it would be easy for many people to practice yoga for years and miss this incredible part of yoga, ...
