Sutra Studies Week 18: Check-In | The True Self Of Samadhi (And Beyond)

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Yoga, especially Yoga that is focused on achieving a state of Samadhi, asks its practitioners to go far above and beyond normal self-development work, and far above and beyond selfish aims even while simultaneously working through the “self” to obtain … Read More … Read More

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Sutra Studies Week 17: Check-in | The Result Of Commited Practice

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It is obvious that, with practice, you can get better at, or gain mastery in, anything. Samadhi, and any other state of consciousness, is no different from anything else. The more you practice the closer you get to your goal, … Read More

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Sutra Studies Week 16: Check-in | Pathways To Asamprajnata Samadhi (With Infographic)

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According to Patanjali, there are two ways in which the state of Undistinguished, or Asamprajnata Samadhi (marked by being completely void of mental modifications), can occur. First, one has to reach Samprajnata Samadhi via one of the two methods mentioned … Read More … Read More

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Sutra Studies Week 15: Check-in | On Reincarnation And Rebirth

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Experience with no judgement of good nor bad, in action, and at rest, is a valuable teacher. It allows you to discern truths from untruths by developing knowledge of yourself and the world. And it allows you to understand, with … Read More … Read More

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Sutra Studies Week 14: Check-In | Some Points On Self-Reflection And Self-Expression (Moving From Distinguished To Undistinguished Samadhi In Yoga)

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Looking at (pun accepted) the selfie as a product, and a tool, in our society is a good way to better understand how ego-overidentification and solidification works. This is because the selfie assumes that, through a photographic image of one’s … Read More … Read More

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Sutra Studies Week 13: Check-In | Why Yoga Is One Of The Highest Forms Of Service (When All Limbs Are Practiced)

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Yoga is both inner and outer work. Practicing Yamas teach you to see, and honor, your connection with, and to, all of existence. Niyamas teach you how to be responsible for caring for your individual expression in the world. Asanas … Read More … Read More

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Sutra Studies Week 12: Check-in | Why You Lose Interest In Lower Desires When You Connect To The Truth Of Who You Really Are

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The human animal, like all other animals on planet Earth, is an inherently terrified creature whose primary aim is to stay alive. After that preservation of life, our species then pursues pleasure, and attempts to avoid pain, based on our … Read More … Read More

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Sutra Studies Week 11: Check-In | How Attachment To Desires Creates Suffering And Wasted Energy

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If you are stressed about the outcome of a situation, feeling pain and/or anxiety when you think about obtaining a goal, or generally feel frazzled, overly excited, or drained when you think about the future, the chances are that you … Read More … Read More

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Sutra Studies Week 10: Check-In | The Prerequisites For Success In Yoga

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Yoga can be practiced in every single moment since it is a personal development lifestyle choice that is accomplished through the synergy of numerous different, but complementarity, types of inner and outer work. Mastery will always come with continuous practice … Read More … Read More

Sutra Studies Week 9: Check-In | Make Peace Your Natural State

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Your practice does not have to be “perfect” at all times; it simply has to remain consistent. This week, we continued to focus on stressing out about less (and to a greater degree than before) and your task was to … Read More … Read More

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