Human Adaptability: Change, Health, And Yoga

The human body, mind, and co-created world are all incredibly complex, changeable, and adaptable. Evolution has made it so that the human body can perform a wide range of motions and tasks, and acclimate to a number of conditions and … Read MoreRead More

Podcast Ep. 32 [Sutra Studies Week 31: Reflections On Using Sleep [And Dreams] For Steadiness Of Mind And To Prepare For Deeper Meditation (Sutra 38)]

“[Y]ou can always get the help that you need from within you to recover from anything, and your subconscious mind is always standing by available to provide you with all that you need to do so.” … Read More

A Simple Thought Exercise For Dissolving False Attachment To Your Ego-Identity

Human birth into society is the first trauma that all homo sapiens experience. And the creation of an ego identity is the primary trauma response that most people cling to. The ego serves as the first real act of dissociation … Read MoreRead More

Trauma Healing and Coping Tip: Acceptance

Acceptance of what happened is an important part of your healing process. Acceptance does not mean excusing any wrongdoing if you were harmed. Acceptance is not a denial of reality in order to feel better in the moment by suppressing … Read MoreRead More

Podcast Ep. 30 [Sutra Studies Week 29: Reflections On Focusing On The Blissful Light Within (Sutra 36)]

“In order to best access this “supreme, ever-blissful light within,” only two things are truly required.” … Read More

Sutra Studies Week 27: The Breath-Mind Connection (Sutra 34)

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Podcast Ep. 26 [Sutra Studies Week 25: Reflections On Meditation As A Means To Create Freedom From The Trauma And Suffering Caused By Separation From The Source And The True Self (Sutras 31-32)]

“In Yoga, after you have practiced bringing or directing your attention to a common center or objective, first using gross and then subtle objects, the aim is to eventually make your focal point the essence and meaning of OM. You … Read MoreRead More

The Yoga of Coping With Racial Trauma: Protecting Yourself And Your “Black” Children From The Internal (And External) Damage Inflicted By Hatred

“[S]uddenly there was Sweet Home rolling, rolling, rolling out before her eyes, and although there was not a leaf on that farm that did not make her want to scream, it rolled itself out before her in shameless beauty. It … Read MoreRead More

How To Understand What Yoga Practice Really Is (Without Distortion) By Understanding The True Definition Of Karma

Yoga practice, as it is defined by function and purpose, is simply the process of using a proven system of self-discovery to attain the highest state of consciousness that you (and all other human beings) are capable of attaining during the one life … Read MoreRead More

The Importance of Stress Reduction For Optimal Heart Health And Overall Well-Being

Our hearts, brains, and guts are key control centers for processing and managing emotions and for keeping us alive, well, and fully functioning as we navigate through life. And the effects of stress on each of these centers, and, therefore, … Read MoreRead More