The real work of social awakening goes well beyond the yoga mat. Melanie Klein, a mentor of mine and one of the founders of The Yoga and Body Image Coalition, started out at the intersection between social work, gender studies, and media literacy before ever taking her first Kundalini Yoga class, but that first class…
Read MoreThe tiny steps we take during meditation practice can have a huge impact on the world around us. I know we can’t change the world overnight, but we can start making the positive changes within ourselves and carry them with us into the world. Working on yourself is working on the world because it changes…
Read MoreMany of us take up the path of yoga to heal, both physically and emotionally, and each of us should pursue the practice of seated meditation for the same reason. Because the benefits from each meditation will be immediately noticeable. You should feel better, lighter, freer, regardless of whether you were able to keep your…
Read MoreOne of the goals of our spiritual journey of yoga is cultivating peace of mind. Only a disciplined mind can seek this eternal truth, but disciplining your subconscious can take years and years of practice. Unfortunately, we can’t just run away to a cave and meditate without distraction. We have to interact with others and…
Read MoreThrough my experience on the yoga mat, I believe that every spiritual student needs to start with the kind of contemplation practices that cultivate stillness of mind. In order to liberate the mind, we need this stillness, but it doesn’t happen overnight. Cultivating mindfulness – or sati – means finding a seat of awareness within…
Read MoreWhat does yoga represent to you? Why did you take that first step onto the yoga mat? I started practicing yoga because I was looking for a more peaceful life. Now, more than twenty years later, I can confidently say that when I walk off my mat after practice I’m a little bit more peaceful,…
Read MorePracticing meditation is a practice in doing nothing. That may sound like a riddle, but it’s the truth! And it’s why meditation is so difficult for some of us. My yoga teacher always used to say that meditation was very difficult. Asana yoga is almost easier because as we practice the poses, we are giving…
Read MoreWhat are you thinking about right now? If you think too hard about it, you’ll realize our minds are always distracted. We are always focused on the business of daily life, which is why so many of us avoid the silence. I’m here to tell you that these moments of silence are important. It is…
Read MoreThe two practices of sati, or mindfulness, and metta, love and kindness, are distinctly different, but you cannot practice one without the other. It’s important to understand their differences in order to make the most out of your yoga practice. To start with, you cannot practice metta without sati. Sati is the mindfulness and awareness…
Read MoreRemember when you first started yoga? That beginner’s mindset is what we’re trying to get back to as we progress along the journey. The longer you practice, the more important it is to check back in with yourself and your beginner’s mind. Too often we come to the mat with an agenda – sometimes it’s…
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