Online Dharma: Ashokan Meditation Center in New York Launches Free Live-streamed Meditation Series for Spring

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I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.

Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.

When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness

What do you do with a word whose full weight you're still learning to carry?

I call my teacher Guru Devendra. I do it carefully, the word means one who removes darkness.

Which yoga word are you still learning to carry?

#guru #yogatradition #yogaphilosophy
#sanskritwords #yogateacher #yogalearning
#spiritualpractice #yogaroots #authenticyoga

The practice of daily faithfulness is often found in the intersection of routine and intentionality. 🏛️📜

I am sharing an insightful new resource by Jamie Pulos-Fry: "10 Simple Ways to Be Faithful to God Every Day." For those interested in a professional reflection on contemporary Christian practice, this is an excellent resource.

Full article here:
🔗 https://two4avalon.com/blog/post/2349218/10-simple-ways-to-be-faithful-to-god-every

#Faith #Christianity #JamiePulosFry #SpiritualPractice #EthicalLiving #ReflectiveWriting

The Forgotten Goddess: How Patriarchy Rewrote Religion

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De-patriarchy your spirituality:

What Patriarchy Has STOLEN From Woman's Spirituality | No Nonsense Spirituality - No Nonsense Spirituality | Britt Hartley

https://youtu.be/G2v80bINymA?si=sHCkmJKdtEzcM2rv

#NoNonsenseSpirituality #BrittHartley #Patriarchy #Spirituality #feminism #DePatriarchy #GenderBias #misogyny #GenderRoles #MaleCentered #women #SpiritualPractice #PatriarchyProblems

What Patriarchy Has STOLEN From Woman's Spirituality | No Nonsense Spirituality

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My watch battery died on a Sunday. I ran without data for the first time in years.

Day three, something shifted. Without numbers, I started noticing different things.

What do you notice when you remove the measurement?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #running #yoga
#mindfulrunning #spiritualpractice #lettinggo

The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.

Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.

Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife

My teacher said four words. It took me six months to understand them.

'You are holding your future.' Six months later, I finally understood.

Has a teaching ever arrived for you months or years after you first heard it?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #rishikesh #yogateacher
#nonattachment #spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice