Balance is a dance within between pushing and pulling, engagement and relaxation, firing and softening. Speaking of posture, the muscular strength required to support ourselves is balanced with softening and expansiveness so we are relaxed and pain free. An energetic boundary is created with balanced action. With focus, we can observe ourselves and feel this … Continue reading Balance is a Dance
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Quiet the Mind to See Within
The Yoga sutras, a series of statements detailing the approach to yoga, was written by the Sage of Pantanjali around 400 CE. The 2nd sutra states that if you can restrain (nirodhah) the rising of the mind (citta) chatter (vrttis) into ripples, you will experience yoga. 'Yogas citta vrttis nirodhah'. Our minds are always at … Continue reading Quiet the Mind to See Within