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October 22, 2019

About Anjali Mudra: A Gesture of Offering

What is a Mudra? A mudra is a gesture used in various Hindu and Buddhist traditions to symbolically represent or activate a specific energy. Mudras with the hands, known as hasta mudras, are the most common and well-known of these gestures. While some mudras are used in ritual, others are used to enhance our yogic [...]

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August 25, 2019

Loving Your Spine and Hips in Delicious Pose

Delicious Pose This is one of the Doron's all time favorites! It's rare that we start a class at DYZC without warming up with some deliciousness. Learn about this perfect warm-up for your hips and spine. It's a variation of cat/cow pose, but more efficient for an all around safe warm up. The perfect [...]

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July 31, 2019

Transition from Tripod Headstand into Arm Balances (advanced)

Time for Tripod Headstand Add some playtime to your practice! Learn how to master the transition from tripod headstand (sirsasana B) into arm balances. This is a must if you are preparing for the Ashtanga third series. Please don’t try this if you don’t feel comfortable and stable with your tripod headstand. Practice arm balances [...]

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July 23, 2019

Yoga Philosophy Part XI: Enlightenment

Enlightenment - Freedom from the cycle “If you think you are enlightened, go and spend a week with your family.” Ram Dass Prayer for enlightenment Asatoma satgamaya Tamasoma jyothirgamaya Mrithyorma amritamgamaya Om shanti, shanti, shanti Lead us from ignorance to truth, From darkness to light And from death to eternity Let [...]

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July 20, 2019

Yoga Philosophy Part X: How to break the cycle of Samsara?

Samsara - Being born in a new body, once again Many spiritual traditions say that in the cycle of rebirth known as samsara, the soul chooses the womb at the moment of conception. Sadhguru tells from his personal experience how life (avoiding the word ‘soul’) enters the body 42-48 days after this point. He says [...]

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July 17, 2019

Yoga Philosophy Part VIII: Process of Dying and Rebirth According to Tibetan Buddhism

Living and Dying This is a shortened description of the process of dying according to Sogyal Rinpoche in The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. The scriptures are more complicated and include many subtle details. I hope this explanation respects the Tibetan tradition and Rinpoche's original text. I recommend reading the Tibetan Book of Living [...]

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July 13, 2019

Yoga Philosophy Part VII: How to act from compassion

The Heart of Humanity “A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, [...]

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July 10, 2019

Yoga Philosophy Part VI: How to find life purpose

How to Find Your Purpose in Life “Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.” Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart The modern world has managed to sell the concept of happiness, as if [...]

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July 8, 2019

Yoga Philosophy Part V: Transcending the fear of death

Fear of Death "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time." Mark Twain Dying is a necessity of life. Still there might be a lot of fear from death. What are the causes for the fear? They might be, [...]

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July 5, 2019

Yoga Philosophy Part IX: Process of dying – Perspectives from Hindu philosophies

What dies when we die and what continues living? What would you think if you knew the time for your death? Would that information change the way you live and value your life? Would you like to know it? In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali there is a sutra (3:22) saying that we can know the [...]

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About Anjali Mudra: A Gesture of Offering

Loving Your Spine and Hips in Delicious Pose

Transition from Tripod Headstand into Arm Balances (advanced)

Yoga Philosophy Part XI: Enlightenment

Yoga Philosophy Part X: How to break the cycle of Samsara?

Yoga Philosophy Part VIII: Process of Dying and Rebirth According to Tibetan Buddhism

Yoga Philosophy Part VII: How to act from compassion

Yoga Philosophy Part VI: How to find life purpose

Yoga Philosophy Part V: Transcending the fear of death

Yoga Philosophy Part IX: Process of dying – Perspectives from Hindu philosophies

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