To be involved in the
mystery of one’s breath,
is to be involved in the
mystery of one’s life.

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“Perhaps be careful that the habits
you are re-habituating towards
are not just as blinding as the
habits you are de-habituating from.”

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According to the Paramparā of
Krishnamacharya and Desikachar,
Āsana begets Mudrā,
Mudrā begets Prāṇāyāma,
Prāṇāyāma begets Pratyāhāra,
Pratyāhāra begets Dhāraṇā,
Dhāraṇā begets Dhyāna.
Of these five Upāya, only
Dhyāna is Meditation.

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Haṭha Yoga is about the vitality of our Prāṇa.
Rāja Yoga is about the clarity of our Citta.
Krishnamacharya’s teachings reflect their
relative importance, in the correlation and
integration of both within our Yoga Sādhana,
as beacons for our outer and inner journey.

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Better not to confuse:
– Bodywork with Āsana.
– Energywork with Mudrā.
– Breathwork with Prāṇāyāma.
– Mindwork with Dhyānam.
– Voicework with Mantra.
– Soulwork with Puruṣa.

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Don’t let Meditation become
just another form of security,
rather than an inquiry
into the nature of insecurity.

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Don’t let Āsana become just
another form of security,
rather than an inquiry
into the nature of insecurity.

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Containing the Body,
or Kāya Nirodha
doesn’t always imply that…
you can contain the Breath.
Containing the Breath,
or Prāṇa Nirodha
doesn’t always imply that…
you can contain the Mind.
Containing the Mind
or Mano Vṛtti Nirodha.
doesn’t always imply that…
you can contain the Psyche.
Containing the Psyche,
or Citta Vṛtti Nirodha
doesn’t always imply that…

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The art of Viniyoga is about
how you bring life to the Yoga Sūtra
rather than expecting the Yoga Sūtra
to bring life to you.

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The heart of Yoga lies in cultivating
a connection strategy rather than
cultivating just a coping strategy.

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Is the direction of our practice
more concerned with self-interest or is
it more concerned with an interest in the Self?

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Rakṣaṇa Krama is  a proactive process
in the intention to engage in how you
you support an absence of symptoms.

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A key to unlocking the mystery of Yoga is the breath.

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Yoga Practice turns and prepares the soil.
Yoga Study offers a range of seeds for planting.
We may need advice on how to integrate the two.
This integration of soil and seed unfolds into Sādhana.

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Ere to our Yoga Sādhana turning inwards towards engaging
the Antar Aṅga and the Ātma–Buddhi relationship,
we are advised to first turn outwards towards engaging
the Bahya Aṅga and the Manas–Indriya relationship.

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The tendency is to measure a persons ‘progress’ by a
perceived comparison to some mythical finishing point,
rather than accepting that we cannot really appreciate
the reality of what was their actual starting point,
nor can we truly evaluate the effort they are putting
into developing and refining their personal Sādhana.

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The primary purpose for Āsana is to take us towards Yoga,
rather than just taking us towards more and more Āsana.

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It’s not until I understand how to
cultivate a space within my self
can I begin to experience that
which is the essence of the Self.

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There was a time when folks were
confused as to what is Yoga.
Now I wonder if folks are more
confused as to what isn’t Yoga?

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