I was trained to see myself as imperfect, flawed, needing to be purified, needing to be redeemed from my innate sinful nature. As I marinated in yoga’s description of my essence as Divine, I realized that Infinite Reality cannot be contained in a tiny little part of me. Light cannot be hidden by ...

In the Ashram, if someone offers to help, the rule is you cannot say no. I know that can be hard. Some yogis prefer to be self-sufficient, or simply to do it their own way. But this Ashram rule leads to more people offering to help more of the time. And it makes it easier to ask for help. You mus...