I used to peer at my Baba in the dark of his meditation hall, trying to keep my eyes open during meditation. I wanted to watch him! As I tried to peer through the dark of the room, I could see the outline of his body, darker against the dark of the room. I was always a little surprised that he di...

Shaktipat is an initiation ceremony that awakens your own Divinity to arise within you and to shine from the inside out. The basis of this ceremony is the understanding…well, no. The basis of the ceremony is, whether you understand it or not, your essence is Divine. You may not be thinking of you...

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...

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...

To live from center means you are not thrown off-balance by things that happen to you in life. That whatever comes, comes. Whatever goes, goes. And whatever happens in between, is just part of the day, part of the week, part of the year. Because you're based in a deep inner center, you're coming...

How long will it take me? When will I get enlightened? A number of factors affect your timeline, including your starting point, which spiritual path you choose and how diligent you are in the process. It’s the same with a car trip. If you’re going to Yellowstone, and you live in Gardiner MT, you ...

How long will it take me? When will I get enlightened? A number of factors affect your timeline, including your starting point, which spiritual path you choose and how diligent you are in the process. It’s the same with a car trip. If you’re going to Yellowstone, and you live in Gardiner MT, you ...

The sun has melted the ice. But of course I’m not talking just about outside, I’m talking about inside. The frozen bits of you. The places where you freeze up. Where you hold back. Where you hide from yourself. The places in your being that are...

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If you are ready, you only need to hear the teaching one time and you’re enlightened. But your ability to know God, your ability to experience yoga’s promise of Self-Knowingness is affected by how you have been conditioning your mind and body. How have you been conditioning your mind and body? So...

If you are ready, you only need to hear the teaching one time and you’re enlightened. But your ability to know God, your ability to experience yoga’s promise of Self-Knowingness is affected by how you have been conditioning your mind and body. How have you been conditioning your mind and body? So...

How many lifetimes does it take for you to really get that you are eternal? That you have always existed. That you have never not existed. That your essence, your existence, is the One existence that underlies the existence of everything in this universe. How long does it take for you to...

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You have a body and your body is alive. Your presence in your body makes it a living body. Your body is affected by your breathing – or not breathing. In life, when you breathe too little or too infrequently, your anxiety level goes up. Yet in meditation, when your breath suspends, you ease into ...

You have a body and your body is alive. Your presence in your body makes it a living body. Your body is affected by your breathing – or not breathing. In life, when you breathe too little or too infrequently, your anxiety level goes up. Yet in meditation, when your breath suspends, you ease into ...

And there’s ups and downs in that. You know, a mixed bag. But your real identity is much greater, and found at a much deeper level inside. So we do yoga practices to cultivate that inner deepening, that deeper grounding, that centering, in a profound sense of...

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The Hatha Yoga Pradipika gives details on some of the classical yoga poses. Verse 1.68 says, “Success cannot be attained by wearing yoga clothes. It cannot be gained by merely talking about yoga. Practice alone is the means to success. This is true, there is no doubt.” This means that wearing ora...

The Hatha Yoga Pradipika gives details on some of the classical yoga poses. Verse 1.68 says, “Success cannot be attained by wearing yoga clothes. It cannot be gained by merely talking about yoga. Practice alone is the means to success. This is true, there is no doubt.” This means that wearing ora...

I spent decades trying to master the world. beginning with childhood efforts, like stacking blocks and playing in the sandbox. For many decades, I thought life was about handling the world, about excelling in the world. Yoga says that life is about mastering yourself — not mastering the world, bu...

I spent decades trying to master the world. beginning with childhood efforts, like stacking blocks and playing in the sandbox. For many decades, I thought life was about handling the world, about excelling in the world. Yoga says that life is about mastering yourself — not mastering the world, bu...

What happens when you begin to look inward? Oh, when you begin to look inward, usually what happens is first you bump into your mind. And your mind is full of external things. What’s that stuff that your mind repeats to you over and over again? That’s all stuff from the outside. So you have to go...

You want to be healthy, hale and hearty so you can enjoy your body, using it to the max without damaging or depleting it. Healthy living. Yoga and meditation are part of that equation. Yogic breathing and yoga poses will help. Yet meditation makes the biggest difference in your physical condition...

While many would wish for Shavasana to be the most important yoga pose, reclining on the floor with lots of cushions, that’s not it. The seated pose is most important, as it makes your meditation deeper and easier. It is because the current of energy that flows through your spine is so important ...

You want to be healthy, hale and hearty so you can enjoy your body, using it to the max without damaging or depleting it. Healthy living. Yoga and meditation are part of that equation. Yogic breathing and yoga poses will help. Yet meditation makes the biggest difference in your physical condition...

There are many meditation methodologies, each suitable for a different kind of person. Hopefully, with you being here, this is the one that works for you. This is a tantric system, where you recognize the deeper dimensions within, all the way to your own Divine Essence. This system is called Kash...