In his classic work the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali describes yoga as "the progressive quieting of the fluctuations of the mind." He then explains that through dedicated practices and the cultivation of detachment, we will stop identifying with the thoughts, feelings, and sensations that can cause us so much pain -- and we will open to an experience of our true self.
Read MoreI told myself I wasn't going to write this post. I've tried very hard to avoid this topic, because quite frankly, I'm over it. I'm very sick of thinking/talking/writing about it, but after everything that's happened this week both in my personal life and in the world, I can't avoid it any longer.
Read MoreA little less than a year ago now when I was knee deep in the middle of my YTT I was assigned to assist and help provide modifications for 5 classes. I yoga'd enough at Active Sol to know what the classes were and who was teaching them, so even though the sign up sheets didn't mention instructors, I took a great deal of consideration into assisting teachers I had respect for.
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