I’m sure you’ll agree when I say it’s not easy to let go of negative emotions like anger or sadness if you find obstacles or opposition, or when things don’t seem to go your way. We all get triggered without knowing why, reacting to life in an impulsive manner or lashing out against those we love. That is, until we…
Category: Yoga Psychology
Happy Summer Solstice & Exciting News!
Happy Summer Solstice! It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through the year, but this powerful energy signals that it’s time for change, growth, and expansion. It will also likely bring communication, love, and spirituality to the forefront this year, with the Sun and Mercury joining forces, on one hand, and Venus and Pluto on the other, as well as…
The Purpose of Karma and Healing
Yes, you are here to heal. We are all here to heal. It is not easy, but it is possible, because it is our true essence and our ultimate goal. So start thinking of health—be it on a physical, mental or spiritual level—as freedom, for that is what it truly is, and perceiving yourself as a whole being, for there is no true healing on only one level…
About the Nature of Pain
We all know what pain is, we all have experienced physical, mental, or emotional pain at some point or another throughout our life. Pain is suffering and as long as we are in the body, it is inevitable, it is part of life. Yet we seldom understand what the meaning of our pain is, what its purpose may be, or how it arises, and we try to avoid it at any cost, sometimes even at a high price with drugs, alcohol, or other addictions.
The Five Body Layers or Koshas
The body-mind complex is influenced by the impressions of the world that we receive through the senses and motor organs, but its ability to receive and process impressions goes beyond them. Our perception of the world does not stop with the physical senses…
About the Nature of Mind
In the west we are used to viewing the mind as just one aspect of ourselves, and a cognitive one at that. Yet the mind is much more complex than that and encompasses much more than just our ability to think.
