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April 2026: Practice Perfection

वस्तुसाम्ये चित्तभेदात्तयोर्विभक्तः पन्थाः ॥ १५॥
YS 4.15 vastu sāmye citta-bhedāt-tayor vibhaktaḥ panthāḥ

Each individual person perceives the same object in a different way, according to their own state of mind and projections. Everything is empty from its own side and appears according to how you see it.

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March 2026: Overcoming The Fear

Where is the Śavāsana?
And there I was, winding down on my mat in my home. Even after practicing since 1996, I found myself rushing to get up, moving on to the next thing — even when there was no good reason to — with no consideration for Śavāsana (shah-VAH-sah-nah).

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January/February: What a Wonderful World

Asana is seat to the Earth. It’s where every posture begins. It’s how we discover who we are. Breath connects us. And even though, there is an immediate satisfaction to the practice, the wisdom of this connection and its implication requires patience. Patience is how we always return. Whether it’s countless times within a single class, or countless times within a lifetime. Patience is how we endure over time, and it is also what allows us to be here now.

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September/October 2025: What Time Is It?

A google inquiry, reveals there are approximately 40 calendars in active use in the world today, which begs the question which one is the most accurate? Wisdom says none of them.

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August 2025: 5 Breaths

This five breath exercise serves as a simple and always accessible vital reset that can be practiced anywhere you have 30 seconds, as well as profound transformational practice.

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June 2025: Keep it Close

The art of living means we cultivate a simple momentum in our daily lives. A momentum of joy. Yoga reminds us where our greatest treasure is. We can feel abundant all day long when we keep it close.
Fill your day with ideas, stories, people, practices, and media that elevates. This is Syadhyaya - one’s own study of the Self - the actual practice of being a student of joy. We have a portable paradise and we will also have a portable prison. Sometimes we feel like we don’t have a choice which one we’re in. When we keep yoga close, discover that it’s all your choosing. Be a connoisseur of attention. Feed the good wolf. Keep yoga close. There’s never been a better time than now.

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May 2025: Thoughts on God

Not “I think god is…”, as in contemplations, proclamations. Or analyzation, debates, etc.
But literally keep your thoughts on God. If it’s a mystery keep your thoughts on the mystery.
No one is an authority on God, and you have a direct line. Having a direct line is the common understanding of every great wisdom tradition.

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April 2025: Happiness

Don’t you want to get the most value of your efforts? Don’t you want to experience the magic of transformation from the inside out? Don’t you want to have first hand knowledge of how explosive yoga really is? Don’t you want to fly? yes, Yes, YES, YESSSSS! It’s so satisfying to learn and realize when something is truly the best. It changes everything in your life.

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PUSHTI: December 2024, LIGHT IT UP

By meditation on the effulgent internal light, which is beyond all sorrow, one becomes grounded in the luminous reality of one’s own being.

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PUSHTI: November 2024, IT’S NOT PERSONAL

Basically, anytime we find ourselves taking something personal, it is an indication that ego consciousness is running the show. Even if someone is coming directly at you, it’s not personal.

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PUSHTI: June 2024, Svāhā!

Svāhā! is exclaimed when offerings are thrown into the fire, agni. It is a fire offering, ceremonially called Agnihotra.

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