Last time we discussed the second of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. Yoga is stopping the thought formations or modifications (vritti) in the mind space (chitta). There are residual waves as that is the nature of the mind space—like an ocean or lake. Yoga is the liberation from the push and pull of all the waves, not being... Continue Reading →
Candle Flame Trataka (6/7)
The word trataka means a steady gaze. The yogic practice withdraws the senses from the external environment to the internal space within. It clears the mental space and uses an external flame to trigger the vision of the internal flame. Trataka is a soothing and comforting yoga meditation. Cancer patients and people with chronic illnesses... Continue Reading →
Roles Played (5/7)
This is the fourth meditation in our series. We first became familiar with the process of witnessing. Then we began to look objectively at the programming and conditioning of the mind. The third meditation was about discarding negative conditioning and connecting with an inner source of strength. This fourth meditation is about looking at various... Continue Reading →
Who Am “I”? (3/7)
This meditation reveals the perpetual and consequential programming, or the conditioning process, of the mind that began at birth. Think of the body and mind as hardware and software that are constantly growing, and being shaped and formed, by everything the body-mind is exposed to. This body-mind complex absorbs, processes, and stores everything to create... Continue Reading →
Being a Witness (2/7)
In this practice, we will learn to be a witness, a neutral spectator, without actively participating in the physical breathing or mental processes. Simply being in the present moment, observing, has a significant effect in calming the body, mind, and emotions. You will feel it in this practice. Table of Contents Introduction Being a Witness... Continue Reading →
Breathe Fully CD Now At Whole Foods
The 80-minute guided meditation CD Breathe Fully Live Free: Meditations to Release Anxiety and Fear is now available at Whole Foods Princeton, Ridgewood, and most other Whole Foods stores in New Jersey, lower Connecticut, and Long Island. It is also on CD Baby, iTunes, and Amazon (see links on Mahasri Yoga). The CD includes some... Continue Reading →
Meditations To Release Anxiety And Fear CD
The guided meditation CD, Breathe Fully Live Free: Meditations to Release Anxiety and Fear, is ready at last and available on http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/meenamodi2. It is a recorded adaptation, in response to all the feedback, of the BVMI fundraiser "Yoga for Fear and Anxiety" we did last July. Amazon, Google Play, iTunes will have it in a... Continue Reading →
Politics And Business Connect To Being in Flow CD? Yes.
David Brooks, the political commentator at The New York Times, has an interesting column today titled "Forecasting Fox" (March 22. 2013). His writing provokes broader thinking, whether there is agreement on his views or not. Today's column is not about a political viewpoint but about the ability to make better forecasts. What caught my attention... Continue Reading →
Yoga Nidra Helps Repressed Emotions And Hypertension
It is so difficult to let go of that which tortures us, to let go of our pain. Why do so many feed and nurture and grow the pain? Often, we do not even know the real cause of suffering in our lives as it is so deeply embedded. I see people clinging to the... Continue Reading →
