Tapas & Ishwara Pranidhana

Choosing to transform yogaasana, pranayama and your philosophy to a path. Preparing the way for Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra 1.14. Here are a couple of references: tapas on Yogapedia: Tapas and the Discipline of Yoga (yogapedia.com) Ishwara Pranidhana: What is Ishvara Pranidhana? – Definition from Yogapedia But note that I have changed the context here from… Continue reading Tapas & Ishwara Pranidhana

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Comfort zone

The edge of the comfort zone. That is where I must be if I wish to work with transforming. I have been within my comfort zone the last few years, and that isn’t going to work any longer. It is obvious, isn’t it? I must be at the edge there, pushing. Pushing and then setting… Continue reading Comfort zone

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Autumn 2023

Quick post on some autumn news. I’ll be teaching alternate Saturday classes at Yoga-Huset, Fana this autumn. I will also be teaching at a yoga weekend on Varaldsøy in November.

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Guru mantra

Gurur Brahmā Gurur Viṣṇur Gurur devo MaheśvaraḥGuruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ Brahma tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ Our creation is that guru (Brahma-the force of creation); the duration of our lives is that guru (Vishnu-the force of preservation); our trials, tribulations, illnesses, calamities and the death of the body is that guru (devo Maheshwara-the force of destruction or… Continue reading Guru mantra

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We

We have a right to the work, but not an entitlement to the result.

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Discussion topic: vairāgyābhyāṃ non-attachment or dispassion (dual form of the instrumental case of vairāgya)

Yoga sutra 12: practice and non-attachment. abhyāsa practice / vairāgyābhyāṃ non-attachment or dispassion (dual form of the instrumental case of vairāgya). vairāgyābhyāṃ This can be interpreted to mean simply non-attachment to the result of the practice. It is also non-attachment to the habits that the mind has built up. They are integrated but also separate.… Continue reading Discussion topic: vairāgyābhyāṃ non-attachment or dispassion (dual form of the instrumental case of vairāgya)

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Yoga sutra 1.5

Have courage. The mouse in your mind is trying to keep you busy. If you catch the mouse, you can teach it to meditate.

“How do I stop my mind from spinning” said the mouse? “Don’t ask me. My mind is spinning too much to help you” said the other mouse. And fell over. 😉 The first few of Patanjali’s Sutras get us very excited as we are introduced to all of the wonders of practising yoga (1 –… Continue reading Yoga sutra 1.5