Stopping suffering. Noting Here is a video from the Cobra-yoga.com channel on the decoupling practice. It is both practical, actionable in our normal lives, and freeing. These are some of the qualities we need in order to tread a spiritual path as a householder in the modern world. Let me know how it works for… Continue reading Decoupling Practice: A Path to Spiritual Freedom
My intention is to practice: a householder framework of yoga.
A summary of my latest thoughts about an integrated householder path. I see it as a structure for my path going forward and what I can teach.
Discipline, Love, Service, Creation
Discover the power of transforming your life by fully inhabiting the present. Let go of deeply ingrained samskaras to experience life’s moments as they naturally unfold, each with its unique energy.
My householder path
1. To become increasingly available to life by recognizing and releasing the conditioning that obscures my natural presence, love, creativity, and service. 2. My deepest nature expresses itself as loving presence, joyful engagement, and generous participation. Every practice I undertake is in service of removing whatever obscures those qualities. This is a proper, old fashioned… Continue reading My householder path
Reality.
Being here now means accepting reality as it is. In this micro-mini-millionth of a second. Everything else is just the mind. Likes and dislikes. Illusion of self. Have a nice Sunday!
Saying hello to the mind.
A small exercise to notice the inner voice—and to step beyond it into the present moment. The mind has many names and expressions, but here I will use the Sanskrit word manas. In the Charaka Samhita, “life” (ayu) is described as the ongoing combination of body (sharira), sense organs (indriya), mind (manas), and soul (atma).… Continue reading Saying hello to the mind.
Sutra 1.12 and then 1.13
Sutra 1.12 sutra 1.13. Here we go.Yoga Sutra 1.12 is part of the ancient Indian philosophical text known as the Yoga Sutras, attributed to the sage Patanjali. This particular sutra is written in Sanskrit and can be transliterated as follows: “Abhyasa vairagyabhyam tannirodhah.” Translated, it means: “The control of the mind is achieved through practice… Continue reading Sutra 1.12 and then 1.13
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
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
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.