Cobra-Yoga: The Integrated Householder Path
I do not want enlightenment as an extraordinary state. Let us live it woven into a vibrant, creative, loving life.
The aim is to cultivate the ability to meet reality exactly as it is, wholeheartedly, and to respond with love, clarity and one-pointed action.
Practice whilst participating in life.
I see a spiritual path as a way of true freedom. Look at it this way: the word samsara translates conditional living. In the ashtanga opening invocation chant, this is described as a poisoned herb. That does not sound good, right? If our spirituality depends on a condition – quiet, peaceful solitude, for example, then it is conditional. I feel that one should be aiming for unconditional, constant, spontaneous practice. In my case, springing from the hustle and bustle of life as a dad, leader, husband, friend and creative person.
Everything becomes practice and training.
- Vinyasa trains the body.
- Prāṇāyāma trains the nervous system.
- Meditation trains attention.
- The Sutras train understanding.
- The Gita trains action.
- Family trains love.
- Work trains service.
- Creativity trains participation.
- Ordinary life trains all of them at once.
Practical approach, practical tools.
To practice in all situations in life, we need to have a framework that can be applied in all situations. I started collecting the tools together for this back in 2024.