Stress can be induced by an infinite and diverse array of events and life situations. Standing in the waterfall pool with fishes nibbling at my heels and toes and ankles felt stomach-curdlingly weird. Three brown and white speckle-colour fishes had reconnoitred around my feet. Having decided it was safe, they moved in and started to…
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Notes from India – River to Sea Meditation Experience
We were on our early morning silent walking meditation and had walked to the far end of the beach where an actual river flows into the Arabian Sea. I verbally walked each retreat participant through the River into the Sea meditation and left them to decide where they physically wanted to be to do the…
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Day 21: Different Colours – 21 Days of Sutras to Heal Your Soul
Day 21 of 21 Days of Sutras to Heal Your Soul This has been a short visit to some of the Sutras of Patanjali. Thank you for joining me on this 21-day journey. The intention has been to provide more insights into the science of yoga. In sutras 1:2, Patanjali wrote: “Yogas chitta vritti norodah”…
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Day 20: How Withdrawing the Senses Stills the Mind – 21 Days of Sutras to Heal the Soul
Day 20 Sutras 2:54 When the senses withdraw themselves from [and disregard] the objects around them and imitate, as it were, the nature of the mind stuff, this is pratyahara. Pratyahara is the 5th limb of yoga and involves restraining the five senses. When the senses are focused outside, they constantly transfer messages to the…
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