Way of Being: Yoga as a Transformative Art
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| Life is Sacred. Live it Wisely.
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| | Namaste ~ This month's Way of Being discusses A Steadfast Approach and Beauty in Truth. I hope your summer, like mine, is full of sweet amazement and simple pleasure. May this season of light behold you! ~ elaina, swami karikananda
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| Meditation | A Steadfast Approach
|  "Fearful as reality is, it is less fearful than evasions of reality. Look steadfastly into the slit, pinpointed malignant eyes of reality as an old-hand trainer dominates his wild beasts." ~ Caitlin Thomas
There are times when we may not feel aligned in our thoughts and actions. These are moments of opportunity to pause and ask ourselves - with courageous intent - can I be steadfast and endure the truth of my being? Being steadfast is being committed and disciplined enough to return again and again to the essence of one's being with conviction. [...] Read more>>> |
| Practice | Kriya ~ Breathing as a Daily Prayer
| Be the Breath...fluid and natural.
Inspiration
As you absorb the breath into your body, allow it reach the center of your being. From this place, deepen into a focused and self-assured commitment to your inner truth.
Expiration
As you release the breath outward, offer steadfast resolve and commitment, knowing and trusting in the outcome and its ultimate return to the essence of creativity at the center of your being - in truth.
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| Letter | | My Dear Friend, | As the days of summer pass, I continue to think a great deal about the nature of truth. As of late, I have been particularly fascinated by my fluctuating views of truth and how conditioning and my innate proclivities seem to shape what I believe is real and true in any given moment or circumstance. In contemplatio n, I return many times over to a truth that penetrates my mind from a place deep within my being. I often refer to this as my inner truth. There are times when I find myself discerning between the truth of my conditioned mind and voice of my inner truth in an attempt to understand and make meaning of the world around me.
A dear friend once asked me, "when is truth not good enough?". I thought it was a fascinating question. [...] Read more>>>
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