You’ve scheduled a wellness retreat and you can’t wait to escape for a bit from the daily grind. But what if there were a way to get more bang for your buck with these wellness retreat preparation tips? Before the Retreat First, begin to mentally prepare for change, growth and learning. You are going to…
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The final limb of the eight limbs of yoga:Samadhi: Bliss All roads of the eight limbs lead to this point, the bliss state. Where pure joy and happiness and connection to the Divine happen. Where the ego is left behind with all of its ignorance (avidya) and we are aware of our True nature. The…
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Dhyana: Meditation Nearing the end of posts on the eight limbs of yoga we wind down to stillness. In previous posts I’ve discussed the plethora of health benefits from a regular meditation practice and some ideas on how to start meditating. Unfortunately in many yoga classes you’ll take today in the West you won’t find…
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Dharana: Concentration How many of us spend our days multi-tasking, our minds on literally 100 things at once? Guilty. How many of us spend our days worrying about the future or the past while we sit here in the present not being mindful of the task at hand? Guilty. Dharana is one of the 8…
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