True Yoga: Practicing With the Yoga Sutras for Happiness & Spiritual Fulfillment

Rumi, the thirteenth-century Sufi poet and mystic who often wrote about the spiritual journey, said that silence is the language of God. Truth is found in silence. Inspiration, understanding, rest, renewal, healing, and peace all emanate from silence. The ability to transcend whatever keeps us blocked or limited is found in silence through the stil

Additionally, this Sutra indicates that true fulfillment and prosperity are impossible if we take more than we give on a regular basis.

Forward-bending postures open the back, enhance elimination and digestion, and calm the nervous system. Asymmetric or lateral bending postures address unevenness in the body and tightness in the back, shoulders, and pelvic girdle. Twists liberate tension in the spine and release vital energy. They assist digestion and metabolism. Inversions strengt

By disconnecting from the constant pull of the senses, we develop subtle perception that utilizes the sixth sense of intuition, being able to see or feel things before they have occurred or as they are occurring elsewhere. This inner guidance system helps us with decisions, without lengthy external study or information gathering.

Other people’s reactions to us will be our gauge. Those who know us help us see our blind spots more clearly.

Dharana is concentration or focus. It is training the mind to the single-pointed attention needed for meditation.

The purpose of right action (Tapas) is to keep us on the pathway toward true happiness rather than allowing ourselves to be pulled impulsively toward short-lived pleasures. Finding our balance through sincere effort, physically and mentally, this Sutra assures us that we will awaken an inspired consciousness and find joy in sharing our unique gifts

Our biography lives in our biology. The physical body registers emotional experiences.

Whereas thought only gives us an indirect perception of truth, intuition gives us the experience of truth from within.