Dhyana is the state of stillness or meditation in which consciousness flows continuously inward rather than outward.

Sad but true, humans rarely leave their comfort zone unless shaken from it.

Our enthusiasm is the fire that burns away any blocks within, such as fear or doubt.

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

Niyamas are observances that help us evolve toward harmonious existence within ourselves and with the world, integrating our inner and outer experience.

Our lasting happiness is measurable by the sustained inner peace we feel and our ability to remain grateful and even-minded regardless of external circumstances. Then we are true yogis.

Yamas are moral qualities that are necessary for connection to our Soul nature.

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

By eliminating clutter in both our outer environment and in the inner landscape of thought, we refine our lives. As we relinquish attachment to the stuff that accumulates physically and mentally, we become free. Inertia, lethargy, doubts, mental fatigue, and distraction are replaced by understanding, focus, confidence, positivity, and patience.