Narrative can be a useful tool; it can help us see patterns, help us explore experience, help us forge connections. But it also has the power to overwhelm reality.
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Tag: InsideOut
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Using your illusion
We are constantly imagining the the world as other than it is. The question is whether we will use this imagination as a tool for growth, or an excuse to stay the same.
| +10 | Regular, Virabhadrasana II, Virabhadrasana 1 > Parsvottanasana, Parivrtta Parsvakonasana |
| +25 | Arhda Hanumanasana, Baddha Parsvakonasana > Baddha Trikonasana > Ganapati’s Trunk > Svarga Dvijasana, Navasana > Ardha Navasana |
| +40 | Adho Mukha Vrksasana, Eka Pada Rajakapotasana, Agnistambhasana |
| +55 | Setubandhasana, Urdhva Dhanurasana (Partners, Regular), Utthanasana (Partner) |
| +70 | Janu Sirsasana (Regular, Parivrtta), Omega, Dwi Pada Yogidandasana, Shavasana |
We each have our unique quality, but our human experience will always hold much in common.
| +10 | Anjaneyasana, Virabhadrasana I Lunge (with block under knee almost twist), Parivrtta Parsvakonasana |
| +25 | Parsvakonasana > Trikonasana, Ardha Vasisthasana (as psoas stretch), Navasana > Ardha Navasana, Eka Pada Bhujasana |
| +40 | Lunge (at wall), Adho Mukha Vrksasana, Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Block under knee, Turn toward knee) |
| +55 | Shalabhasana (Hands on hips individual legs), Setubandhasana (Asymmetrical block), Gomukhasana > Ardha Matseyandrasana |
| +70 | Janu Sirsasana, Omega, Dwi Pada Yogidandasana, Shavasana |
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Thinks like me
There’s no experience we’ve had that is so unique that it can’t be shared.
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The courage to be right
Being courageous in our convictions means keeping them even when we cannot reshape the world to reflect them.
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How to be wrong with conviction
There’s no virtue in being right, only in being free.
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It’s a thin line
Working at home presents you with the maximum amount of distraction. And yet it also provides you with the maximum opportunity for focus.
The yoga practice is like treading that balance all day, every day.
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No distractions
We are an ocean of experience–only our awareness feels like a tiny drop.
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Clear as the nose on your face
Letting ourselves be grounded in what is helps us avoid unhappiness: the artificial unhappiness when we imagine things are worse than they are, and the unhappiness when we imagine things are better than they are, and are disappointed.
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Learning to Crawl
We can choose how we view the world–at every moment, we must practice choosing over and over again. The good news is that this means we have a lot of opportunity to shift our habits.
| +10 | Three-part breath, Regular, Vrksasana > Virabhadrasana I, Parsvottanasana > Utthan Pristhana |
| +30 | Uttkatasana, Parivrtta Uttkatasana > Parivrtta Parsvakonasana, Hasta Padangusthasana I > Ardha Chandrasana > Parsvakonasana > Trikonasana |
| +50 | Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Backbend), Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Regular, Thigh Stretch), Setubandhasana (Urdhva Dhanurasana), Hanumanasana |
| +70 | Agnistambhasana, Ardha Gomukhasana, Supta Padangusthasana, Jathara Parivartanasana, Shavasana |