Unravel The Thread: Living the Yoga Sutra today

Body faster than the mind and independence of the senses. Is it possible to perceive beyond the senses? Can the body move faster than the mind? What would be the benefits of being able to master the creative principle of nature? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Are you familiar with the subtlest aspects of your senses? Culmination of pratyahara. Meditative integration focused on the senses at various levels. How in tune are you with your own perceptual systems and processes? What is the role of your senses in your life? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Beauty, grace and indestructibility The effects of mastering the elements. Side effects of the practice. What are the side effects of your practice? What happens when you act with enthusiasm, kindness and sincerity? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Ocho poderes extraordinarios, la perfección del cuerpo e inmunidad a los elementos ¿Cómo mides las resultados de tu práctica de yoga? ¿Hasta que punto tienes control sobre tu propio cuerpo? ¿Hasta que punto tienes control sobre los elementos naturales? ¿Cuál es tu relación con el orden cósmico? https://simple-yoga.org/es/filosofia-del-yoga/ Este es un fragmento del libro Desenreda el Hilo disponible en: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BFZ4K2P y Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/desenreda-el-hilo-rub-n-v-squez/1139926678 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What are the fundamental properties of all sensory phenomena? The five interrelated asplects of each element: physical, generic, subtle, inherent qualities and purpose. What is your own understanding of the Universe and its composition? What happens when you try to meditate on each one of the five elements? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What is your relationship with your body? What ways of being are still active? What happens when you focus your attention on the space around you? What do you notice? How far from your skin can you feel? https://simple-yoga.org/yoga-philosophy/explore/ This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What is the relationship between your body and space? What helps you feel lightness? Is there lightness in your intentions? Is there ligthness in your actions? Is there lightness in your interactions? What are all the dimensions that you can travel through? https://simple-yoga.org/yoga-philosophy/explore/ This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What is your relationship with silence? Is there some internal commentary that continually prevents you from having the direct experience of silence? What helps you to root yourself in silence? How do you sharpen your hearing? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

How do you digest your physical, mental and emotional sustenance and experiences? What is the feeling of radiance? How does it manifest in you? Are you familiar with your internal fire? Are you infusing life energy into all of your endeavors? How? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Is it possible to leave the body at will? How familiar are you with your vital energy and its subtle aspects? How does the feeling of lightness operate in your being? What thoughts and actions contribute to feeling light and buoyant? Where do the sensations of lightness arise? How do they travel? https://simple-yoga.org/ This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Would it be possible to release attachment to our body and to understand how our vital energy circulates throughout our body? Can you modulate your attachment to your physical body? Can you release this attachment while remaining appreciative of the miracle that your human body is? Can investigate experientially how your life energy flows through your own body? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What are your goals for your practice? What are you focusing your awareness and energy on? What parameters are you using to measure the effectiveness of your practice? Is your practice a way to build your self-importance, or a way to deepen your humanness? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Is the wisdom that makes all the processes of nature work within your reach? Will it be possible to strengthen your sensory perception? What are the deepest levels of subtlety? How to clarify the distinction between your individual consciousness and your pure consciousness in order to perceive the highest essence of all sensory experiences? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202 and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What happens when you contemplate the difference between essence and existence? What is the relationship between your essence and your experiences? What are your motivations? What are your expectations? How do you respond to the changing circumstances of the world around you? Can you focus your attention deeply and effortlessly (samyama) on the distinction between who you think you are and who you are? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Yoga Sutra 3.35 Samyama on the heart How are your mind and heart related? Do you tend to have your heart open? Do you tend to have an open mind? How do you know if there is a conflict between your mind and your heart? How do you solve it? Can you confirm your intuition with your mind and with your heart? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

How does your intuition manifest? Where does wisdom reside? Is it possible to receive wisdom effortlessly? How do you distinguish intuition from your preferences? What kinds of actions does your intuition guide you to? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Yoga Sutra 3.33 Samyama on the light in the crown of the head Is it possible that there are perfected beings (siddhas) who live in harmony with the rhythms of life? How does the space feel inside your head? What brings clarity to the space behind your forehead? Does the practice of each of the branches of yoga bring clarity and lightness (sattva) to all aspects of your being? Does that clarity result in smart and conscious decisions? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Yoga Sutra 3.32 Samyama on the Tortoise Channel Does the kurma nadi exist? Where can you feel it? What happens when you meditate on the turtle channel? What do you feel? Do you notice any effect? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Is it possible to control your hunger and thirst? What is your optimal level of hydration? What is your attitude toward the food available to you? What ideas guide your food choices? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What do you learn about your body when you meditate focused on your navel? What is your current level of sensitivity about your body? What is your center? How do you center yourself? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What can you observe from meditation on the polestar? What are the reference points you use for navigating your life? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What can you learn from meditating on the moon? Does the moon offer you information about other celestial bodies? What does the moon teach you about your own being and about your life? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What do you discover by meditating on the sushumna? What happens when you meditate on the Sun at the center of our solar system? Is it possible to learn about the Universe by focusing on the central channel of your body? What do you learn about your own being by developing your sensitivity about the central axis of your body? Is there a subtle connection between your heart and the crown of your head? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What happens when you focus your attention on the light of your awareness? Are you cultivating clarity and evenness in your practice and in your daily life? How do your emotions contribute to your participation in your life? Are you becoming more sensitive to subtle hints from the world around you? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Which archetype represents the qualities you want? Can I embody strength, goodness, intelligence, prosperity, compassion? What is significant and relevant enough to give it your attention, time and energy? Where is your strength? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Samyama, catalyst of qualities What happens when you focus fully on becoming an abode of friendliness (maitri)? What do you notice when you meditate on compassion (karuna) by sending wholehearted wishes for freedom from suffering and for the well-being of all living beings without exception or condition? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Would it be possible to know when we will die? To what extent are you aware of the connections between the events emerging in your daily life and your previous actions? Is it possible that you can gain insight on the repercussions of your current actions and interactions? What can you learn by meditating on your own eventual demise? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

To what extent do your actions generate more turbulence in the world? What are the footprints you are leaving with your thoughts, intentions, actions, and interactions? What are the sources of interference in your life? Is it possible for you to act without attracting attention? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Inner state of a person but not its cause. What do you learn when you focus on a person's gestures, actions, and behavior? Will it be possible to find ways to interact with others with compassion and awareness? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What do past impressions reveal to you? What are the effects of impressions left by previous events in your mind, body, attitude, emotions, intentions, choices, actions and interactions? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Are you clear on the differences between word, object and concept? Do some concepts , ideas and beliefs interferece with your ability to communicate clearly? When you listen, are you listening with an attentive and open mind and an open heart? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Integrative meditation on the three dimensions of change Is it possible that samyama reveals the past and future of the objects you meditate upon? What happens when you meditate on the changes of your own being? Where does time manifest in your own being? And where does timelessness manifest in you? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Are you aware of the sequence of the stages of manifestation? Are you witnessing reality without assumptions or expectations? What happens when you choose to focus on the perceptual characteristics of everything around you and within you? At what levels of your being (physical, physiological, conceptual and emotional) are there perceptible changes? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

The world is real and every object has an underlying essence. Does the essence of an object exist as a pure idea somewhere beyond physical reality? Or, is that essence purely physical? In that case, does the essence of something relate to its DNA? Or, does the essence of an object manifest as a result of the interaction between awareness and the natural world? If your ways of being change continually, who is noticing these changes? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Yoga Sutra 3.13 Changes in properties, characteristics and states Tuning into the changes in your senses, external world and inner life. Everything that exists, including you and your internal world, manifests along those three dimensions: properties, characteristics, and condition.Can you notice the changes in the characteristics of your physical body over time? Can you tell that your ideas and thoughts have changed? Are you aware of how your emotions change as well as why? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

The illusion of fragmentation disappears Can you start seeing everybody as your brother or sister? Can you relate to life as something you are deeply embedded in? Can you recognize that you are an individual manifestation of awareness in life? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Releasing internal commentary and identification with externalities Are you being with what is happening without placing conditions? What is the actual experience of awareness of your own perceptions? When you have less judgments and opinions, what is the quality of your participation in your own life? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Peaceful impressions contribute to expanding inner silence. Is being more aware of your tendencies motivating you to cultivate helpful tendencies? How are you cultivating greater peace in your outer and inner life? What are the effects of your practice, a tendency towards greater harmony or disharmony? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

A transformation of body, mind and senses. Gravitating towards personified consciousness. Do you notice a change in your attitude, mood, distraction, and inner environment? Do you complain more or less than before? Are you more willing to participate in all aspects of your life with kindness and compassion? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Gradual process toward clarity still lingering traces of separateness preventing the practitioner from fully embodying pure awareness. As you cultivate spaciousness, stillness, and silence within, can you soften your grip on anything and everything? Would it be possible to relinquish ownership of your beliefs? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Yoga Sutra 3.6 Step by step Samyama is a gradual distillation of attention from a dense object to increasing levels of subtlety. There are no shortcuts in yoga. Is your sensitivity growing? Are your knowledge and intuition growing? Do you feel like you get subtle suggestions during the day? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Practicing yoga helps you recognize insight by distinguishing it from your opinions. As you become more practiced in connecting to your inner spaciousness, stillness, and silence, what do you discover? How is your yoga practice fostering your receptivity? How does insight manifest in you? https://simple-yoga.org/ You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Natural progression from concentration to meditation and then to deep integration samadhi. When you let go of your opinions, beliefs and preferences, do you find it easier to remain in a meditative state? How do your actions reflect your connection to your deep inner serenity? If you practice regularly, does clarity become more familiar and accessible? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Yoga Sutra 3.3 Samadhi - integration Becoming a receptacle for wholeness The deep integration of samadhi is not a static state but a dynamic and wholehearted participation in the endless interaction between life and awareness. What contributes to deepening your inner silence and stillness? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Keep honing the ability to direct your attention internally to feel and witness the richness of your inner universe. It is important not to confuse practice with the resulting experience. https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

What is important enough to deserve your attention? Have you noticed how focusing mostly on temporary experiences and goals often results in riding an emotional rollercoaster from success to defeat, from dissatisfaction to feeling accomplished? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Definitions of yoga include: supernatural means, charm, enchantment, and magical art; and the definition of a yoga practitioner, a yogi or a yogini, includes a magician, a conjurer, and someone who possesses superhuman powers. Is it possible that the practice of yoga confers extraordinary powers? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Yogic action [2.1-2.2] Afflictions [2.3-2.11] Effects [2.12-2.14] Suffering [2.15-2.17] Awareness and experiences [2.18-2.22] Discernment [2.23-2.27] The limbs of yoga [2.28-2.55] https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Yoga Sutra 2.55 Senses under control Putting your senses at the service of the highest goal. Is your awareness at the service of your senses or are your senses at the services of your awareness? Can you articulate your senses to support your single pointed focus? Are your senses helping you participate consciously in your life? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe

Charge your senses with the power of awareness. Curiosity about the myriad sensations making up your inner life provides the motivation and drive to embark on this inward journey. Where do these subtler experiences lead you? https://simple-yoga.org You can get your copy of the book Unravel the Thread at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simpleyoga.substack.com/subscribe