Yin Yoga Meditation

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A Unique Approach to Meditation Meditation is one of my favorite things. Yoga, sitting cross-legged while doing various mental exercises, running, teaching yoga, and performing other focused exercises are examples of what I define as meditation. Anything where there is focus and concentration. Yin yoga has become more and more prevalent in my own practice, … Read more

The Wanderer, Part 21

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This story is part of a series, this is the twenty-first part. You can read the first story here: The Wanderer, Part 1 and the most recent story here: The Wanderer, Part 20 Tas woke with a shake, not sure where he was. He panicked immediately, remember the night before. He twisted to his left and hit his … Read more

Idealization in the Psyche

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A core function of the human mind is dreaming, or imagining events that haven’t actually taken place. This can occur while sleeping, while bored during the day, while exercising, pretty much any time when your attention is free, this is possible for the mind. If you are intensely focused on something, for instance your breath, then the … Read more

Letting Ego Go

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The ego is a concept used to describe consciousness, made famous by Sigmund Freud and used consistently in religion to talk about the principles of “reality” and the functioning of the mind. The ego is an illusion, ultimately it does not exist outside of your own head. There are three primary reasons for the existence … Read more

The Wanderer, Part 13

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This story can be read alone, or as the 13th story of the wanderer series. Please see the first story here: The Wanderer, Part 1 or the latest story here: The Wanderer, Part 12 The sky was very dark and hazy, at first Tas was just walking along a lonely road, but he could recognize it. He … Read more

Krishna | कृष्ण

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Krishna is one of the most celebrated and loved gods in the Hindu pantheon and is generally recognized as an avatar of lord Vishnu, one of the trimurti. Krishna is a god of love, sometimes depicted as a god-child playing a flute, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero, or as the supreme being … Read more

Chemicals in Yoga

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Everything is chemical. It is the basis of all matter in the universe. It is easy to think of some chemicals as good and some as bad, but this is really a silly way to look at it, because most chemicals are useful in one form or fashion. Some interact poorly with the chemical composition … Read more