The concept of the “Jivan Mhukta” describes a state of no-otherness. The Jivan Mhukta is a liberated being who lives soulfully on earth, engaged in the realm of human realities. They are here, now. There is no need to escape from life, because life becomes an experience of presence, curiosity, and harmony.
For the Jivan Mhukta, yoga is freedom.
Tag: Intention
Yoga Focus: Taking Stock
8 November, 2015 This week marks the Indian holiday of Diwali, which is generally known as the Indian Festival Of Lights. Yet, it signifies so much more. Most markedly, the 5-day festival celebrates the triumph of Light over Darkness by recalling the many battles won by virtuous warriors over evil demons. On a social level,…
ATONEMENT
“We cast into the depths of the sea Our sins, and failures, and regrets. Reflections of our imperfect selves Flow away. What can we bear, With what can we part? We upturn the darkness, Bring what is buried to light. What hurts still lodge, What wounds have yet to heal? We empty our hands, Release…
Sankalpa: The Space Between
The New Year approaches. Perhaps you are considering your resolutions for 2013. Consider this: Your past. Your experience. Your mistakes. Your embarrassments. Your outright failings. Your fulfilling moments. Your accomplishments. Your successes. Your triumphs. Your foundation for setting New Year’s Resolutions. Personally, I cannot look ahead to future goals without deeply (deeply) reflecting on my…
Ahimsa Now: 100 Days of Intention
* * * In a recent blog entry, I mentioned “Ahimsa Now” – my idea for a non-profit organization whose mission is to use yoga and related practices to address emotional pain and increase inner peace in at-risk youth and those that serve them, consequently decreasing violence in at-risk communities. When I called my friend…
Back to Basics: Real Yoga Doesn’t Hurt
OK, I confess. I’ve created a sensational title for a simple blog about our January class focus, “Back to Basics.” “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body” was the sensational headline for a recent New York Times article (link below) that tells a simple story. That headline – and the article’s content – generated more media…
Growing Pangs
“PANG: A sudden, sharp feeling.” Last night I shut the door on The Past. I had a sudden, sharp feeling that it was time. So I shut that door and I shut it hard. The Past might have gotten a shoelace caught while trying to jam its stubborn little foot in the way. And one…
The Happy Heart Project: 100 Days!
“Whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery.” – Anne Frank My whole body is vibrating. Just now, I lit my 100th stick of “Happy Heart” incense and repeated the words I’ve said each morning since August 28th – “My intention today is to…
The Happy Heart Project: The Halfway Mark
“Hey, I’m trying to hard to see the light, to see the light – to see it burn thru.” – Abigail Washburn When it comes to maintaining and manifesting an intention over 100 days – and that intention is to overcome a nagging internal darkness and move deliberately toward joy – it is imperative to…
The Happy Heart Project: Days 1-31
I’ve read that we replace 1% of our cells daily. Every 100 days we have a new body. What that new body consists of is the food we eat, air we breathe, water we drink, exercise we take and thoughts we think. – A friend Three-plus boxes of incense and 31 days ago, I launched…
The Urban Yoga Den 