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Loving, Liking, and Bhramacharya
Today, and perhaps always, there is so much confusion between liking and loving, desiring and choosing. Framing our relationships in light of energy is clarifying— a kind of guilty free morality that uplifts and inspires.
megna paula
Feb 14, 20214 min read


Karma
This is the law of Karma: everything is action and reaction.
megna paula
Feb 13, 20213 min read


Asana: guides and gravity
When breath leads movement, and the mind rests in the body, we are in a physical flow state. This is practical energy work. The movement of breath is the movement of prana; the mind is still as it directs the breath and watches the effects manifest in the body as freedom in muscles and joints, renewed tone in organs and the supporting structures of the spine.
megna paula
Feb 12, 20214 min read


faq: I learned all the poses now what?
short answer: actually no one has ever said this to me so here is the long answer! Asana is a pose, which is to say, a place of repose....
megna paula
Feb 11, 20213 min read


Asana in context of Yoga Philosophy
To master yoga asana, we begin by excelling at the art of practice. There is more than just the showing up and showing off— the way in which we practice, the method itself, is the scene of evolution.
megna paula
Feb 10, 20213 min read


faq: should I wake up early for yoga or sleep in?
short answer : go to bed at the right time, then wake up for practice, of course! But if you're up late, wake up early anyway. Yoga will...
megna paula
Feb 8, 20213 min read


faq: do I need to meditate?
Short answer : yes, but do it your own way! Long answer : meditation is stillness of the mind. When do we need still points? When we need...
megna paula
Feb 7, 20212 min read


thinking about thinking
Why were ancient ascetics inventing and pursuing yoga? Not to unveil six packs but to unveil reality— the direct perception hidden by the...
megna paula
Feb 6, 20215 min read


Undoings: creating inner freedom
The human being is a creative interplay of energies. Each of us needs a unique balance of inner structure to guide our highest potential...
megna paula
Feb 4, 20213 min read


Space, time, and how to feel powerful
What is space-time, why do we feel like we never have enough of it, and how do we happily work what we have? When we feel the optimal...
megna paula
Feb 2, 20213 min read


Good vibes: what they are, and how to make them
When we feel good energy, seek good energy, experience the flush of a quick run, long yoga session, new love, deep sleep and feel the...
megna paula
Feb 1, 20213 min read


Sitting, Breathing, and Kundalini rising.
The largest force field we experience is gravity. Like change, it is our constant, invisible and ever present, so definitive that we...
megna paula
Jan 31, 20215 min read


Pranayama
There are few structures I can speak of with the love that I have for the diaphragm; no action I love more than the breath in, the primary action of life.
megna paula
Jan 28, 20214 min read


Attention.
The inner limb begins with attention.
megna paula
Jan 26, 20213 min read


Inner limbs
As our practice state deepens, so does our non-practice state: we naturally feel flow, inner stillness, and energetic currents off the...
megna paula
Jan 24, 20212 min read


Flow State.
What happens deep in a practice state?
megna paula
Jan 23, 20213 min read


faq: What should I eat?
Short answer: Eat what inspires you! No rules— just freedom to be your best. Long answer: Just the way we are cognizant of our actions...
megna paula
Jan 22, 20212 min read


faq: what do I do with all my feelings?
Short answer: Enjoy them! Really feeling your feelings is the best reminder of how beautifully intense life can be. Long Answer: We’ve...
megna paula
Jan 20, 20213 min read


faq: is yoga addictive?
Short answer: you bet it is. Long answer: The yoga high is real. And it may be responsible for the fact that human beings have been...
megna paula
Jan 18, 20211 min read


faq: should I practice on my cycle?
The short answer is… yes! Always do what you feel will elevate your mind-body health. But that is my rebel’s response :) I was taught...
megna paula
Jan 16, 20215 min read
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