It's All Yoga with Jacqui

<p>In this episode we talk about letting go, contraction, expansion and Resistance</p>

<p>I met Green Tara on September 25th, 2006. In this episode, I share my journey into Buddhism and my "accidental" kundalini awakening. I'm happy I didn't choose to go Fall boot shopping that day!</p>

<p>More on renunciation!</p>

<p>We step away from the sutras for a moment to discuss The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron</p>

<p>We continue to explore practice and renunciation...</p>

<p>We continue to look at sutra 1.15 and the teachings of non attachment. Expectations breed resentments</p>

<p>Looking at non attachment in this episode and how it isn't about becoming flatlined in our life but about our relationship to what is. </p>

<p>Forgiveness, resentment, bitterness go together. If we hold on to the pain in a way that makes us unable to forgive, we shackle our own hearts. Bitterness blocks us from the awe and wonder of our own lives. What if...

<p>Patanjali speaks of practice as a means to stilling the mind. Consistent practice is the key.</p>

<p>We continue the exploration of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with the 4th and 5th mental modification; sleep and memory</p>

<p>Mental modifications as taught by Patanjali</p>

<p>February 17th marks the beginning of the Year of the Fire Horse. Let's get ready!!</p>

<p>Yoga sutra 1.5 states that there are five mental modifications</p>

<p>Sutra 1.3 teaches that when the mind is calm we dwell in our true nature; Sutra 1.4 shows us that when we identify with story (or objects) it gets murky</p>

<p>Yoga is the stilling of the patterns of consciousness so that we may cultivate an intimate relationship with the self.</p>