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Modern Yoga sees the body as a barrier to enlightenment, messy, full of desires and impulses that need to be cleansed from the system. Postural yoga (or Asana) is one step in the 8-Limb Path – a technology to prepare the body for more subtle practices, like breathwork and meditation.

But Asana can also be seen as a tool for embodiment – full stop. Tantric tradition calls the body Divine. Embodiment becomes the very path to what we’re seeking.

What if our time on the mat was not time to strive up and away from our mundanity, our humanity, but to show up with more presence to exactly what is showing up in this very moment, however messy?

#YogaPractice #YogaTeacher #Mindfulness #SelfInquiry #YogaInspiration

Modern Yoga sees the body as a barrier to enlightenment, messy, full of desires and impulses that need to be cleansed from the system. Postural yoga (or Asana) is one step in the 8-Limb Path – a technology to prepare the body for more subtle practices, like breathwork and meditation.

But Asana can also be seen as a tool for embodiment – full stop. Tantric tradition calls the body Divine. Embodiment becomes the very path to what we’re seeking.

What if our time on the mat was not time to strive up and away from our mundanity, our humanity, but to show up with more presence to exactly what is showing up in this very moment, however messy?

#YogaPractice #YogaTeacher #Mindfulness #SelfInquiry #YogaInspiration

In yoga, I believe doing “the work” should be both an external and internal process. It isn’t a renunciate path, and we need to be in the world, engaging, and connecting and impacting those around us. But! If we leave all of the internal work at the door, we can miss some glaring red flags 🚩 it’s a both AND path, my friends. 💗🙏🏾 And I’m glad we’re attempting to balance together.

#EpsteinFiles #YogaPractice #YogaInspiration #YogaDaily

In yoga, I believe doing “the work” should be both an external and internal process. It isn’t a renunciate path, and we need to be in the world, engaging, and connecting and impacting those around us. But! If we leave all of the internal work at the door, we can miss some glaring red flags 🚩 it’s a both AND path, my friends. 💗🙏🏾 And I’m glad we’re attempting to balance together.

#EpsteinFiles #YogaPractice #YogaInspiration #YogaDaily

Don’t let anyone else’s limited thinking keep you from what is FOR YOU. We all have a dharma — a specific function and series of purposes in this life that are tailor made for us, within this larger collective work that we are doing.

This is yours to cultivate and carry out. And just because it didn’t work for someone else does not mean it won’t work for you. Perhaps they were out of alignment, moving toward some goal they THOUGHT was for them, but ultimately wasn’t their dharma. It doesn’t mean it’s not yours.

Protect your dreams. Don’t absorb everyone’s ideologies. And keep doing you! 💗

#YogaPractice #YogaTeacher #Yoga #PhillyYoga #YogaPhilosophy

Don’t let anyone else’s limited thinking keep you from what is FOR YOU. We all have a dharma — a specific function and series of purposes in this life that are tailor made for us, within this larger collective work that we are doing.

This is yours to cultivate and carry out. And just because it didn’t work for someone else does not mean it won’t work for you. Perhaps they were out of alignment, moving toward some goal they THOUGHT was for them, but ultimately wasn’t their dharma. It doesn’t mean it’s not yours.

Protect your dreams. Don’t absorb everyone’s ideologies. And keep doing you! 💗

#YogaPractice #YogaTeacher #Yoga #PhillyYoga #YogaPhilosophy

Love that yoga teachers in the West are starting to talk about the eight limb path (Ashtanga) yoga more, trying to tie asana to its broader context. Asana IS just one part of the path of Raja yoga and not a very big part of it, either. There are only 3 sutras dedicated to the practice of Asana in the yoga sutras and they are about how we come into a comfortable seat to prepare for meditation.

But even beyond the scope of Raja Yoga there exists Bhakti - the path of devotion. Jñāna - the path of knowledge, and Karma yoga - the path of action.

If you’ve been practicing for any length of time, I’m sure thee are ways you’ve incorporated these paths without even knowing it, or been initiated into one or the other without the awareness of what was happening. So, let’s talk about the other paths of yoga and how they can aid us in finding greater liberation!

Did you know about these paths? Have you ever practiced them?

#YogaPractice #Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaPhilosophy #yogaoffthemat

Love that yoga teachers in the West are starting to talk about the eight limb path (Ashtanga) yoga more, trying to tie asana to its broader context. Asana IS just one part of the path of Raja yoga and not a very big part of it, either. There are only 3 sutras dedicated to the practice of Asana in the yoga sutras and they are about how we come into a comfortable seat to prepare for meditation.

But even beyond the scope of Raja Yoga there exists Bhakti - the path of devotion. Jñāna - the path of knowledge, and Karma yoga - the path of action.

If you’ve been practicing for any length of time, I’m sure thee are ways you’ve incorporated these paths without even knowing it, or been initiated into one or the other without the awareness of what was happening. So, let’s talk about the other paths of yoga and how they can aid us in finding greater liberation!

Did you know about these paths? Have you ever practiced them?

#YogaPractice #Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaPhilosophy #yogaoffthemat

This is a time of New Years’ Resolutions. But do you ever find yourself, two, three months into the year going back on those promises you made? Sometimes it seems these are the hardest commitments to keep.

Join me at @studio34philly on January 4th for a workshop to help you stay consistent with your daily goals. The most important promises are the ones we make to ourselves! 💪🏾

Click the link in my bio to sign up. Sliding scale pricing. 2026 let’s get it!

#YogaPractice #Yoga #Mindfulness #2026 #NewYears #YogaPhilosophy #NewYearsResolutions #YogaPhilly #NewYearsEve #newyearnewgoals

This is a time of New Years’ Resolutions. But do you ever find yourself, two, three months into the year going back on those promises you made? Sometimes it seems these are the hardest commitments to keep.

Join me at @studio34philly on January 4th for a workshop to help you stay consistent with your daily goals. The most important promises are the ones we make to ourselves! 💪🏾

Click the link in my bio to sign up. Sliding scale pricing. 2026 let’s get it!

#YogaPractice #Yoga #Mindfulness #2026 #NewYears #YogaPhilosophy #NewYearsResolutions #YogaPhilly #NewYearsEve #newyearnewgoals

Join me @studio34philly on Friday, November 14th for a workshop on managing busyness, maintaining boundaries, and preventing burnout. In this time when so much is happening that’s outside of our control, we must learn how to keep from crashing due to overwhelm. We must learn how to continue our work without crumbling from constant activation in our nervous system. Come and learn a combination of yogic principles and practices that can help you maintain equilibrium in the midst of chaos. Come Take A Breath with me! #yoga #yogapractice #mindfulness #yogateacher #phillyyoga #westphilly #studio34

Join me @studio34philly on Friday, November 14th for a workshop on managing busyness, maintaining boundaries, and preventing burnout. In this time when so much is happening that’s outside of our control, we must learn how to keep from crashing due to overwhelm. We must learn how to continue our work without crumbling from constant activation in our nervous system. Come and learn a combination of yogic principles and practices that can help you maintain equilibrium in the midst of chaos. Come Take A Breath with me! #yoga #yogapractice #mindfulness #yogateacher #phillyyoga #westphilly #studio34

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