by Alison | Apr 10, 2025 | Yoga Sutras
Suffering is Optional To Klesha is To Human The Five kleshas (Yoga Sutra 2.3) are mental afflictions or obstacles that cloud the lens through which we are currently viewing a situation, person, or thing, and keep us stuck in cycles of suffering. We are all born with...
by Alison | Mar 19, 2025 | Meditation, Yoga Sutras
Rapidfire Research on Meditation MAKING THE CASE FOR THIS DEVASTATINGLY SIMPLE, TOTALLY ACHIEVABLE, MODERN YET ANCIENT MENTAL/HEART/NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH PRACTICE Alright, so research is super boring to many of us in jobs without goggles and white lab coats… But...
by Alison | Mar 17, 2025 | Yoga Sutras
Asmita: The Ego That Thinks It’s the Star of the Show Suffering is Optional Series: Ego Asmita causes us to view the world through the lens of our own desires, biases, and experiences. It makes us overly attached to our identity and role in life, which prevents...
by Alison | Mar 14, 2025 | Yoga Sutras
Avidya: Because Who Doesn’t Love a Good Delusion? Suffering is Optional Series: Avidya The Five kleshas (Yoga Sutra 2.3) are mental afflictions or obstacles that cloud the lens through which we are currently viewing a situation, person, or thing, and keep us stuck in...
by Alison | Mar 4, 2025 | Meditation, Yoga Sutras
Practicing Perspective for Chronic Stress: Cortisol and Dumpster Fires TURNS OUT, THE ADRENAL GLANDS ARE JUST THE MIDDLEMAN Perspectives are not only seen with the eye, they are also held in the mind; they’re often deeply rooted beliefs. So practicing perspective is...
by Alison | Jan 4, 2025 | Yoga Sutras
Yoga as Lifestyle Medicine A Fundamental Antidote To Chronic Stress If you’ve made it this far into my blog, you have a basic understanding that yoga is not simply about standing on your head, or that it even requires a yoga mat. And hopefully you also have...
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