Unravel The Thread: Living the Yoga Sutra today

Body faster than the mind and independence of the senses. Is it possible to perceive beyond the senses? Can the body move faster than the mind? What would be the benefits of being able to master the creative principle of nature? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble  https://www.bar...

Are you familiar with the subtlest aspects of your senses? Culmination of pratyahara. Meditative integration focused on the senses at various levels. How in tune are you with your own perceptual systems and processes? What is the role of your senses in your life?    https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/173764820...

Beauty, grace and indestructibility The effects of mastering the elements. Side effects of the practice. What are the side effects of your practice? What happens when you act with enthusiasm, kindness and sincerity? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble  https://www.barnesandnoble.c...

Ocho poderes extraordinarios, la perfección del cuerpo e inmunidad a los elementos ¿Cómo mides las resultados de tu práctica de yoga? ¿Hasta que punto tienes control sobre tu propio cuerpo? ¿Hasta que punto tienes control sobre los elementos naturales? ¿Cuál es tu relación con el orden cósmico?  https://simple-yoga.org/es/filosofia-del-yoga/ Este es un fragmento del libro Desenreda el Hilo disponi...

What are the fundamental properties of all sensory phenomena? The five interrelated asplects of each element: physical, generic, subtle, inherent qualities and purpose. What is your own understanding of the Universe and its composition? What happens when you try to meditate on each one of the five elements?  https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: ...

What is your relationship with your body? What ways of being are still active? What happens when you focus your attention on the space around you?  What do you notice? How far from your skin can you feel? https://simple-yoga.org/yoga-philosophy/explore/ This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble  https://www.ba...

What is the relationship between your body and space? What helps you feel lightness? Is there lightness in your intentions? Is there ligthness in your actions? Is there lightness in your interactions? What are all the dimensions that you can travel through?   https://simple-yoga.org/yoga-philosophy/explore/ This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazo...

What is your relationship with silence? Is there some internal commentary that continually prevents you from having the direct experience of silence? What helps you to root yourself in silence? How do you sharpen your hearing?  https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble  https://www.barn...

How do you digest your physical, mental and emotional sustenance and experiences? What is the feeling of radiance? How does it manifest in you? Are you familiar with your internal fire? Are you infusing life energy into all of your endeavors? How? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Nob...

Is it possible to leave the body at will? How familiar are you with your vital energy and its subtle aspects? How does the feeling of lightness operate in your being?    What thoughts and actions contribute to feeling light and buoyant?   Where do the sensations of lightness arise?   How do they travel?   https://simple-yoga.org/ This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  A...

Would it be possible to release attachment to our body and to understand how our vital energy circulates throughout our body? Can you modulate your attachment to your physical body?   Can you release this attachment while remaining appreciative of the miracle that your human body is? Can investigate experientially how your life energy flows through your own body? https://simple-yoga.org This is an...

What are your goals for your practice?    What are you focusing your awareness and energy on?   What parameters are you using to measure the effectiveness of your practice?   Is your practice a way to build your self-importance, or a way to deepen your humanness?    https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/173764820...

Is the wisdom that makes all the processes of nature work within your reach? Will it be possible to strengthen your sensory perception? What are the deepest levels of subtlety? How to clarify the distinction between your individual consciousness and your pure consciousness in order to perceive the highest essence of all sensory experiences?  https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book...

What happens when you contemplate the difference between essence and existence? What is the relationship between your essence and your experiences? What are your motivations? What are your expectations? How do you respond to the changing circumstances of the world around you? Can you focus your attention deeply and effortlessly (samyama) on the distinction between who you think you are and who you...

Yoga Sutra 3.35 Samyama on the heart How are your mind and heart related? Do you tend to have your heart open? Do you tend to have an open mind? How do you know if there is a conflict between your mind and your heart? How do you solve it? Can you confirm your intuition with your mind and with your heart? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Ama...

How does your intuition manifest? Where does wisdom reside? Is it possible to receive wisdom effortlessly? How do you distinguish intuition from your preferences? What kinds of actions does your intuition guide you to? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble  https://www.barnesandnobl...

Yoga Sutra 3.33 Samyama on the light in the crown of the head Is it possible that there are perfected beings (siddhas) who live in harmony with the rhythms of life? How does the space feel inside your head? What brings clarity to the space behind your forehead? Does the practice of each of the branches of yoga bring clarity and lightness (sattva) to all aspects of your being? Does that clarity res...

Yoga Sutra 3.32 Samyama on the Tortoise  Channel Does the kurma nadi exist? Where can you feel it? What happens when you meditate on the turtle channel? What do you feel? Do you notice any effect? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-th...

Is it possible to control your hunger and thirst? What is your optimal level of hydration? What is your attitude toward the food available to you? What ideas guide your food choices? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-s...

What do you learn about your body when you meditate focused on your navel? What is your current level of sensitivity about your body? What is your center? How do you center yourself? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-s...

What can you observe from meditation on the polestar? What are the reference points you use for navigating your life? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discus...

What can you learn from meditating on the moon? Does the moon offer you information about other celestial bodies? What does the moon teach you about your own being and about your life? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v...

What do you discover by meditating on the sushumna? What happens when you meditate on the Sun at the center of our solar system? Is it possible to learn about the Universe by focusing on the central channel of your body? What do you learn about your own being by developing your sensitivity about the central axis of your body? Is there a subtle connection between your heart and the crown of your he...

What happens when you focus your attention on the light of your awareness? Are you cultivating clarity and evenness in your practice and in your daily life? How do your emotions contribute to your participation in your life? Are you becoming more sensitive to subtle hints from the world around you? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon ht...

Which archetype represents the qualities you want? Can I embody strength, goodness, intelligence, prosperity, compassion? What is significant and relevant enough to give it your attention, time and energy? Where is your strength?   https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at:  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble  https://www....