Liberation is not a place; it does not exist in the heavens, the earth or the spirit-world. Freedom has no space, no time, no location; it can only exist in the now, in the present moment. Moksha (liberation, freedom) is the state of non-ego, where the “me” vanishes and one stands free from all desires, actions and consequences in a total state of oneness.

We are bound to this material world through attachment, desire, and the inability to see or experience the oneness of all life. Maya (illusion) is both the psychological separation between ego and the universe and the psychological filter that colors all of our experience. Maya is our memories, conceptions, judgments, and biases that present a distorted sense of reality. These impressions of past experiences become superimposed or projected on current experiences creating a false reality. Maya reinforces the ego, strengthens attachment, and defines our individual “story” that defines who we are and our relationship to the external world.

To achive moksha, maya must be cast off, anava (ego) must be dissolved, and both our attachments to pleasure and our aversions to discomfort must be severed. Moksha arises spontaneously when we become completely absorbed in the sensation of an experience without thought. This “taste” of total absorption is common yet fleeting. Through the practice of yoga, we seek to create the tools to consciously and willfully "pierce the veil" of maya and see the transcendent nature of reality. These tools include selfless work (karma yoga), self-dissolving love (bhakti yoga), absolute discernment (jnana yoga), and meditative immersion (raja yoga).

The most fundamental tool yoga gives us to create moksha is conscious awareness. Through the use of awareness we can slowly begin to see our projections, desires, attachments and judgments for what they are. Once these distorting factors become conscious, they are able to dissolve and unblock the way to a direct experience of reality. When we become liberated from the illusionary world of maya we are able to be in Yoga: the union of the inner self (Atman) with the oneness of all life (Brahman).

Yoga Theory

Definitions of Yoga
Philosophy of Yoga
4 paths of Yoga
Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Wisdom
Bhakti Yoga: the Yoga of Devotion
8 Limbs of Yoga
(Ashtanga or Raja Yoga)
The Vedas
The 13 Obstacles of Yoga
Unlocking the Mystery of Om
The Power of Mantra
Focusing on a Drishti
The Power of Shakti
Mudras
Moksha and Maya
The 3 Gunas of Nature
The Inward Journey Through the Koshas
The Law of Karma
The Cause of Suffering: The Kleshas
Tantra Yoga Demystified
The Mysterious Kundalini
Tapas - Yogic Will Power

Yoga Practice

Jalandhara Bandha, the Chin or Throat Lock
Uddiyana Bandha, the Abdominal Lock
The Power of Visualization in Asana
Creating Inner Focus with Pratyahara
Breathing in Asana
Letting Go of Attachment
Yogic Secrets to Holiday Bliss

Yoga Therapy

How Yoga Heals
Yoga for Heart Health
Yoga for Tendonitis
Yoga for Osteoporosis
Yoga Therapy for Eating Disorders
Yoga Therapy for Diabetes (Type II)
Yoga Therapy for Scoliosis
Yoga Therapy for Back Pain
Yoga for Menopause
Yoga Therapy for Spinal Stenosis
Yoga for Weight Loss
Emotional Release through Yoga

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