by Ayako DeRuby | Mar 31, 2023 | Blog
I get asked quite often about energy blockages. We talk about releasing blockages, letting go of blockages, but what are energy blockages? And how can yoga and meditation help release them? WHAT ARE ENERGY BLOCKAGES? We all know that saying: what we resist persists....
by Ayako DeRuby | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog
Sutra 1.8 – viparyayah mithyajñânam atadrüpa pratistham In this sutra, Patanjali explains to us that our perception is not fact and that it can lead us to misperception. For December’s Sutra of the month, we will look at the following: 1. Translation of...
by Ayako DeRuby | Oct 30, 2022 | Blog
Sutra 1.7 – pratyakṣa-anumāna-āgamāḥ pramāṇāni In the sutras 1.7- 1.11, each of the activities (correct knowledge, misperception , imagination, dreamless sleep, & memory) are defined. Here, in 𝗦𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝟭.𝟳, Patanjali defines what is correct knowledge. For...
by Ayako DeRuby | Sep 30, 2022 | Blog
Sutra 1.6 – pramāṇa viparyaya vikalpa nidrā smr̥tayaḥ Yoga Sutra 1.6 helps us to look at our types of thoughts, also referred to as the five movements of the mind. For October’s Sutra of the month, we will look at the following: 1. Translation of the...
by Ayako DeRuby | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
Sutra 2.5 – vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭā’kliṣṭāḥ TRANSLATION: vrittayah: modifications/fluctuations (the mind-stuff) panchatayyah = five kinds klishta = painful aklishta = painless The next sutra Patanjali goes into the five kinds of fluctuations, but for now, we...
by Ayako DeRuby | Aug 27, 2022 | Blog
Being on the spiritual path, I have come across two schools of thought of how to approach life spiritually: 1 – Manifest what you want through intention or; 2 – Surrender our preferences and honor what is being presented, stepping into the flow of life....
