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practice

New York Ten years alter the Iraqlc

events 01 September 11, a voql consIders t cllV's slrenqth, and Iraqilitv. Ity V.,.tlt Reh'

challenge pose

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Shin. bl'lqht Fire up vour COfe strenqth n VO\llly Into TJtUbhasana. by Kttlll.,ft 8u<11q

SO\II's duire Uncover your personal

blueprint for happiness and let It qulde vou to bliu, b, R<HI Str,ke,

self-discovery

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home practice with mc yogi and amanda gJaconum 69

CrO\lndloq qroovlS 50\1nd aod motion
come toqether to help vou find VO\lr center amid a Whirlwind life. by Kafeo Mackllo

Inspiration

media

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Reviews 01 the lalest books. CDsnd DV05, includinq Ram Dass on the 8haqavad Glta; a practical guide 10 the yoga sutras; and prenatal Voqa lor iii momstobe.

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Sound .IIects Access your deepest sell by harmonizim breath and music; muslcl.n Garth Stevenson composts In class; a mlli tary wile rediscovers peace; bedtime yoqa.

yoga scene

master class with lisa walford 93

O,.wn InSide Your mind and senses pull10wan:\ when you experlmeot with tortolselike p.atieoce In Kurmasana.

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Flip side Keeplnq both sides 01 the 5ell io balance with meditation arid Haodstand.

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3111(els 01 you The modern yoq. woman has at lust IS many looks IS the qoddess Ourqa has arms.

health

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mUSIC, sweet musIC

Let this special music issue move you when you stream the accompanying tunes online.

On days when I'm just not motivated to practice. I can rely on discipline to get
me to my mat, but it's a lot more fun to let musie coax me there. After the first few

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Enioy Rancho la Puerto's 3,OOO-ocre sanctuory of life-enhancing fitness, superb organic cuisine, and hiking... all while flXusing daily on your yoga practice with our expert s1off, as well as with visiting masters:
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beats of a song 1 love, I'm swa)'ing or tapping or outright dancing. 1I.lan)' a time when I' ve played the MC Yogi song Golden Sun-Surya Namaskar" (on YouTube) and he gets to these lines: Inhale, reach up, touch the sun. Exhale, shine your love on e\eryone. Sun Salutation. Raise the vibration." -I simply have to take the bait. Before you know it, I'm deep into practice. It's no seCret that music can inspire and heal. It can invite spontaneous roy. a connection with your creative self, a sense of well-being not unlike what you discover when praeticingyoga. That might explain why there is so much enthusiasm these days for combining the
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and so many festivals and

classes where yoga teachers and musicians come together to create powerful experiences. In this special music issue, ,,Ie Yogi (a.k.a Nich olas Giacomini) and his wife, Amanda Giacomini, who are both yoga teachers as well as artists, offer a Home Pranice with musical accompaniment, sure to transport you into a calm, centered place. (Su -Grollnding

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GrlXlvts" 01/pagt 69for thr StqllfnU and tbr web/ink to tbi strtamllblt mtlSk.) \Ve look at the new wave of yoga music that's changing what the community is
listening to. In -Sing the Soul Electric.- we explore the burgeoningkin,m (call and response chanting) scene. in which anciellt Sanskrit mantras are increasingly set to hip-hop, funk, and reggae beats. \Ve ask, Could these trend), rhythms be erod ing the art form's spiritual roots? Or could pop kinan music inRuenee nonyogis to look for the love?As kirtan artist Donna De LoryputS it, People don't realize that pop music is full of manrras, but the mantras arc things like 'I want
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\Ve also spoke to a number of artists who say that yoga is their balm for the
downsides of rock stardom, offering moments of stillness in which to remember themselves amid the chaos of travel, loud music, and eelebrity. Sec -Feel the Vibration" on page 80 for yogic insights from (;Over moJcll\lanis Morissefte and others. Let it all be an inspiration to dive back into your practice and )'oursel[ +
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perpetuated in YofllJour npl eGoddess, Where Art Thou?"). My under standing of my religion is that spouses work as equal partners, in a give and-take that has noth ing to do with gender his voice and his calling. His students told mecountless timeshow tarry hadehangcd their lives.

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Man Enough?
"Look, Mom, Ihere's a man on the cover o(your yoga magazine," cheered my son, age four, on seeing Mati Pcsendian as the cover model (March 'tt), His voice was ladenwithglee,which surprised me, I had no idea that male role models were an cle ment ofpractice missing (or him. Thanks for the [esson, 1"811J Ollrnlll.
Am,nd. SI'!,pherd LonQ Beacl'!. California

Joyous " R ising"

J am :1 professor of African studies and

and everything to do with recognizing the Divine in each other. There was no reason to bring religion inlO the discus sion-old-fashioned, repressed, or "subservienl would have carried the point. "Mormon should not be used as a synonym for these words.
Cryst.1 Radley Provo, Utah

have worked in and on Rwanda since '994. What a joy to read Rising Vp (June 'II)! The article giv(:s me 11 way 10 bring yoga inro mydassroom as [ teach my students the skills (coumge, kindness, and open ness) needed to work with peopl<: who\-c survived war and OIhcr forms ofviolence. Y oga and meditation arc pari orille tool kt of my emerging researchers, and for i tunatcly, l-IampshircCollcgc off crshatha yoga as a credit course for ilS srudents. The anicle was a good rcminocrofall that l owe to myown practice. '[banks.
Susan Thomson Pelham. r.tassaclluells

\'(fhile I support using female and male

Farewell, Friend
Thankrou forprintingtheremembr:am;:e ofLarrySchultz (""Rocket Man," OmJunc 'tt). \Ve grew up on the same block, and he was one of my closest friends. I W;ltehed him transform himself from "wild man Schultzie" to ayogateacherwoo had found

models with a varicty ofboJyl)'pcs, I saw too much in "Fear No Backbend Qune 'II). Call me a prude, but a man doing baekbcnds in Lyera pants i5 more than I care 10 sec. Please use more d iscretion. Ann rranke Woodland, Call1orniOi

Looking Good Divine Recognition

I have no words to express the change I have had serious concerns about the

images o(women in your magazine. , am happy to say that the "'lay issue is greatly improved! My students lead a lener writing activist campaign against nega tive images ofwomen in advertisements, because these ads have a measurable im pact on girls' and women's self-image. Yogil Journlll is now off the target list. Thanks for practicing what you leach.
Stfp h.n l, A. Sellers, PhO GettysburQ. Pflnnsylvanla

in my :luilUdc that occurred after I read your article on goddess meditation ("Goddess. Where Art Thou? \Visdom, June ',.). Sally Kempton's Story direns us to the power generated by love, not possessiveness. You helped me connect n to my i nermost Selfand live with a bliss that I never experienced before. Please continue to publish such inspiring works.
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t oeus on choices we can make (even at ages four and five) to help save Earth's water. OUT preschool is located ncar the Animas River, and we spent a lot of time picking up trash. \'(1e changed our anti bacterial hand soap to a "fish friendly" biodegradable version, and a few days latcr the entire school sw itched over. Onc morning I sat the children down by the water to feel respect for the river. One girl sa " ewant to help you stay clean, id. W River. I fclt overjoyed seeing these chil dren develop a sense ofresponsibility for protecting Earth's water.
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Enlightened Officials
Going Inside (Alay'I') caught myatten tion bc<:ause my nephew is currently serv ing a five-year prison sentence. During his incarceration he has foond yoga to be a useful anger-management and mood changing tool. l\'ly wish for all incarcer ated persons is that they have wardens and prison directors as open and as en lightened as S. M. Salinas at Deuel Voca tional lnstitotion.
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out of runc, the other instruments pull that instrument inlO tunc, in a seemingly magical but actually natural phenomenon known as cnHainmcnt, the process of waveforms coming into sync. The result is a harmonious expression of sound.

rhythm with one another-whether we're practicing to a Led Zeppelin soundtrack. a classic SanskrithbJjJn, or simply to the sounds ofour coordinated Ujjayi breathing. This visceral experience ofoneness through rhythm and sound is like a signpost pointi g us to the deeper experience ofyoga, n

On a visccral lcvd. WI:'vc experienced something sim ilar when our breath or heartbeat naturally falls into
sync with that ofour loved ones, or when we've clapped or tapped our (ecI in rime at a concen or kirton. As human beings. we instinc!i\'elyexpcrience synchronic ity through bOlh hcaringsounds and fceling rh)'thms n our bodies. In no place is this more intcnsely and pro i foundly experienced foryogis than in a group roga cbss.

the state of enlightenment. I had my first

hi tsofthis in my firstJivamukti Yoga class, n when the instructor seemed to perfectly time the rhythm ofour movements and breath with the driving beat of Krishna Das's Raba

I-I:muman chant. By the end of class. I felt

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Savasana until the codoftimc. I've had other moments like this while ... .. aTkin with groups to coord g inate Sun Salutations without nstruction, i led only by our synchronous breath. Abody of students moving and breath ing in unison is similar to the mOl'e rnent of a school of fish. The idea of leaders and followers falls away, and even if only (ora few momcnrs, every one fcds what il is to move as one. Nada yoga. or the yoga ofsound, is
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pull ioward harmony. From this point of view, the goal ofyoga, enlighten ment or ultimate freedom, is to be in sync with all that is. It is perfect bal ance or alignment. It is the d issolution of resistance, It is, as Sri Brahmananda Saras vlni, the foundcr ofAnanda Ash ram, has said, thc state where we arc missing nOlhing. W first learn to access this har e mony through outer means like music, chaming. kirtan, ;lIld even our coonii nated Ujjayi breathing. As we go deeper in our practice, we deyelop a deeper Slate ofawareness, a kind of inner listening that allows us to touch ithin. E\'entually a perfect harmony w
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class with a friend and make a pact to breathe in sync with each other. A nicely audible Ujjayi breath will assist with this. Lislen to your friend's breath and, as you coordi nale movement and breathing, see how this focus changes the energy of the practice and deep ens your connection with your friend.

tion while aligning your breath with Ihe rhythm of the song. Notice how your mood and energy shirt when you create this kind of rhythmic alignment.

the most

subtle vibrJlion of the un;''Crsc: what )'Ogis and mystics have described for millennia as the sound ofam. This is the experience ofmusic and yoga. It is profound and yet profoundly sim ple. II is perhaps the sweetest kind ofjourne)\ because it is the one that w ultim3ldy lead us home. ill

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slte-beautllul and slow-to ease Ihe Intensity. When everyone's 1I0lnll Inlo lull Whel!-l, I'll create a muslc.' arch to 110 with their physl' (II movemellt. Pe-ople say, "I dldll't thlllk I could do ttliJl ttllrd Wlleel, but tile music helped me lIet up," How dots music ellhlnce the medllilive e.perlenct? Siudellts h<lve said about my music durlnQ Savuana, "I lell IIkt I was lIylllQ," or, "I was underwater surroullded by humpback whales," or evell, "I complelely lorllol wllere I wu <lnd who I was," Music, like YOlla, can transporl people, For me, music Is my meditation and Is enhanced by the prestf\Ct of the sludellts, II's <I mutu.' tXCh;'lllle, S A R A H SAHIA

alone or in a traditional concert. Why do you descr ibe the teacher and students as your "bandmates"? lIkt Improvlslnll with any other musician, sometimes you Imlt<lle, sometimes you oller a counter point. They 110 into Downw<lrd DoI;J, I hit the lowest note on bass; every one's <lrms 110 up, the mUSiC 1I0es up, Bui ll they're In a strenuous pose, I mlllht play somethlnll oppo'

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friends, my family, and the studio where I taught yog."I and moved to Germany to support my husband, who is on active duty in the USAml)' \,({hen I arrh'ed al the military base. I encountered a sea ofidcntical uni forms and speech full ofmystcrious acronyms. Even telling t ime-using the 14-hour dock-was confusing. W ith my husband's help, I searched for the local yogacommuniry: Although I knew there were manyyoga studios n Germany's large cities, we i found none in the small rown near the base. Disconnected from the life I was used to, I stayed in our apartment alone. Shiva Rca danced a(ross my lap rop screen, and I chanted the Gayatri mantra bycandJe light, uut neither ignited my spirit. Aly husband tried to enooumgc me, but our talks oten turned into arguments f that gmduallyescalated. until one day ' screamed at h im,

When you are going sometimes nothing you

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love what is
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Take a very dnp breath III

do to Salve your problems seems to help. You struggle. but the changes don't come. Can you stop struggling lor a moment and recognize the goodness in the tife you have right now? Try this centering practice for 3 to 5 minutes to open to the beauty of your life exactly as it is.

arid a very slow breath out. Sit up very stralqht. Notke that as your spine lenqthens,

This is not my Iife!At that moment, I realized I had

fallen off the mat. 'd stopped living my yoga. The next da), J went to the base gym and asked if I eould teach yoga to the other armyspouscs. The man ager smiled wamll} \"(fe need )"ou, she said. Mycl:lss included many women who were on constant alert, serving as their parmers' first line ofcommunica tion and support. Y gagave them a quiet place of solace, o achance to fccl connected 10 themselves and each other. I hadn't bonded with the other whes before, but now I opened my heart to them and they reCiprocated. At the end of each class, I drank in the Sight of everyone smiling, hearts lifted and hands in namasu!. One day a student told me, "You make people's lives here bcttcr. I realized then that I was truly living my life. My fcllow spouscshad made meayogi aga in. [!11K'" LIE'"
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Now breathe Inlo Ihe space of an Opell heart-feel illto the space of an open heart. A heart thllt Is empty, a heart that holds the whole world. Breathe into a heart that can hold the whole world. F l illto a heart that call n Ilold tl"lt wllole world. Breathe Illto the 5wntneSS of this moment. FHl inio the swntllfss of this mOmtmt. Allow yoursell to bf whole heartl!dly IIl1ye and well In the life you hay\!,

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Jordan suggestS crcatinga 10- to Is-minute practice indudinga few asanas, breathing prac tices, and visualiutions. Y ounger kids can expel excess energy through as:lnas and relaxation practices such as tensing and releasing muscles.jordan suggests playfully adapting simple poses. Happy 8aby Pose 0Ul be a -Bedtime Bug that rocks back and forth; Standing Forward Bend becomes a monkey with long arms. For older kids, breathingprnctiees and visualizarionsean help them process the emotions ofthe day. Ask k to spend time picturing themselves going to a place where they feel safe and happy. ids

'In close the session,jordan suggests this centering practice: l'lave your child rub her
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son was drawn in to the tactile process of cooking. The question ofdinner changed from what to feed him to what we could maketogether, and in the processwe both discovered some new f vorite dishes. a Perched attentively on a stool at the k itchen counter, hetorechard leaves from

"craz), dinner (ra isin bran and sliced wa termelon was one especiall)' memorable meaO, when anything in the fridge or the p.1ntry is up for grabs. This arrangement has an added 1>cnefit: I'm much less likely to make an mpulSive junk food purchase i at thegrocerysrorewhen [ know that bag of marshmallows could become dinner. My son is almost seven now, and while I can't daim heeats everythingwe cook to gether, I'm happ)' to say that dinncrtimc is fun again. Last night I gOt home late. I steamed some butternut squash tamales we had gotten at the farmers' market over the weekend and hastily heated pinto beans from a can. Did you make thcse or buy them?" m)'son asked, prodding the tamale on his plate with a hint of the old suspi cion. I started to el<plain that I hadn't made them but that someone else had, when [ saw that hewasalreadyeatingand

thei stems and sprinkled Parmesan cheese r

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JUSt as I can't pinpoint el<actly when I went astray, so the way back was subtle, too. Graduall}\ I backed offa little. I lctgo oftheworry over what mykid would and wouldn'tcat, andstarted paying attention to my own appetite again. I made what sounded good to me and watched as my

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Greens Gratin
Tearing the leaves from the stems Is a great Job for Uttle hands.

bring to a boil. Set the greens in the bas ket, cover, and let steam for 5 minutes until beginning to wilt. Place [he greens in a 9-inch S(luare baking dish.
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pieces. tough ribs removed 1 tablespoon butter

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Vitarka vicara ananda asmitarupa anugamat samprajnatah

In order to reach a state of complete understandinq, we must qo through a pro cess that progresses from

a superficial understand
ing to increasingly greater refinement and subtlety of comprehension, until our understanding becomes fully integrated and lotal,

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A few weeks ago, a colleague and I

were working on a grant proposal. W e emailed it to a third person for review, who returned it to me in a format I didn't know how to work with. The next day, I apologized tomy colleague fornot maki g n the suggested changes. "I'm so sorry; I'm not teehnolog ieallyeom]lCtent enough to work with this program." I said. She calmly looked at me and asked, KHas anyone ever taught you how to usc this program?" [ admitted that I'd never encountered it before. K\Vell, then, how could you be expected ro know how work with it?" she asked reasonably. A light bulb went on for me-how many times had
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e\'en, and you can movea linle more C]uieklyand e,'en get into a rhythm asyou become more and more comfortable. As you continuc to practice, cvcntuallyyou come toa place ofjoy n the work i (Pn"nd a)-you arc so pleased w the results of ith )"our efforts that all ),ou want to do is pIa), the piano orknit. W continued practice andeffort over time, Ith playing or knitting becomes so ingrained (psm;

about myself or apologized for something I couldn't do, when I simplyhad notgone through the process oflearning how to do it? I immedi tely thought ofYoga Sutra 1.17, wh a ich says thai bcforeyou can know something, you first have [0 learn it; that understanding is necessarily a process ofsteps; and that this process takes time. Patanjali explains that to learnanything,whetherit's the pract ice of),oga, Aueney in a language, or proficiency at a craft, everyone h s a t progress through certain stages of understanding. These o stages are perhaps most casil),understood when yuu apply them at the most praetical leve!. \'(rhen you start learning [0 play the piano or knit, for cxample, you begin at a very gross level (vil"rk,,). Y our cfforts are clums), and awkward, and you make many m istakes. As ),ou practice and progress to a more refined level of understanding

t"rllpa) that you are able to play complicated

picees by heart or have a conversation while knitting abscm-mindedly. E "entually, through continued practice and effort-ifthe dcd ication and the innate capability arc therc-you prog rCllS to a levelofundcrstanding and knowledge so
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deeply ingra ined that it almost becomes 3 part ofyou Vllmprujmuab). One ofthis sutra's prifl'\;lry kssons lies in the idea that the amount of lime the process takes varies. depending on both the person aJld the undertaking. One pcr son picks up knini g or a new computer n program quickly and seems togo straight to the asmitarupa In'd, while another person seemsstuck forc"crat thc clumsy beginning stage. Dcpendi g on the lask n at hand, )"Our innate ability, :md the lcvel of effort you are indined to put into it, the process can be s ift and caseful, or w it can be a long, hard struggle. Regard less, Patanjali makes it clear that you must progress through each of these stages in order to come to a place oftotaland com plete understanding.
THE LONG ROAD TO THE SELF"

ultimately talking about here is the pro cess of refining the mind as you progress to higher states ofyoga.

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practice PAT I E N C E and COM PASS ION

ONE OF THE IMPORTANT LESSONS In Yoga Sutra 1.17 Is that you are not su"posed to be able to master I!verythlnl Immediately-and no Dill' else Is, either! Shift a pattern of being critical of yourself or others by noticing when thaI judqml!ntal voice starts 10 pop up and Immediately courllerlnQ II with a true and posi tive thou9ht. II you lind vourself getting Impa tient at the Checkout line becausE! the cashl!!r Is slow, lotus on the lact thaI she Is thorouqtl aod ,arelul. If you're feeling critical of your child's teacher lor not rt'Spondlm to I!malls ln a tlml!ly manner think about how great she Is In the , classroom. And II you're frustrated with yourseU because you're having difficulty with something, remind yourself of your other valuable Skills. You can also try this more formal practice: Sit comfortably and take a lew relaxed breaths. As you continue breathing comlortably, a!low the mind to sl!Ul1! on onl! pl!rson or arl!a whl!rl! you are lel!!im;J Impatience. criticism. or judGlment. Over the course of the ned few breaths, acknowledge this situation or person "as Is" and then try to look at thl! SI!I!mlnGl dl!flclency Irom a morl! positive anGlle. lf lt is a quality In your self you are unhappy wllh. uamlne
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your Choices. Instead 01 leelinGl down about your self, do you want to put In the effort to cMnGle? (T ake a class to Improve your computer Skills? Spend time practlclnGl your Spanish?) Or can you be content with the skill level you have and be Iree of self'crltlclsm? If you're frustrated by the lack of proQress ln your yoqa practice or I n any other endeavor, cultl vate patience and self' compassion by remlndlnq yourself that InsiGlhls

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It requires a good deal of strength in your core, hip flexors, and arms to lift your pelvis high and bring your thighs parallel (0 the floor.

Fire up your core strength as YOII fl into y Tittibhasana.

It's a pose (ha[ asks you (0 give a lot, so I recom mend saving it fordays when rourenergy is h and igh you feel really Strong. But see ifyou can softenyour mcntal approach to thc pose. Y u can do this in rvmways. First and foremost, o maintain your connection [0 your breath through out the sequcnce, Second, focus on manifesting the actual name ofthepose- F ircA): \'("e all havc an nner i light waiting ro be fired up,T shine this light around o you, you m:ed to access the energy w ithin you. So, compactyour hips up into the pose, recycling cnergy into yourself, as you eXlcnd and reach the legs out into space, inviting energy to shine OUi. Y ou'll also feci a nourishing energy as the legs hug the arms. As
YOII S(]uecl'!e in with the legs, imagine that you draw

this nourishing energy in, Asyou e>':fend the legs out, imagine thaI your light shines brighter, making an offering. Confidence will build along with case and lightness in the posture. As you take Right, you're likely to find that you've been shi ing all along. n

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BEGIN YOUR PRACTICE

by w.rmlng up your legs, hips, .nd core wllh " lew rounds of Sun S.'ul.tlon. T .ke Coli-Cow Pow Ifter your fJ1 Adho Mukhl Sv. nlwnl (DownwarcH'KlnQ DOQ Pose). Then continue by wuvlng Ihe lollowing posu lnto your Sun Slluta' tlon vlnyasa: AnJanevaSlna (Low Lunge), ParlVftla P.rsvakonasana (Revold Side Angle Pose) with the b.ck heel 1llled, Ind High Lunge. After your IIn.' Down Dog In Ihe I.st round
01 your Sun Salutes. lake

MlllSanl (G.rland Pon) for 5 10 10 breaths to open your lower b.ck .nd spine. Then come b.ck to Down DOC) .nd continue wilh Ihe following sequence.

bUQ walk
You'll conlinue 10 open your hips IS you encour.ce more mobility " ong your spine In Bug W.lk, ' standing v.rl.tlon of TIWb haWrII. From Down Dog, w " k your leet toward your hands, slep Ihe feet hip-width apart, and lold Inlo Ult.nawn. (Slalldlng Forward Bend). Bend your knees and take both .rms between your legs, wr.pplng your .rms .round the outside of the shins ,nd piKing tile palms on your feel, with the fingers and lou pointing In the SiIIme direction. II thl$ l$ 100 Inlense, keep your h.nds behind your c.'ves. Once y ou've set up your torso .nd .rms, starl 10 gently utend Ihe baCks 01 Ihe 1"9$, moving them toward str.tlght. Extend Ihe sternum and gaze lorw.rd, keeping your neck solt. At this point, you'll look like
turtle poking lis head out Into Ihe world

to we whll's going on. You mly want to stlY right where you are now Ind simply enfoy the opening In your lower bkk and hamllrlnqs; or, II you feel reled and con nected with your breath, you c.n t.k. yourseU for little walk. Keeping .very thing In position and starting with your right fOOl, walk .round I n . elrel When you come back to your starting poInt, lIft tne left foot fIt .1Id walk yoursell .roulId in Ihe opposlt. direction. Then slowly r, luse your arms and torso Irom between your legs and fold into Ullanasana lor B to 10 breaths. From here, step blck to Chaturlnga and then move throuqh Up Dog and Down Dog. Then st.p or hop to the top 01 your molt into Ultanasana.

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tlttlbhasana (firefly pose), preparation

This preparatory position brlnljls your body weight onto your arms, setting up your torso and Il!gs for flight. Bend your knees, take the arms between your legs, and push your hands, one at a time, Into your calves to move your shoulders behind your legs. rold here as deeply as possible while remalnlnQ comfortable. Place your palms on the mat. shoulder'wldth apart. Hug your shoulders with your Innl!r thighs and bend your knees to slowly lower thl! hips. Lift your right foot off the floor, kl!l!plng thl! knee bl!nt as you hug your Innl!r thighs toward thl! midline of your body. Thl!n 11ft your Il!ft foot from Ihe floor, kl!l!plng thl! knee bl!nt and your gaze forward. Round the UPPN back on an I!xhala' tlon, as you would In Cat POSI!. Shlnl! bright from within through your breath-you'rl! almost there! If you'rl! at your I!dge, bend your elbowS to releasl!, slttinq on the floor behind you. Then move into Balasana (Child's Pose) to rest bl!forl! finishing your practice. If you're stili fl!ellng strong, stay bal ancing on your hands to 11ft and open Inlo f'lrelly from herl!.

tittlbhasana (firefly pose)

flrl! up thl! strength In your corl! and hlp fjl!xors and pull your energy In toward the midline of the body by hugging your Inner thlqhs around your arms. Kel!p your gaze and the weight of thl! body moving slightly forward-this will help you lilt your pelvis away from the 1I00r. AI the saml! time, exaggerate the rounding of your upper back-this will help you activate your

core and keep your legs parallel to the Iloor . from there, prns your palms deeply Into the ground to straighten your arms. Relax your eyes and continue to breathe. feel thl! bright sensation of lightness that comes from con' necting to your Internal strength through your breath as you fly In Tlttlbhasana. Hold for 8 breaths, and then bend your knees to gently set your feet down In front of you and fold forward into Uttanasana.

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UII years a er the tragic event.s ft o Se f ptember 11, IIyogi cOllsiders the city's strellgth, alld r fagility.

The dust was everywhere. Fillingside walk planters. fogging store windows, set tl deep into cracks. It was doing what ing ! dust docs best: cover, coat, infiltrate. The consistcncy of talc, the color of concrete, it was like toxic snow that was blanketing lowest Manhattan. \,(,hen I saw the mind-hailing moon scape a few days after the attacks, I imme diately thought of vihbllti, or sacred ash. Severalyears before, when I was living on Maui as a posteollegiate fledgling yogi, a f iend brought me alinle baggieofwhitish r ]lOwder (rom India. T ashram-cnchanted o me, this was primo stuff. And indeed it is toHindus:Vibhuti issupposed toheal. It's often made from burned cow dung, but sometimes ghee is added, or Ayurvedic herbs.Thoscphotos you've seen ofnaked Jlldbmcovered in ash?That"svibhuti. In its most potent form, it's made from cremation ashes and is called thepnlllld, or sacred food, of fire. It's sup- posed to represent the transcendence ofdeath and karma-the God essence that remains once everything changeable has burned away. My baggie of ash smelled a bit sweet, like crushed roses. \,(,hen I returned to my native New York from"Iaui, the spiritual dimeoogcamewith me. I groped nto the real world-got adot-com i job and scored a tiny apartment downtown. Then the tech bubble burst, and I freelanced. On the morning ofSeptember 11, lOOl, [ woke pondering deep questions: lip-gloss or lipstick? black skirt ordenim? I'd been at my temp job on the loath floor ofthe \'<forld Trade Center'ssouth rower fora coupleofweeks. It wasOK-there was a cute guy to impress (hence the fashion crisis). My supervi sor, Lizie, and I had shared leftover conference-room papaya the

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week before. And mycubicle mate, Denise. was a devout Christian with a sense of humor. One daywhen J screwed up, I said, Jesus! Andthen, remembering the crosses on her desk. quickly added, Pardon my French. She gave me a sly smile and sa "I don', ,hink that's French. id, BYlhe time I entered the\VorldTrade Center concourse that morning, newsstand workers wereyelling, No! Don'teome in here!Asa New Y orkerwho is hard to fate, I reluctantly turned and headed outside, on the off chance it was more than a broken pipe or a fake bomb scare. I looked up and saw the north tower burning
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against a clear blue sky. Everyone was stopped, staring up. It was nearly silent, and the only movement was officI' papcr raining down from the sky. I was officially fazed. As I Aed nonh, I called my mom, remembering that my last email to her had said: I had no idea how gorgeous the view from the 100th Aoor would be." \Vhile I was reassuring her, I heard an explosion behi d me and n didn't look back. I gathered news from car radios. There had been an accident. A plane had Rown illlo the tower. No, it was twO planes, two towers: It was an attack. An attack like nothing we had known. I decided my apartment, 20 blocks away, was too dose. I landed at a church in the Villagc. Its doors opened to Fifth Avenue, w a ith view of the lOwers above the \Vashing ton Square arch. Crouched on the Roor of a pew for protection, I ate the hard boiled egg I had packed for lunch. Then I heard the screams of a terrified crowd from the street outside. My mind Ripped through possibilities: armed gunmen, Then, the un-uniteable ciry united. Our usually disparate, chaotic, jostling me tropolis felt like a giant platonic ideal of a yoga center. There was eye contact, hog g ing, doors held open meaningfully and , How arc you?" asked with a pause for a OUT OF THE ASHES worse. As I dosed my eyes and breathed, a vision materialized behind my lids. I saw beings made oflight, like paramcdic angels, swarming thc site of thc attacks in what seemed to me an extraordinary spi itual rescue effort. The vi ion lasted r s onlymoments. bot itleft me feeling more peaceful and less alone. \'(Ihen I opened my eyes, a chureh employee was yelling: They're down! The towers arc down! The moment opened into an incom prehensible maw. I later learncd that m y colleagues Lizie and Denise, along with real answer. The whole city was reall), in a satsang, says Ruth Laoer-Manenti, ajivamukti Yoga teacher and the author ofthe book ofessays Sweepi'lg Ihl Dlisl. There was this gentle, hopeful feeling. New York City did not want retaliation. I think the city saw that the),were made upofnonviolent people. Everywhere you went there was gentleness." Byall reports, in the midst ofdost and smoke and fear and grief, yoga centers were packed like never before. Indeed, anecdotal reporls said the only New Y ork businesses thriving pOSI-9hI were bars and yoga studios. I would guess, though, that plenty of us who felt too overwhelmed for halhayoga had a nearly unprcccdented opportunilY to put our practice into practice: simply breathing into our pa finding solace in a connec in, tion to something greater, offering com passion where we could. Yoga teacher Sadie Nardini says her yoga studies helped her find the equilib rium to walk 200 blocks downtown the day after thc attacks to help, as so many

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Everyyogi in thccitylikclygrapplcd with similar questions. People often speak of the New York yoga community as if it were Oll(, entiey, when in fact the city is a honeycomb of more than 200 studios, and within those, dozens ofcommunities exist. [',;jch responded to the day in differ ent ways with 11 similar heart. The Ashtangis had synchronicity on their side-their belo"ed teacher, Sri K. PattabhiJois, was in town for the month of September teaching a workshop. It was such a hlessing that he was in New York, remembers Lauer -Manenti. And then he JUSt became leader, healer, source of strength. parent, teacher. On Septem ber 12,Jois held aNarayanaBali ceremony atAshtanga YogaNewY ork toprayforand release the souls of those who had died a sudden or violent death. It proved heal ing for rhe Jiving, too. Classes resumed on the I)th and continued throughout the month. Ultimately, more than 1,000 students passed through his sweat)\ loving teachings. On the last day, he paired his usual short-shorts with an FDNY sh irt. Cynui Lee, the founder ofOA\ Yoga, hosted a sold-out benefit for a nearby fire station that had lost nine firefighters. She found the practice a powerful way to work with her own anxiety and PTSD. o;\'(.'e didn't try to make sense ofit through language but JUSt sat together in silence andwereprocessing it cellularly, she says. ""It was just about bei g alive. Fi di gsta n n n bility, finding conncction. At least one downtown studio was, quite literally, born from the toxic ashes. Schuyler Grantwas inspired to open a Stu

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Grant says. Everyonewanted to do some '''Neverforget' feels l a way to whip up ike a certa kind of animosity, wh in ich is not productive in anyway." In the weeks follow ing the attaeks,our memories were scared by inlages from the TV news. \Ve watched as the planes crashed into the towers over and over again. \Ve saw the survivors covered in ash, hoMing their shoes, trudging north. \Vith Ouma bin Laden having been killed in May, our memories arc fresher than ever. In the immediate wake of his death, yoga teachers in most elasses I attended spoke out against celebrating anrone's death, and these words were on the Facebook page ofpretty much every New Y ork rogi I know: "Returning hate
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Throughout the City, bumper stickers, tattoos, and murals implore us to Never Forget September II, but those words land odd on the cars ofyogiS. The truth is the opposite-it's not that you must remember; it's that it's impossible to for get," says Stefanic Syman, author ofThl' Sub/If B()dy: Tbt St()ry () jYo " inAmerica. 8

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A few years ago, after a period ofan orf again, ollagain yoga practice and being thrown by a lifethreatening illness, I became a regular at the sweatY7 a.m. class at Kula Yoga Project's original T ribeca location. In that formerly dusted place, cleared for juSt this purpose, I regained my balance, I deepened my breath, I reunited with my body. That's what the whole city has done, in the spaces that were cleared of the ashes that baptized us into death.

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Adho Mukha Svanasana

(Downward-Facing Dog Pose)

Starl in Bal.nana (Child's Pose) with your arms reachinq forward. Roll your shOUlders away from your ears as you lilt yoor hips
up ilnd lengthen your spine. Keep your knees bent aml lill your

your left leQ and edend your leI! arm up. Firm your lower belly.
activate both leqs. and radiate enerQY out from your center to

your hands and feet. Feel a sense of Qroundinq through the right hand and foot white you expand Ihrouqh Ihe left hand and loot. Hold for 5 to 10 b reaths. release. Md then repeat on the left side.

slUmg bones, brlnQln\l a Qentll' arch 10 your lower baCk. Tl'len gradually straighten your legs. Let your neck relax and talcl'

5 to 10 slow. deep breaths. feel the mind begin to quiet and

the back body elongate and release.

2 Utthlta Trikonasana

5 Prasarlta Padottanasana (Wide-legged Standing Forward Bend)

Stand with your feet parallel and your hands on your hips. Inhale. press down on your hips. and lenqthen tile sides of yourwaist up.

(Extended Triangle Pose)

St,lnd with your feet parallel and wide apart. rlQll1 foot oul90 degrees and lefl loot in slighlly. Ground t/'lrough all four corners of your leel and bru'lll your arms Into a T shape at shoulder height. Reach your ril;lhl arm forw/lrd and place your riclhl hand on your ri9ht shtn or on the 11001'". Extend your teft arm up.
Take 5 to 8 deep breaths; then press into VOUI' feet to slowly corne

Exhale. fold forward. and place your hands on the floor. shoulder' distance aparl. lnhale. extend your spine and reach your heart lorward. Exhale. let your neck relu, releas1rIQ the top of your head tOward tile lloor. Take 5 to 8 slow breaths. To come up. take ise your hands to your hips. press throuqh your feet. and r up.

up. Repeat on the lefl side; tllen brlnq your leet back to parallel.

6 Vrksasana (Tree Pose)

Step or hop Into Tadasana (Mountain Pose). Firm your leI! leq and place your riQht foot to tne inside 01 your left thiQh. Oraw tile lOwer belly up and in. "nd IenQtnen your tailbone down.
Press your palms toqether at your heart. If you leel steady. lill

3 Utthita Parsvakonasana

(Extended Side Angie Pose)

Turn your rlQnt loot out "nd your teft loot In. Bend your rlQht
knee until it Is above your rlQht anle and your thiQhbone Is

your arms up. Press the standlrIQ loot lirmly Into the floor. as II you are rootlnQ down Into the universal enerQY that connects us all. Take 5 breaths; then release and repeat on the lelt side.

parallel to the lloor. Rest your rlQht forearm on your thiQh and stretch your left arm over your ear. creatinQ a stronQ liJ'lE! of
enerqy Irom your lefl heel ali lhe way out to your left finQertips. TClke 5 to 8 breaths and press Into your leet to slow ly come up.

7 Janu Sirsasana

Repeal on the left side.

(Head-of-the-Knee Pose)

4 Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose)

Turn your rlQht loot to the rlQht. bend your rlQht knee. and place your riQht hand Clbout a loot In front of your riQhl pinky toe. lift

511 on the floor wilh your leQs extended. Send your rl!Jht knee

and place your rlQht loot to the Inside 01 your Inner lell IhlQh.
Inhale. and lill your arms up. Exhale. and fold forward. Hold your

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left wrist with your right haod or il you can't reach. hold a strap . wrapped around thE! lelt loot. Press your right hip down and firm your left thigh to thE' floor. Tae 5 10 8 breaths. tohal!! as you come up and out of the pose. Repl!(li on the left side.

8 8addha Konasana
(Bound Angle Pose)
Bend your nees and draw the soles of your feet toqether. 1I your
hips are light and it's difficull to sit up tall. sit on the edge of a blanel. Press the pinky-Ioeedges of the feet together and use your thumbs 10 genlly open tne soles of the feel to the sky. Slowly extend your heart forward toward your feet. Imagine

you are bowing to your inner teacher and coming home to your
self. Take 5 to 8 slow breaths; Ihen Inhale to come back up.

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Lie on your b<lck and draw both neestoward your ches!. lower your knees to the riht, keepinq them In line with your hips. II you reel any strain in your lower back, place a bolster or blanket

between your knees, Take your len arm out to the side, Relax here lor l to 5 minutes. let qo or any stress and remember this
mantra: What we hold in our back is what's holdinq us back. Repeat on tne lell Side.

10 Viparita Karani

(Legs-up-the-Wa1i Pose), variation

Uft your lower leqs onto a chair. Aliqn your body symmetrically

and release your shoulder blades down your back. Turn your head slowly from left to riqht a few times; then let your head rest
in a neutral position. Close your eyes and turn your attention Inward. Inhale as you breathe love into yourself: exhale and shine that love out toward the world. Relax here 5 to 10 minutes.

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practice this postUtl:, which resembles thegrcat Hying leap across the ocean that Ilanuman once made, with an undentanding ofwhat he represents, the pose can become an exploration ofyour own de"Olion and com mitment to service. It off cnan opponunity foryou to consider what your practice, and indeed yourvery life. is devoted to and offered in service o[

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Take a comfOflable seat all(! sit quletlv IOf several breaths. Then Open 10 Grace (see "PIaring with the

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enerlV around you. Turn inward and sel an intention lor your practice. If you can't think 01 an intention, consider embodying Hanuman's Qualities of courage, dedication, and service today. Warm up your body with J to 5 rounds of Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation) and a few standing poses such as Utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose)' Utthita Trlkonasana (Edended Triangle Pose). and Virabhadrasana II (Warrior Pose tI).

the monkey's tale

T get [0 this f o ertiicground,you need [O acquaintyour sclfwith the legend ofIIanuman, which is [Old through oneoflndia's most cclcbra[(:d texts, the Ramayalla. It's a I1Ipturous talc-an epic love Story filled with outra geous chal""Jctcrs, dramatic plot twists, alld all mallner of magic and superhuman feats. Good translations of it read like literary novels. with such compelling action that you'll find it hard to put down. And the unfold ingdrnmas provide a magnificent backdrop for the protagonist, Lord Rama (a human incarnation of the Hindugod Vishnu and the prince of a vast king dom). to model divine behavior, deliver philosophic:.U d iseourscs, and test his mculcwhenconf ronted by the most provocative and dire of events. h is a spiritual teaching s[Ory par excellencc.

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Sila was secn Hying south in the sky chariot of the demon godRavana. Realizing that they mllSt cross the ocean to find her, Ram bcsccches the gods to dry up the ocean or to make im. it part for h \'(then hisprnyersgo unans....ered. he falls into an agonil:ing depression.

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the lUmayana. At thispoint in the talc, Lord Rama (or just R.vn)has been banished from his kingdom. and his wife, Queen Siu, has been abducted by demons. Ram is searching for hcr all o\'er India, unaware that she has actually been spirited awy to the island of Lanka (modern..<Jy Sri Lanka). There arc many versions of the story, but in one common telling, l l anuman meets Ram and immedi ately discerns the prince's divine nature. \'(thi[e RlIm's origins lire indeed godly, his divinity is not something he wears on his shirtslceve, and many characters he meets tTelll him as they wouid any other prince. That I-lanuman recogni7.es the godlincss in Ram is our first due that Hanuman is tuned in, able [0 perceive some thing greater than appearances. Hanuman soon off ers both his allegiance and his assistance to Ram in the questto findSita. After fruit lessly scouring the landscape, they at last learn that

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Hanuman. from the depth ofhis devotion to Ram, taps into an inner power that allows him to grow to many times his normal size and leap across the ocean to Lanka in a single bound. This is the moment o( the talc that most yogis hear about, becausc the pose I lanumanas..1na is nalllcd for llanu man's bold leap. Once he lands on Lanka, Hanuman quickly finds Sita and introduces himselfas Ram'sservant, who has come to rescue her. Sita is grateful but refuses to go, insi5ling thai it is her husband's duty rosa"e hcr. I lanuman rcluetantlyleaves her i n the handsofthe demons but begins an attack on the kingdom. Hanuman eventually leaps back across the ocean to Ram. There, he joins an armyofmonkeys and bears who construct abridge to Lanka, so thai Rani can march to the demon king dom. Hanuman remains by Ram's side throughout the jout ney and the dcv.!stating battles that r:age between Ram and Ravana.At one point, Ilwuman Ales all thewaym the Hima layas for medicinal herbs TO heal Ram's wounded brother. In thcend,Sita is Il:scued and Ram rega hishappincss andhis ins kingdom, thanks largely 10 Ilanuman's de"Oled serviec. And
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Roll a blanket or a sticky mat into a firm, 119M roll. With your fel'l hlp'wldth apart and parallel, place your metatarsals (toe mounds) on top of the roll and YOllr heels on the floor. Fold forward over your leQs and touch the !foar in Iront 01 you with your fingerUps, or place your Ilaods on bloCkS If you can't reach the floor. Lift and spread your toes and activate the muscles on all sides 01 your leqs. Press the mounds 01 your toes firmly into the roll to em;Jage your calves and ham strings. At the same time, E'Ktend down througl'l your heels 10 stretch the baCkS 01 your lells. Breathe Into the pose lor at least ! minute with full presence and commitment. Stl!P olf the roll and feel lhe dilferl'nell' In your leljls.

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ParivrttaAnjaneyasana
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From Uttaoasana step your left leQ back aod set your knee on the floor. keeping your loes curled under. Lilt your spine, bring your hands onto your fronl thigh, and take a sweet Inhalation 10 fill your Inner body. Theo eXhale and softeo your outer body. Place your left forearm or elbow 00 the outside of your right leq, breathing Into your back body for a few cycles of breath. Wilh each Inllalallon, Isometrically '''qy b,,"o", ;,to tho

fouodation 01 the pose as you lengthen your sploe through the crown of your head and spiral your torso open. Spend 3 breaths here; then tilt your back thigh and straighten your knee for a few more breaths. Keep hugging your shins toward the midline, whlcll will not only line up the tlssue of your hamstrings and widen your Ihllhs. hips. and pelvis, bui ll will also remind you 01 your commillment 10 your endeavor This dedlcatloo paves the way for a more . thorough unfolding later In the practice. Maintain this commitment as you Inhale and release the pose by lowering your back knee down and bringing your fingertips to either side of your front shin.
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not only Sita, Ram, and Hanuman, but the whole kingdom rejoices and takes comfort in the sense that all has been madc right in the world. Y u eould intcrpret the storyofHanuman, thcn, o as a parablc ofwhat happens whcn you rceognic the di inc naturc oflife, o(fcryourselfin se....,ice to v it, and allow it to transform you in ways you never thought possible, so that you arc even more capa ble of serving your highest ideals. And when you approach the pose with such inspiration, you're likely to cnjoy your journey, no maHcr how far" you go in the pose.

surrender, and connectwith somethingbiggerthan yourself. Th(" first thing you learn about Hanuman in the Ramayanas that hc recognizes Ram's divine i naturc, which is another way of saying he is open tograce. He could sec the div where others saw ine the mundane. Stacey Rosenberg, the certified Anusara Yoga teacher who created the sequence on these pages, emphasizes that taki g the time to Open to Grace n before you begin the physical sequence is essential, because it sets the stage for all of thc other prin ciples to unfold. She refers to this time of turning inward as the inner leap"-you shift your energy and attention away from the external world and go inside yourscl( You deepen your breath, soften yourmind, and d iscoveran ntention f i orpracticing. You might dedicate your practice to casing some one's pain, or to scrvingyour highest ideals or your community's greatest needs. Or you might devote yourself w moving toward Hanumanasana with

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Howexactlydoyou cultivate the qualities ofHanu man in your practice? One approach is to weave in the Universal Principles of Alignment from Anusara Yoga as you sequence your way toward Hanumanasana. Ut's begin with Anusara's first principlc, Opcn to Gracc. This involvcs taking a fcw momCntS to become <lu iec, listcn inwardly,

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the Inner thigh to the outer thlQh. Keep tnat width and then use your hand to apply the Outer Spiral: With your fingers stili presslnQ Into thl' top 01 your hamstrings, draw your right hlp back and press the hlp and thigh down, toward the ground. Scoop your bullock under, extending fully through your reg bones. As the right bullock wraps under, lilt the front of your pelvis, shift your belly and ribs to the right, and with a long spine, pour your devoted heart over your rlqht leg. Take 5 breaths as you stay deeply your thoughts and leelings liS they arise.
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muscles, hug your shins to the midline, and draw energy from your foot up into your hips. Malntalnlnq the deditation that you tultivated

In the previous pose, take your rlqht hand and manually give yourself an Inner Spiral: Wrap your fingers around the back of your right thigh and widen your hamstrings Irom

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Inhale as you lift your torso; exhale as you bend your right knee Into a Low Lunge. With your left hand on the Iloor (or a block), twist to the rlqht, bend your lefl knee, and hold the IItlle-toe side of your lefl foot wllh your rlqhl hand. (Use a slrap 10 bridge the qap between your hand and foot If necessary.) Press your rlqht heel and left knee Into the earth and enerqellcally puil ihem toward each olher Srlnq your lefl heel . close 10 your outer left hip, even II you have to move your hips back 10 make that connection. Once aqaln, with commitment and dedi cation, draw your shins 10 the midline and widen your thighs. Lenglhen your tailbone down throuqh the left knee and press your lool lnlo your hand. T o deepen the pose, keep your b-ack hlp and heel toqelher and allow your pelvis to move forward loward the Iront 01 your mat. II It feels appropriate to your body to deepen Ihe pose, place your left forearm on the Iloor. Take a lew breaths here 10 turn Inside

Pigeon Pose
From Downward-fating Dog brinQ your right knee to the outside of YOUf right Mnd and lower your lelt knee to the ground. Bring your right shin as parallel to Ihl! fronl 01 your mat as your hips allow. This wider base hl!lps to open the pelvis. It's perfeclly OK lor the pelvis to be 011 the IIOOf here. In fact. It's better to keep your pelvis square toward the front of your mat and off the floor than to resl thl! pelvis on the lIoor unl!vl!nly. Flex your right loot and tuck your back toes under. With an inhalation, lsometrl cally draQ your knees toward eaCh other , and draw your power and resources Into the core of your pelvis. To prepare lor his leap, Hanuman first has to draw deep Inside himself. Use his example to call on the strength within you to widen your thighs, hips, and pelvis. Then ehale, lengthen your taHbone down, and extend your torso forward. Let your pelviS get heavy as you root It toward your back leg. Lift the front of your pelviS up and extend your torso forward, sottenlng your heart between your shoulder blades. Stay here for 5 breaths; then step back to Downward Dog and repeat the pose on the other side.
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yourself. Soften between your shoulder blades while you release down through your pelviS. Then actively rool down through your leqs and exlend through your torso. With your shoulder blades on your b-ack, turn your heart to the sky. After several breaths here, slowly release your back 1001, place bolh hands on the ground, and slep your lefl foot forward 10 Utlanasana. Then repeat the same three'po$e sequence on the other side. When you've done the sequence on both sides, step back (nto Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-fadnq Doq Pose).

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Downward Dog step your right loot for ward. sell!nq your lett knee down on your mal with your back toes pointed. Look back at yOUf lelt leg and m,ke sure vour 'Dol Is pointing straight blIck. Pause and f.call your Intention u you settle Into tne post. Then pull lnio your center 'lnd summoll support on III

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ollhe PQ$ture ill little bit, but It will help you to reestabliSh alignment. M,inl,ln your physic., lnle-qrity as you lengthen your tailbone down .nd root your back I ind loot Into Ih. urill. KHp widen Ing your back leQ ,nd hlp IS you edend your pelvis lind Iront knee fOfw,rd. PIKe your llaods on your hips .nd 1111 tht inn!!f body with breath illS you lengltlen Ihe sIdes of your lono. Draw the huds 01 your arm bones blCk until your colillr bones brolden and your shoulder blldes come toward the hinds to press your hips down IS you 11ft your heart up tow;lrd the sky Stretch your arms OVtrhfld and shine your . bfluty out In III directions. Stay here for S breaths: then release .nd step back to Down woJrd Oeq before performing the posture on the second side,

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the core to create a suble and balanced foundation for

your poses. Throughout this sequence. Rosenberg offers the Muscular Inergy cue of drawing the shins in toward the midlinc. (This action helps align the lissues of the hamslrings and gives you greater access to the Ihi d prin r Ciple, which is Inner Spira!.> It's a challenging action that requires strength and dedication not unlike I-Ianuman's, and il provides a sense of stability and inlcgril)' that will serve you well for the final pose. Ifyou're Rexiblc, main taining Museular Energy will prevent you from uncon sciouslyflopping into Ilanumanasana in a misaligned 1'.'3);

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ThIs post asks you to draw Inward and (all upon the resources of your body, heart. alltl mind In ordl!!" to pour your heart Into till! qreat leap of thls experl,nc,.
which can put you at risk for injul)' Muscular Energy symbolizes I-lanuman', devolion and willingness many obstacles in his wa)t The principle of Inner Spiral is an e\'er-cxpanding
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With your rlqht leq forward and your lell leq bKk. place your !lnqer Ups on the floor or on blocks.. WherfVl!r yOU are. paust and soften. Renew your dedication to your intention. Embody Hanuman's steadfast determination as you enqaqe the muscles on all sIdes of your leqs and 11ft sllqhtly out of the pose. With this ntra lilt. you will be able to reestablish Muscular Enerqy. Inner Spiral. ,nd Outer Spiral: Huq the shin bones In; widen your thlqhs, hips, and pelvl5; and then draw your outer thlqhs and pelvis back and down. Press your hands down to IUt your torso up, curllnq open throuqh your couraqeous heart. Then lenqthen your tailbone down, extend' Inq lully throuqh your leq5 to lower yourself toward the floor. Keep the muscles toned and your leq5 ,xtendlnq so you are enqaq Inq and stretchlnq simultaneously, Take S 10llq, deep breaths, allow Inq your pelyls to qet htay and your heart 10 be IIqM. As you open your hurt Into the bacbfnd, sn If you can connect to the Inten' tlon you set at the beqlnnlnq of your practice.

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visand up tothe waistline. lneach pose in Rosenberg's sequence, )"ou'll engage Inner Spiral by rotating your legs inward and drawi ng ruur inner thighs in and back. Once you've established Inner Spiral in a pose, you apply the fourth principle, Outer Spiral, which is an ever-narrowing energy current that runs frOIll the waistline down to the feet. Outer Spiral rOtateS the legs outward, moves the tailbone down and the thighs forward, and draws the thighs toward each other. Y ou apply Outer Spiral as you maintain thl' action ofhug gingtheshins in. Inner Spiral and OuterSpiral may fed like opposing actions, but they arc meant to balance each other. and when applicd IOgether should bring you into your ideal alignment . Rosenberg likens applying Inner and Outer Spi ral to aligning all ofyour rt'sources-your body, your mind, and yourspirit-bcfort' you mke that final lcap
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dom's spotnqht back In 1995. maklnq rock history with Jaqged Llttlf!! Pili, which sold 33 million copies worldwide to become the bes!-sellinq debut album by a female artist. The pop-rock anthem "You Ouqhta Know" embodied the raw emotion and the conflicted leellnQs of a spurned lover Althouqh disc . Jockeys may have blf'eped out the most eJ[plicit words, they gave the som widespread radio play, and listeners around the world found themselves Identllyinq with the younq Canadian's tale of hearl break. At the lime, Morissette was Just 21. Her ascent to stardom was qruellnq and lelt pre cious little time to unwind or retlect. Looklnq back, she says she's qlad she qot to meet so many people and Sl!!!' the world, but admlh that tourinq blasted her body and soul. The Intensity was wearlnq. Cravlnq some alone time, she would hide out back staqe, In hotel rooms, or even In bathroom stalls anywhere that she could qet some distance from the madness and tune back In to herself. She needed to recharqe between performances, interviews, and all the demands on her enerqy, and at some point she realized that, rather than hldinq out. she needed to truly reJuvenale herselr. "I wanled 10 find a practice that was both physical and spiritual. Yoqa was perfect tor that," she says. "I leit like I was born to do yoqa." Her flrsl taste 01 the practice was Yoqa Mind & Body, a DVD made by the aclress All MacGraw with renowned yoqa teaCher Erich Schlffmann, whiCh Morissette dlscoverecl towarcl the encl 01 the Jat;/t;/ed Uttle Pili tour. Since then, she has tried everythlnq from Ashtanqa to Blkram to Kundallnl, Iyenqar , Shaclow, and Yin, ancl she has studied with a variety of well-known teachers, Inclucllnq Kathryn Bucllq, Sara Ivanhoe, Matt Pesendlan, Nicki Doane, and Eddie Modestln!. She loves vlnyasa flow. fortunately, Morissette's twin brother Wade Imre , Morissette, Is a yoqa teacher and kfrtan arllst. He Is, she says, one 01 her favorite teachers, not Jusl because of their close connection but also because he combines a respect for tradition with "a recoqni tlon of the re-alllies of modern lIIe." The re-atltles of Morissette's busy life- now Include marrlaqe, to rapper Marlo "MC Sooleye" Treadway,
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2010 ilIt home In Los Anqeles. Morissette's new album

will be released this winter. She's been committed to YOQa fOf years now, somelhlnQ that was evident when she rocked a full Eka Pada Rajaka potasanill (One-LeqQed Klnq PIQeon Pose) with bolh hands clasplnQ her foot on the day of her cover shoot. Her husband has started practlclnQ, and you /iQure It's just ill matler of time before Ever Qels on the mat, too.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE: MOST ABOUT YOUR PRACTICE:?

HOW 010 YOU ARRIVE IN A PLACE WHERE YOU WERE READY TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP? Oh, by messlnQ up left, rlqhl, and center for years and years In a row. Belnq a love addict. Belnq a co-dependent. Not havlnQ enouqh selfknowledQe. As I moved toward more sell-knowledqe, I realized I'm an alpha female. There's no way around that one. I started to flqure out who would be a Qood teammate In Ihls journey, And I waited to find the kind of person who would be an incredible man to be the fillther to my future children. Until I knew who I really was, I had no Idea who would be the perfect complement to me, I had to !lqure out how to be responsible for my sensitivity and lor what I needed around my career and self-care. The more I knew what I needed, the more 11 became Innate. Before, If I dated someone and there was chemistry, I would just QO lor It. Chemistry Is hUQely Important. but I moved beyond the "Wow, his eyes are so deep, and I just wanna make 01,11," you know? Later the first Question I'd always , ask became "What's your mission?" I didn't want someone overly obsessed with work or travel. When my future hus band said his mission was 10 be an Incredible husband and father and to be of service throuqh his art, I was like, "Whoa, this really warrants monr time and enerqy."

My commitment to the practIce definitely pays off in my relationships because It requires me to be couraQeous and push myself to my edqe, but aiso to cui myself a lot of slaCk and be qentle. So I push myself to my edqe and then relax Into It-that's kind of how I live my life these days.

It qlves me a qreat microcosmic snapshot, a clear picture of whats Qolnq on In my tile. II I push myself on the mat, Its likely I'm pushlnq myself off the mat as well-a cue to be qenUe. When I don't practice, there's a lack of check inQ In on my part. How I approach my lime on the mat Qives me a qllmpse of my nuds. It's a Qreat Invitation to tune In to what's really qolnq on.
HAS IT AFr(CT(O YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS? The impe

tus to do yoqa comes from Ihe same place where my sonqs are birthed. Whtn I'm wrltll'lQ sonQS or dolnQ YOQa, I'm curious about what's re<llly qolnQ on: What's happen Inq In my body? What's happenlnq In my heart? What's happenlnQ In my life? What's happenlnq In the larQer con text 01 the planet? What's happenlnQ In the evolution of consciousness? What's happenlnq In my knee? It's all the same muscle of curiosity. That's the most powerful Quality I brlnQ to my own cre ative process. It's just thIs curiosity that shows up, which I love. There's also a lack of jUdQment. When I was 21 and dolnq yoqa, I would kick my ass because I wasn't fle.lble enouQh or becilluse I was depleted. Now, I just notice.
HAS YOGA HELPED YOU IN RELATIONSHIPS? I think that the more mature qualities, such as curiosity, nonjudq mentalness, and notlclnQ-those benlqn qualities help, In my moments of conftlct with the people I love, I aspire to manliest those qualities,

010 YOGA HELP YOU DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?

Its all about awareness, I am a naturally flexible person, and re laxin, thillt hormone released durlnq preqnancy, made me more so. I had to learn not to overstretch or Injure myself, I've always attempted to locus on the spiritual-ascension process and philosophy ilInd Intellectualism-ali heady pur suits, you know? But I'd have these moments of revelation when I was taklnQ a walk, when II would hll me like a ton of bricks: I'm an animal. There's a physloloQY to me, DNA, Qenetlc predisposition, muscles, bones, IIQaments, and hor mones, I turned Into this science experlmentl
HOW HAS YOUR PRACTlC( CHANGEO OVER THE YEARS? There's a Quiet power that I hadn't really CUltivated 10 or 15 years aQo. Back then, everythlnq was kind 01 balls to the wall, soldier style. Now I can call upon the soldier when I need It, but It's not Ihe default position I QO to.

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He released his latest album, Destroyed, In May. A native New Yorker now livlnQ In LA, Moby (born Rlcllard Melville Hall) Is a 10nQ' time veQan and animal rlQhts activist. One 01 his oldest friends Is Eddie Stern, director of AshtanQa YOQa New York; they were drlnklnQ buddies In their preYOQa days. Over the years, Stern has instructed him In AshlanQa, and Moby says he's tried Kundalinl and many other styles, endlnQ up with "my own stranQe, cobbled-tOQeter practice that I do five times a week:' WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO PRACTICE? I enjoy the Quiet strenQth, both physical and mental, that results. I'm reminded that I'm human and need to be patient with myself. The constant reminder to focus on the breath Is key. YOQa Infuses my IIle with a Qreater sense 01 calm. II's quiet and meditative, and 11 makes me a little less anxious, less inclined to IndulQe anQer and fear. It's certainly turned the volume down on the more desperate thouQhts. ARE YOU PLACUED WITH THOSE? I used to be. I went to the Academy Awards this year. I had a few Qood conversations and. at a certain point, I was perfectly happy to QO home and read my favorite book, the Tao Te ChlnQ, which makes me lauQh and reminds me what my orientation to myself and the universe should be. Belore I had a YOQa or meditation practice, I'd want to stay out until six o'clock in the mornlnQ and desperately Qrab every last bit of fun I could-with selfish behavior and really

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WHAT IS YOUR ORIENTATION TO YOURSELr ANO THE UNIVERSEH? Listen to tile quiet vokes nd try to conserve your en"gy, not was" It, Ultl mattly, in all tllings, don't take yourself too Sfrl' ously and, wheneverpossible, don't !Hd your f'Qo, THAT'S GOT TO BE HARO IN THE LA MUSIC SCENE, Ii's u$V for me because I'm bald and I don't sinQ very wen, It'd be lIarder If I w". 22, gor geous, dilnted well, and sang beilutlfuuy, aut my limitations ilft always clearly in front of me, Humil ity Is Illrust UpOn me left and rlqht. YOU'RE A PASSIONATE VEGAN, And yoQiI lIeips wllh my activism, My Incllniltfon Is to be really lIarsll and JudQmentill, but unfortunil!ely I'm nol omniscient, so whenever I'm harsll and Judgmentill, I Just end up mklng a lot of mlstakn, Yoga ilnd meditation remind me not to be harsh, not to be Judgmenlal. Even If I disagree wltll someone, I don't have 10 be a Jerk about It. If I mHI someone eath'lg a bacon sandwkh, who lo....s Glenn Beck, IIIInkS Obama WilS born In Kenya, and firmly believes that Saddilm Hussein was behInd 9/11, I might disagrH on all pOInts, but gelling InQry donn't accomplish anything, I've I.ilrned, over time, 10 be a more decent, more effecllve advoc:ate lor tile causes I believe In. My approaCh In tile past was to yell at people. I've learned Illal when you yell at p-eople, you Jusl make Ihem defensive. So I try not to yell as mucll, I'VE READ YOU'RE CHRISTIAN. I love the teath Ings 01 Cllrlst, but the universe Is IS billion years old and complicated beyond anylhlng I Cln under stlnd. I like the leachlngs 01 Christ, Buddha. everv thing. I'm wary lbout calling mysetl a Chrlstliln; when someone calls themselves by a label, they are Implying tllat they are rlQht. I do nol for a minute think thilt I'm rlgM about ilnylhlng. Mavbe we die and go to huven, and a QUy ""itll" 10nQ, flowing beard sits In Judgment 01 us, but I doubt It. I have I feeling the universe Is more forgIvIng and loving thiln we have traditionallv. culturilly, Qlven II credit for. If God ended up being petty ilnd ,nQrv. It'd be so sad. If you are God and you understand how everylhlng In tile universe works. ""hV would you JudQe these pool, stumbllnq, shortslqhted humans who are Just blindly trylnq to 11Qure out no"" to stay alive from one day to Ille ne_1?

Son ofthe legendary reggae sensation Bob Marley; Ziggy Marley, 42, says yoga has long been inAuential in his life. As a young man, Ziggy and his siblings f ormed a group called the Melody Makers and sang positive songs with consciousness-raising lyr ics, creating hits like "Give a Little Love" and "Reggae Revolution." Since 2003, Marley has released four albums on his own, including the Grammy-winningLove Is M Reli ion (2006), y g which was a major hit with the yoga community and is still in heavy rotation in many studios. I lis 2009 release, F il Tillie, f alll y eatured Paul won a Grammy for best children's album. Ilis new album is called W dandFrtt. Marley and il his wife, Orly, have si children, and they split x their time between Miami and Los Angeles. ituality, not Marley. "For me, it was about spir poses. I got into the poses after." lie was seek ing wisdom and started reading books about Simon, \Villie Nelson, andJackJohnson and

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yoga when he was in high school inJamaica. "Then r started doing the postures and got meditation from books, which was especially beneficiaL" Marley's f avorite poses arc the inversions Plow and Headstand, which he finds energize his brain. An avid soccer player and frequent runner, Marley says his body is tight. "The pOStures opcn up energy centers and help keep me on an even keel. Very, very calm. V ery centered. I just accept that I f eel good and calm." Nicki Doane and Eddie Modcstini arc among his f avorite teachers and have joined

h on tour, but Marley is basically self im -taught,

with no set routine. He praCtices because it f ccls good. "I have to sa.y, it g ives me a high. It docs make me feci a nice feeling, a high. And then I ean settle down to meditate." His kids occasionally join in. "They are much l more flexible than I am," he jokes. But he ikes that yoga helps him feci alive and good. "I JUSt feci bener when I do it. Myown philosophy is love. Y oga was a part of me reaching that full realization that love is the ultimate thing, the only thing that lasts. And yoga helps us realize the big questions of life, and yoga helped me realize love is the answer."

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Maroon 5 takes yoga on tour,

Los AnQeles rotk band 1-4lroon 5 won I Grlmmy as best new IrUst In 2005 lor Its debul ,Ibum, Sonos Aboul Jlne. In 2006, some of tile band mates took up yoqa as I balm 101' Ille lour-lleavy life tllat lias lIelped Ille Qroup sell nearly 15 million Ilbums worldwide. fronlman Adam Levine, 32, an avid welQhtliller, IIld broken Ills sterrlum, and Ills trainer sUQQesled YOQI to keep him In Shape and release tension. He elme to love It. Now, keyboard151 Jesse Clrmlclllel, 32, has completed teacller train Ing and hopes to make YOQa a reQular part of tllelr touring lIIe. And there's tllk of a Twitter contest for fans to Join In I backstlQe cllSs belore Shows. YOU START[D PRACTICING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. ADAlro4 lEVINE A fot of thlnQs I'm passionate about I didn't set out to dO Ind mlyb, ,y,n reSisted. SlnQlnQ wasn'l , mlJor IspirlllOf'1-t w,nled to play quilar, but I sanf;J bKlUst I could. Slm, willi yoqa. 1 was welglllllll InQ when my Irllner r'commended yoqa for Ilglllness. After my first ylnylSol dIn, lnal 'illS It. I was tolally blown Iway Ind never worked out wilh wekjllls again. 1 1,11 e.lllusled but Iiso puetlul Ind r,ll.ed.lt cllanqed my wllole IpprOlcll to 111,.

WHAT CHANGES DID YOU NOTICE? LEVINE I won't Ue: At tile beQlnnlnQ, It 'illS 100 percenl pllyslnl lor me. I had laelk acid Irom worklnq oul. I couldn't louch my loes. People who sly Ihal Ih'y don'l do yoql for the physical benelits are full of It. It makes you look Qrtal, whkll is cool, bui lt also makes you leel Qreat. 80lh Ire Iwesome. II puts me In a completely different place menially now. The practice slows me down. I have 10 locus 50 Intently, I'm not IlIlnklnQ aboul anythlnQ else. My mind Is Iree 01 Ille lypkallhouQhts. Yoga really revolutfonlzed my life. WHEN YOU'RE ON TOUR, WHEN DO YOU PRACTICE? LEVINE RiQlI1 belore I qo onstaqe. II's my prep, abso lulely. rformlng Is an unnllural thlnf;J to do for a IIvlnq. You Qel up onsllge with brkjht IiQhts. 11'5 loud and people are screamlnq. 1I's not a peaetful environment, you know? So If you can create Ihlt for yourself Ind have a bit of silence before Qolng oul lhere, II's I QOOd thing.
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IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT Of MUSICIANS TURN TO YOGA ON TOUR. JESSE CARMICHAEL So much of Ihe weirdness of the tourlnQ I!Kperlence has to do with the lime differences travl'llnq around the world. The fliCk 01 rools can make you leel pretty unqfounded. Yoqa Ins!llls the Idea of belnq In the now. So I don'! Qet as lost In the welrdnen ollourlllQ. Plus,Just physically. It helps keep up endurance lor 1M shows. And my mf'dltaUon practice helps me centet Ind connecl. Rlqht now, I'm worklnq on the mlntr., "May I be filled with lovlnqklndness. May I be well. May I be fillf'll with peace and ease. May I be Ilappy." Next, " II expand ,md InClude people around me belnq well until eryDne Is Included. It sorl 01 reminds me of the securlly video In .Irpl.nes; Secure your own m.lk Ilrst, WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST A80UT YOUR YOGA? CARMICHAEL Yoqa Is an excltlrlQ mystery th.t helps me physically, emotlonallV, and spiritually, I don't worrvas much about tM future or Ihe past, II helps me wllh mv sense ollmpiltlence, Thln"s chan"e slowly. lmprovln" ilS a muslcliln, .nd a s . Voqi, is iI "radu.1 process. Thai's what I'm most "ratelul about. And the Idea of structure or discipline h.s Clrrled over Into mv creative life, Structure Is like Ihe sides of the river. In order for the river to flow, you have to hilve these Sides. Otherwise, the river would Just spread out and evaporate. Whenever you Introduce structure, your enen;ly can Ilow. IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A YOGI ROCKER? LEVlNE WMn I'm on the road, I practice every day to keep me Sanf', But I'm also nol a saint: I drink and party and do stUpid stuff eYf'rv onef' In a while. Sut I bal.nce il oul. Everyone thinks, "Oh, you do yo"a; you must be serenf'." 11 anythin", yoqa makes me more Inlense. II's such a primal practice. It dellnltely puts me In a com' lortable placf', bui lt makes me even more spirited, It maQnilles aspects 01 mv personalltv that ilre fiery, and It brlnQ! out my natural tendencies. Your nilture shines IhrouQh when you do yoqa a 101. It's made me rtlllv conlldent and comfortable wllh woo f am. Gullarlsl and slnQer Bonnie Raitt, 61, Is somf'lhln" 01 a music leQf'nd, with 18 albums and nine GrlmmV Awards to her credit as well as a spol ln the Rock .nd Roll Hall 01 of Fame, She's played wllh such leQends ilS Muddy Waters, John Ln Hooker and Stevie RaV VauQhan. Committed to , poliliCiI activism as well as mUSiC, Raitt lives In Northern Camornla ilnd is a passionate vo,,1. TELL US A80UT YOUR YOGA PRACTICE. I've been prac tlclnq VOQa since ilround '91, when I was off the road, and . Irlend invlled me to share htt home prlclice, She was a wonodf'rlul teaciler and soon illter, I beQ.n cl,sSf'S .1 my , 10CII VOQ' sludlos, l felt Ihe bl'nellls immedlately .nd knf'w Ih.1 this was. way for me 10 be able 10 both "et and stay III 'nd to .Iso det'pen on a splrllu.l .nd creative level. I've enjoyed InvesliQatinQ dillereni stvles, like IvenQar , hath., Yin, vlnyasa, and various blends. I like mlllnQ up my teachers .nd stvles, as I feel II enriches both my pracllce and mV understandlnQ of Ihe sulr.s .nd yoqa tradition. The lasl 15 years or sO, l've mostly bun priICtlcln" an Intermedl.If'-leYf'1 vlnyasa Ilow ilbout three tlmf'S I week when I'm oome, 'nod I carry mv mat and props with me to pracllce In my lIotel on the road, I occasionally drop in on classes when I'm ltillvelln", but I lind, In my sltuilllon, usinQ OVOs and Just creatlnq my own proqtillm works line. AlthOltQh I don't usually "et a full hour .nd h.lf 01 prac tice outside class, somelhln" I'd IIlce to get bettef '1, I find dolnQ lillie "yo"i! bits" during my walks or In between busi ness or household chores also brlnQS Qreat benefits. It's amulnQ lIow mucll privacy you CiIIn get on . lIlklnQ Irall,
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There's ", revolution under way in the land ofAmerican kirltlll, and as yoga's calJ-and-rcsponsc foml ofdevotional chanting evolves in fun and funky ways, it's being wholeheartedly em braced by [he yoga communiry and indie music fans alike. Peoplewhom you'd ncvcrcxpcc[ to hang out sing
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up and shake your Buddha." In Los Angeles. a drcadlockcd dude named Joey Lugassy leads a Sanskrit chant
to the Hindu deity Ganesha,

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throws a pop-music cufveball, weav ing in a verse (rom the Beatles classic spotlight in the desert ofJoshua Tree, Calif orn during the Bhakti Fest ia, kirtan extravaganza. Donna De Lory (who spent 20 years a a backup s singer (or Madonna) joyfully sere nades the audience with mantra music and breaks into a sultry rap fearuring Hindu names of the Divine Mother. A far cry from the dhoti-clad Indian temple singers who chant the names of God at ashrams and reli gious f estivals, American-style kirtan "Dear Prudence.M Under a hot-pink

have turned this

typcoftraditionallndian hymning into the coolest form of music on the yoga block. At a kinan performance in Cleve land, Ohio, an electricbassist plays groovy, bluesy riffs to a chant called Shiva Shambo," while a singer named Ginsh suggests chat you "get

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and perhaps reinvigonning-an ancient spiritual practicc with the rhythms and grooves that "''ere born on American soil. And although pur ists might argue otherwise, kirtan's new gener:lIion of musicians believes that these genre-bending chants are srill connecting our heans to God and spreading a compelling form of positive, spiritual musk around the country and, increasingly, the world.

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power of chanting was no longer guankd by a small dite; anyone could experience a 1o''C affair with God. In scholar Georg Feuerstein writes, The path ofbhakt >,oga is constant i remembrance of the Divine." It is "the way or the heart, intended to channel and purify emotions through singing, dancing, meditation, and other activities that can help us merge w the Beloved. Kinan is ith one ofbhakti yoga's nine limbs. ChrisMHarees.hW llis, a scholar a of Indian n::lig ions who lives in Oak land, Californ says that most of the ia, "lyrics sung n medieval Kirtan were i names for God-sacred mantras that evoked devotion to 3 particular form of me Divine. lrad itionally. the ki r t3n leadereallcd out 3 seriC$ ofd ivine names, and e eryone responded by , .. singing it back, again and again, O''er si ple melodies and si ple inSfru m m mentation. Some seekers chose to chant the names of a particular deity. he says, while others sang the names of different deities fordifferent pur poses-for example, Gancsha for auspicious beginnings or Hanuman for coumge and devotion. It was said that the eff ects ofchanting were multiplied when many hearts wcre calling out the same mantraS at once. Over the centuries, kinan devel oped into manydifferent forms, JUSt like a5ana. Some branchesofk.irtan emphasized ntrospection; thci slow, i r ",'eet melodies drew the singers into itath'C stillness, says a State of med Wallis. Other Styles "'ere celebratory. and participants would often hold hands and dance. So while purists may cringe to think about W estern ers leaving thei own bold mprint on r i

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revolution Is cool, but hurlng Is believing, To slrum IlIIs ID-$.OIlCj set 01 d. ncuble manlra music, go 10 VOQa]ourn.l.com rtanHmpltr and /kl get your groov, on. "Ganapatl Om (Atom Smllh .tomlc mix)" Donn, De Lory
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"Govlnda" SRI Klrtan "Shlva Sh.nk.r. (Transformallon)" Stln Johnson and Th. Wild Lotus e.nd "Rock On H.numanM Me Vogi with I>\rlshn. DIS MJal Radh. M.dh.v (O",.rl Dwellers R.mb)M [)eva Pr.mal

[llh and lith centuries. Much of

the k inan explosion in America is inspired by whar happened during that later time, and many of the songs we sing are inspired by music com posed in that era," says Russill Paul, ak irtan wallah inAustin, T exas., and the author ofTbt

Togu DfSDund.

"Through Idrtan and other devo tional practices, the bhakti teachers were echoing the fundamental prem ise of Patanja[i's Yoga Sutra, that spir itual realization docs not rCXluire an external mediator. God is inside you. Tney used kirtan as a way to get in touch with God's presence and showed everyday people that they could have the same levds ofSdf realization and the same depths of mystical experience as a Ikahmin performi gs:u;red ritual or a yogi in n deep meditation.This approach
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your inner world.

Your mind becomes lc reactive to the swirling distractions oft he world around you, and asa result,

Kurmasana ("I noisc Poc) is named for an ani o mal that withdraws into its shell when startled or threatened. II's flOt surprising, then, that when you take the phy ical shape of the tortoise in this pose.)'OU will oftcn cxpcricncc an exquisite feeling of moving inward mentally-as though the world around you is moving out of focus as your inner world becomes more aud ible and dear. When your attention mo\'cs inwud like th is. you experience prJty"Nrll. or sense withdrawal, which
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you fed quiet and centered. Like the tortoise, you e:reperience prntyah:lra in this pose by drawing the limbs of your perception-your eyes, cars, skin, nose, mouth, and consequently your mind-into the shell ofthe limitless landscape within you. \Vhen you first start practicing Kurmasana,

quiet centeredness can prove ehallenging

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the pose requires pinning the arms and Ie down the earth and curving the baek like a shell. Y u o may face reSistance, feel stuck or f earful, and per haps e,'en wonder why some yoga students .seem

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1 Malasana (Garland Pose)

Begin in Tadasana. Bend both knees and release the pelvis into a squat. Lean lor' ward slightly and place your hands on a wall or on the 1l00r. 1I your heels come off the lloor, slide a blanket beneath them. T help widen your lower back alld release o the hlp Joints. use your leet and isometri cally spread the Inner heels away from eacn other. Notice how the back muscles wldefl with this leg actiOfl. Ehale deeply to sollen your t);ack muscles, afld release the grip Irom your jaw aM hips.

2 Marichyasana I
Slt in Oar'ldasana. Bend your right kr'lee and place your heel aQainst your inner left thigh. Inhale, lift your arms up, and exhale. lenQthen inQ forward over your left leQ. Sweep your right arm around your right shin and wrap your lell arm behInd you. Clasp your left wrist with your right hand. Press your right arm against the shin and reach back through both arms to extend and free the bottom ribs UP off tne abdomen. Breathe evenly and quietly. LearninQ to release tension around the eyes and Jaw will encourage you to feeT. reflect and accept the sensations that lell you when to back off and when to move deeper. Come back to Oandasana before takim the second side.

3 Baddha Konasana
(Bound Angle Pose)
From Oandasafla. briflg the SOles of your feet together dfld release your legs toward the lIoor. T isolate movemeflt ifl the hip o sockets, aflchor your sittiflg bOfles dowfl. lengthen your iflner thighs toward your iMer knees aflo press your heels aqaiflst each other. Press the back of your thighs afld shifls toward Ihe floor afld etefld your spifle forward. Lift your pubic bone toward Ihe navel to widen your lower back. Rest your head on the floor or a block. Eventually, you may even rest your chin on the lloor.

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(Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend)

Begin in Oandasana and spread your

legs wide. Press the entire length of

each leg down. Squeeze the outer hips

in toward the buttocks to stabilize your

pelviS and fold forward. Either support

your torso With a bolster or continue to fold and clasp your big toes. Do nol allow your thighs 10 roll in or out.

Inhale and lift your pubis, navel, dia

4 5
5 Kurmasana (Tortoise Pose)
Silln Oandasana with your les slightly wider apart than your
hips. Bend both knees, hinge forward slightly. and slide your arms one at a time beneath your knees. Reach your arms out and slowly slide the heels forward on the floor. Lilt your pubic bone tow<lfd the navel as you lenQlhen your torso lor

phragm, and sternum up. Exhale and fold forward toward the !loor. Observe sensations as they arise with a quiet,
neutral. and objective mind. so Ihal you krlOW. on and oil the mat, when 10 wait and when to act.

( benefits )
Strengthens Ihe b<lck Tones ttte abdominal organs Encouraqes l!eiblUty in the IIlps Quiets the mind

ward, eventually pinning your arms beneath your legs. With

YOtJf physical body contained. practice shilting the sense

oo;!ans inward. When you practice lamin9 and Irainirlq your
senses. you invite a quiet mind that e nabl s you to reunite

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Menstruation or preqnancy Herniated disks Strained 10werl)ack muscles

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alignment ofyour mind as much as that ofyour body, encouraging equanimity in order to ma intainyour vigor. I nstead of reacting to and identify ing with the resistance that may come up, sequence your actions this way: First move, then f eel, and then reflect on the sensations. This gives you time to per ceive and respond appropriately to cues your bodygives rou. Take note of what the ancients called Ihe "portals": eyes. mouth, nostr and ils,

passive opening in your hips and in the muscles of your back. Y ou1I need this opening in order to fold deeply enough to reach your arlllS under your legs in Kunnas.1na. Remembcrto mo\'e p3tiently nto the pose, take time to f i eel, and then reflect on each sensation toguiderou nto i your next movement. Stand in T adasana (l\lountain Pose) and touch the inner edges of your feet together. Bend both knees and lower your pelvis toward rour heels. Spreadyour knees apart JUSt enough to release the pel vis toward your f eet into a squat, and lean forward to counterbalance [he weight of your hips. Ifyour heels lift off the Roor, slide a folded blanket beneath them so that you can press the inner heels down. Release your tailbone toward the floor and stretch your arms forward between your knees. Place your hands on a wall for suppOrt or, ifyou ean release deeply enough, reSt your hands on the Roor. Spreadyour inner hcels awayfromeach other, as ifyou were stretching the mat. This isometric action helps your inner thighs release in towlrd the side ribs. It willalsofacilitate the eng.1gement ofyour outer hips and thewideningof)'Our inner back thighS. W 'idening the area around the hamstring muscles releases them, which allows the pelvis to move more fr(.'(ly. Notice how the back museles also widen with this leg action_ Y ou'll usc this movementagain n Kurmasana. i Keep your heels anchored, loweryour head toward the floor, ami start to wrap your arms around your shins. If you feel a great deal of resisranee, you lIlay want to stay with your hands at the wall or on the floor in front of you. Ifyou release deeplyenough, you mayhave the spaee to elasp your ankles. Press your upper arms against your shins to spread the upper baek muscles asyou press the inner heels down to widen the lower baek. Release the shoulder blades away from your cars. Ground your heels firmly as you balance your weight e"enlyon your feet so that you do not sit down on the Roor. You may eventually release deeply

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the body. This requires very supple hips, loose shoulders. and flexible back mus des. (All the poStures in this sequence encourage flexibility in these joints.) But ifyou find yourselfoverreaching into the bind, consider holding your ankes in the l 5implervariation. Wherever you arc in the pose. main tain a feeling ofsoftness in your sensory organs and a quiet, refleet;"e (IUality to your mind. T ake it 510100 Listen with your : muscles and feel how the smallest action can affect the entire body. Even as your hips grip, relax your inner groins toward the Roor so that your pelvis can release. Look for the sweet spot where you arc able to maintain a soft breath. Can you maintain a neutral mind and acceptyouruni{luc abilities, independent of how others might practice the pose? Malasana can be intense. Start by holding for a Illinute or less. Then, release your buttocks 0010 the Roor and extend your legs forward into Dandasana (StaffPosc). Ifyou're sitting on the backs of your sit t ing bones and your lower back is round ing. sit up on f olded blankets tobringyour pelvis into a neutral position.
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Marichyasana I also develops Rexibilil)' in your hips and back museles, and in addition. stretches your halllstrings. It's more active than Malasana, off ering the opportunity to work under slightly more challenging circumstances. Similar to a petulant puppy in training,your hips and your senses will learn to yield with prac tice, time, and perseverance. From Dandasana, bend the right knee in toward yourehcst and place your fOOl flat on the floor, close to the perineum. Press the middleseamofthe left leg, from the hip to the heel. down toward the floor. Ttle right sining bone will lift slightly. On an inhalation, cxtend your arms O\'erhcad toclongateyourspineand stretch out the
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your f eet together asyou bend yourknees, rcleasingyour legs out to the side. Ifyour knees are much higher than your hips, sit up on the support offolded blankets. T ouch the outer edges of the feet to gether and open the nner edges toward i your face, as ifyou were rcading a book. This preparatory phase encourages ex ternal rotation in the hip sockets and a rcleasein the innergroins. Keep the entire spine of the book-the outer edge of {he feet-intact, especially the outer heels, and work the soles of the feet co face the ceiing. As you spread the sk on the soles l in ofthe feetopen, simultaneously lengthen from the inner groin coward your inner knee. Then, maintain the length of the inner thighs and slowly press the soles of the feet back co coueh each other, as ifthe soles were sayingllllmllJle. Interhlce your hands around your f eet. Stra ighten yourarms and liftthe torso up against the pull of the arms to lengthen your abdomen and the full length ofyour spine. Press the thighs and shins down toward the Aoor as you begi to bend for n ward. Go slowly, and as you move, watch to sec if you have space to fold deeper or if you feci stuck. Sometimes, when you arc faced with resistance. a momem of consdou$ breathi gwill [et you sec dearly n whether it's w iser to move in deeper or to back offinsteaJ. Place your f orearms on your thighs and sHde the elbows slightly toward the knees to lengthen the inner thighs and release the groins. Release the outer thighs toward the Aoor. [fyou feel that spacecontinues CO open for you to move deeper into the pose, keep releasing into the forward fold. Y u can rest your head o on a block, oryou lIlay even rest the fore head, the nose, and perhaps eventually the chin on the Aoor. Wherevcr you arc in the pose, stay for at least a minute as you anchor the sit ting bones onto the Aoor. The grounded siuing bones give you a firm base from which to extend the bottom ribs up and off the diaphragm to help you breathe more frecly. Rcleaseyour shoulderb[ades Y ou'll get a deep stretch in your ham strings and lower back as Upavistha Konasana brings you one step closer to Kurmasana. From Oandasana, spread your legs so that they form a w ide angle. Usc this preparatory phase to ensure a solid base from which you can hinge yourtorso forward. Press the entire back seam of each leg, from the sitting bones through the heels, I1rmly into the Roar. Iron both legsdown, as iftheywere heavy logs sinking into the earth. If you're very flexib[e, you'll want to contain your Rex ibility and instead work on developing control and strength n the i outer hips. From the outer knee, draw the outer thigh in toward the hip and lengthen the inner shin [Oward the inner heel.Theouterh should I1rm in [Oward ips the buuocks [0 stabilize the pelvis. A void collapsing on the inner groins. Rather, support the base ofyour pelvi by lifting s the pubic bone ;lnd lower belly up toward the navel as you pin the outer hips in. If you arc less flexible, you may feel yourselfbeing pulled onto the back ofthe Sitting bones and the outer edge of the legs. If thal's happening, sit up on folded blankets to elevate your hips. \"Q'iden the inner back thighs [Oward the outer thighs as you did in Malasana to help release the sitting bones away from each other. Draw the sacrum in toward the pubic bone and sit tall as you lengthen your spine. On an inhalation, lift the front of the torso up as you anchor the outer edge of your buttocks down. On an exhalation, start to fold forward toward the floor. Hold for one to lhree minutes, moving, watching, and then respondingappropri ate]y, either coming in deeper or lifting the torso to back 0([ Ifyou f eel restric tion in the legs or lower back, support your abdomenwitha bolster. [fyourbody continues to release into the forward fold,
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Happiness. W all scek it. There is e

no more basic or unh"Crsal drive than the desire to be happy. It is inherent, something""Care compelled to want by vinue of who and what we arc. E,erything that human beings ha,e accomplished and aspired to, our e'ery endeavor. has been and always will be rooted in the impulse to sar isty our longing for happiness. W e desire love, pleasure. beaut)' friend ship, accomplishment, wisdom, and power. Each of us longs for an

abiding sense of purpose and

meaning, peace, health. and security. At some level. we also aspire to free dom, to a greater capacity to shape our destiny, and to a connection with something greater than ourselves, which somccall Source, Sdf, or God.

Asthe IJth-centurypoct Rumi 0b , served: ;The wings ofhumankind is its aspiration. Aspiration was
responsible for the creation of language, society, culture, science, architecture, the world's spiritual traditions, and even walking on the moon. Everythingthat humanity hasacromplishedisthe legacy of its enduringclcsire for fulfillment. The yoga tradition pll)\'ides one ofhumankinds most effect,,'e systems forachicving happiness in every aspect oflife. In the same way that the physical practice ofyoga so effectively benefits your body and mind, the larger science ofyoga is Similarly powerful in unlocking the vast potential ofyour body. mind, and spirit to help )'Ou achieve your best life imaginable. Yoga's supreme objective is
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t o awaken a n exalted state of spiritual realiza tion, )"Ct the tradition also recognizes that this state docs nOt exist in isolation from the world and ,,'Orldly matters. Thus, the science ofyoga teaches you how to live and how to shape your lifewith a commandingscnsc ofpurpose, capac

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w what you can do with your body orwith the ith ability to still )'our mind than it has to do w ith the happiness that unfolds from rcalizingyour full potential.There maybe: no more important
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THE FOUR DESIRES

According to the Vedic tradition, the four desires arc inherent aspects ofyour soul, or essence. Y our soul uses them to fulfill its unique potentiaL Learning to honor the fourdesires allowsyOIl to thrive at every level and leads you to a complete and balanced life. It's important to under stand that, from the viewpoin! of the V edas, all fourkinds of desires, includi g n desires f ormaterial prosperity; ifpursued mindfully, can be spiritual because they can pave the way for your soul to express itselfon Earth. Of course, not all desires lead (Q happiness. Desires can and do result in pain and frustration. However, according to the ancient trad ition, attach ment to desire, not desire itself, is the underlying cause ofpractkall)' all of our pain and suffering. The tradition also speaks atgreat length about the necessity ofunderstandingyour life's deeper purpose, because true hap piness is dependen! on your fulfilling it. Indeed. it is myobscrvation that the faiure l to develop a clear understand ing of their life's purpose is the reason many people

arc unable to achieve and sustai the hap n pi ess that the); (leep in thcirhearts, seck. n The challenge we all face is to learn how to take into account [he full measure of who wc arc and use the positivc force of all four ofour soul's desires to lead us to our best life.
THE POWER OF INTENTION

Accordingto the V edas, your soul has four distinct desires, which arc collectively described in the tradition aspllrllshar tha, ;'for the purpose of the soul." The first of these four desires is dharma, the desire to become who you were meant to be. It is the longing to thrive and, in the process, to fulfill your unique purpose; it is the drive to fulfill your destiny. The second is arrha, the desire for the means (such as money, security, health) to help you fulfill your dharma. The th desi e ird r is kama, the longing for pleasure in any and all forms. The fourth is IIIQksha, the desire for spiritual realization and ulti mate freedom; it is the intrinsic desire to be free from the burdens ofthe world, even as you participate fully in it, and to experience a state beyond the reach ofthe other three desires.

The place to start harnessi g your power n to determine your destiny, to achieve any intention as well as lasting fulfillment, is your own mind. According to the V edic tradition, the most profound waytoa ect ff the course ofyourlife is by harnessing the powerofresolution or intention, wh in ich Sanskrit is calledsankal pa. Sankalpa is the compound oftv.'o $;ln skrit words;kal pa,which means "a wayof proceeding" or, more revealingly, "the rule to be observed abo,'c or beforc anyothcr rule," andJan,which refers toaconcept or idea formed in thc heart. Thus, sanka/pa means detemlination orwill: an intention, a conviction, a vow, or most commonly, a rcsolution-one that reflects your highest

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aspirations. In pra(tical rerms,a sankalpa is a declarative statement, resolution, or intention in whi(h you vow or (ommit (to yoursdf, your teacher, a pr kst, orcven God) to fulfill a specific goal. The ancient concept of sankalpa is pred icated on the principle that your mind has a measureless capacity to aff eet the quality and the eontent of your life, The ancient traditions-including V eda, 'I:mtra, and yoga-venerated the mind and appealed to the Divine for the mind to be filled with Mauspicious thoughts," because they saw the mind as the chief architccr ofour lives. In other words, they viewed your

the average Amer ican makes 1.8 resolu tions per year. \Ve create intentions to los<: weight, find a more rcwardingcareer, get organied, or attraCt th( ideal partner. \Ve resolve to change our diet, be more disciplined, work harder, work less hard, spend more time in nature or with our f amilies, enrich ourspiritual life, stop smoking, be a greater force for good in the world, or do

is that voe too often focus on fulfi11ingour desires without g iving much thought to howour desiress<:rve thegreater meani g n and purpose ofour lives. Another reason, from the perspective of(heTantTie tradi tion, is that there is a science to manifest ing intention, and ifyou don't apply it, you will likely end up as part ofthe 80 percent who don't see their resolutions fulfilled. A sankalpa, by definition, foc;uscs your mental and energetic resources and, in the process, the forces of nature, toward a specific end. I've worked with people who have successfully applied sankalpa to achieve everything from healing a ife-threatening illness to enriching their l spiritual 1ife or finding their dream job. Nowcomes the critical question: How do you identify the specific desire that would best s<:rve actualizingyour poten tial? Morespeeifieally, what-ifyou could achieve it in the next 6 to 18 Olonthswould enrich you and, in the process, contribute to fulfilling the meaning and purpose of your life? At first glance, the answer might seem obvious. If you're

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any one of countless other things we aspire to aecornpJish. However, it's critical to note that research shows that at least 80 percent of us do not achieve our resoIUlions. Despite all that you may havc heard or read in praise ofthe limitless power

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financially strapped, wouldn't you just crcatl' a sankalpa to make more money at your current joh, find 11 beuer-paying one, or win the lonery-in other words, a sankalpa that focuses on achieving a desire in the realm of artha (finances and material security)? Not necessarily. \'(Ihcn it comes to desires, the obvious answer isn't always the right one. That's because until you learn to do otherwise, the obvious answer almost always comes from your intellect, and your intellect isn't completely capablc of k nowing which intcmion will best scrve you. Y our saul, ho....'Cver, has a way of always know . ing what you need to serve your higher purposc and, at the same time, what your next best step should be in order toexpc rience the lasting happinessyouseek. The point is,we all know; more or less,whatwe want; we don't always knowwhat we need.

CHOOSING YOUR RIGHT DESIRE

One ofmy students, Victoria, was in her mid-50s when she was told she would nClleragain walk without thc a ofacanc id or crutches. A few days earlier, she had been hit by a car, which broke her hip and several ribs, and crushed the bones in one ofherlegs. Victoria had, in the past, worked with the process ofThe Four Desires and ful filled several sanblpas, incJudingsuccess fullyereatingand nav igating a challenging

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to see something that until then she had been unwilling to admit, whkh was that her boyfr ien(1 of 14 years had long been distant and unsupportive; now that she re'llly needed him, he was more distant and less nurturing than ever. Despite being "lOgether with him, VielOria had fclt alone for a long time. She realized that she needed to heal her relationship with relationship. She rec ognized that she needed to focus hcr attention on the fulfillment of kama, the second desire, which relates 10 love, intimaC)\ and relationship. The more we spoke, the more obvious it seemed that ViclOria's first step to healing was less ahout her body and more about her heart. If she was going to walk again, she had to be strong enough to "walk away from a less-rhan-nurturing relationship. 1 helped her craft a new sankalpa. Her resolve would no longer be I am com pletely healed from physical njuries. Her i new resolve became;'1 f eel loved. I stand, walk, and dance happily on my own, sur rounded only by people who care for me. SEEK WITHIN So how do you know when you\"e chosen the correct focus foryour sankalpa? Con sider Matthew 6:3) from the Christian New"Iestament: MEnter the kingdom of Hea'"en and righteousness and all things shall be added on to thee. The Vedic scriptural source, Chandogya Upanishad, conveys the exact same pr inciple this way: From the moment she refocused her sankalpa and began to methodkally apply it, Victoria's physical healingacceleTatcd. Almost instantJ), she felt diff erent. She was now inspired and uplifted; most im portant, she was now prepared to face the physical challenge oflearning to walk again and stand completely on her own. Less than twOyears later, Victoria not only stands without a canc but walks, plays golf, and practiccs and tcaches yoga. Her former boyfriend is no longer part of her life. Victoria's story shows that when you collect your resolve, commit all of your resources, and direct them properly, you cancreatelasting and meaningful changc. His desires arc right desires, and h de is sires arc fulfilled.The terms "righteous ness and "right desires" point us back to the fact that the right desires arc in line with our higher purpose. The Sanskrit term for such desi es iSJotyokolllno, wh r ich means "true desire.The will to act on such desires is called 10lYdJdllkol pd, or true resolve. How do you find your sat yakamna, your true desire?The answer is to ask )'our soul. Steeped in soul, you no longer have to try todiStinb 'llish thy"will from "my" will; soul is where universal will and individual desire merge. As Lord Krishna states in the Bhagavad Gita, "I am desire itself, if that desire is in har mony with the purpose oflife. Ifyou have little or no meditation ex perience, you might assume that the soul is accessible only to those few who have dedicated their lives to finding and expe riencing it. The good news is that this is not the case. One of the greatest yogic tens, the Y ogaV asishtha, puts it t is way: h "'This Selfis neither far nor ncar; it is not inaccessible nor is it in distant places: It

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