Yoga is a Personal Journey

Yoga is a personal journey into the realm of the consciousness; a practice of conscious awareness and a means of self-discovery.

Yoga isn’t about doing something artificial, taking a remedy, changing your life or forcing beliefs. It’s about complementing whatever you already do to maintain your good health, and using the techniques to get more of what you’re looking for. The practice of yoga works from the inside out. Through its related practices yoga can be a venue used to find that union that we all are seeking. To reacquaint us with what we have forgotten. To know the self that lies within and to return to a state where there is a connection between the mind, body and spirit. Through yoga and its related methods of practice (postures, breathing, meditation and relaxation techniques) there can be harmony. By being present and more consciously aware we become the experience and the one experiencing at the same time. This is the true aim in all forms of yoga and the Sanskrit word used to describe it is - Samadhi (total absorption).

Om, Shanti
Tony Riposo, Professional Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher, (500hr)
Member of the Kripalu Yoga Teacher Association (KYTA)
Yoga Alliance (E-RYT) Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (500hr)

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