Category: A — Assimilating Knowledge
A menu can describe a meal; it cannot satisfy hunger. In the same way, a teaching becomes useful as we listen, question, reflect and explore what it points to in living. Bodywork, meditation and study meet here: a doing that flowers as Being.Begin with the companion chapter: A — Assimilating Knowledge.Selected readings: The Four Yogas · Feeling Space: Breath as Bridge · Jean Klein and the Energy BodyExplore this step in the Spiritual Awakening Journey · Previous step · Next step →
Spirit means To Breathe
Introduction: The Universal Connection Between Breath and Spirit The profound connection between the words “spirit” and “breath” isn’t coincidental—it’s a fundamental linguistic pattern found across virtually…
Jean Klein and the Energy Body: Listening as Inquiry
Start Here → Teaching Library → Body and Breath In teachings associated with Jean Klein, the “energy body” points toward a receptive way of sensing the…
Breathing: the Link Between the Body and the Mind
Explore breathing as a bridge between body, mind, and present-moment awareness, with reflections on prana, meditation, and the place of breath in yoga.
5-7-5 Breathing: A Pattern, Not a Spiritual Rule
Start Here → Teaching Library → Body and Breath The phrase “5-7-5 breathing” describes a counted pattern: inhaling for five counts, pausing for seven and exhaling…
The Eight Limbs of Yoga: A Framework for Practice and Inquiry
Start Here → Teaching Library → Deeper Study Patanjali’s eight limbs offer a classical framework for yoga that includes ethical conduct, posture, breath and meditation. This…
Spiritual Awakening Yoga for the Body Mind and Mystery
Spiritual yoga brings attention to the body, breath and the assumptions through which we understand ourselves. In Being Yoga, spiritual awakening is explored as recognition of…
Yoga Sessions as an Invitation to Inquiry
A yoga session can be an opportunity to explore how you experience the body, breath and thought. In Being Yoga, this supports inquiry into your true…
Connecting to Your Inner Self with Yoga
Start Here → Teaching Library → Body and Breath Connecting to your inner self can begin with noticing the difference between a description of yourself and…
How Yoga Facilitates Spiritual Awakening: From Posture to Inquiry
Start Here → Teaching Library → Understanding Awakening Yoga can facilitate inquiry by making habitual responses easier to notice. A posture offers a concrete setting: sensations…