Year Two Assignment – Leave off one habit Celeste, Ashland Jivana Group One compulsive action I’ve recently taken up is checking my phone for text messages. Prior to cell phones, I did not have this habit. I had one land line and, if someone needed or wanted to contact me, he or she would call…
Year Two Assignment – Leave off one habit Devon, Ashland Jivana Group For my assignment, I chose to bring a new level of presence to my relationship with food. Acharya has shared that “under certain conditions, food is considered precious.” I set up the conditions in my life to experience the preciousness of food. I…
Year Two Assignment – Leave off one habit Sandy, Ashland Jivana Group Leave off one habit: I decided to not watch, listen to, or read anything having to do with the news. I noticed immediately that it took great effort to walk away or remove myself from areas, people and circumstances that dealt with news.…
Year Two Assignment – Leave off one habit Lilywood, Ashland Jivana Group Sitting 10 minutes twice a day, in addition to my regular meditation practice, was a beautiful experience. I was ready to freshen my longer meditations, as they had cooled to feel like minimal connection was being made. This practice managed to liven these…
Year Two Assignment – Leave off one habit Nancy, Ashland Jivana Group The view from my garden that I have been looking at a lot. For the Year 2 assignment, I started sitting down and doing nothing twice a day for 10 minutes. I immediately noticed an effect on my life, and a subtle effect…
Ashland was the pilot group for the year two assignments: Two, 10 minute periods each day to stop all activities and be quietly seated in a place that feels calm. For one month leave off one ‘habit’ that does not serve you. A food, an attitude, a story you keep telling yourself or others, a…
Introduction posts from JYP Participants Devon, Ashland, Oregan USA “There is nothing more sacred than Jñāna, the Eternal Truth, the Great Light, the Eternal Bliss.” This is the śloka that Ācārya gave Laura Roll to use on the wall of our gathering place… the Jivana Yoga Śālā in Ashland, Oregon. Ashland is nestled in the Rogue Valley,…
Dear Jivana Yoga Participants, Through the summer months, we will be featuring different Jivana Yoga Groups in the blog. The intention is to introduce the groups, giving a taste of their activities, their members, their locations. We hope you enjoy the journey, and begin to contemplate what you might contribute. First up will be Ashland…
The Indian teachers have concluded their visit to Portugal this week, leaving behind them a trail of wisdom, noble qualities and detachment. The sweet fragrance of their words, and silence has freshened the mind, opened the door of the heart, allowing moments of deep internal gratitude to take over. Thank you, to those near and far, for all offerings of…
Impressions from Year Two Review Week Jonathan, Portugal Adarsha Ārya’s memorable presentation of this subhāṣita comes to mind: कः कालः कानि मित्राणि को देशः को व्ययागमौ ।कस्याहं का च मे शक्तिः इति चिन्त्यं मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ kaḥ kālaḥ kāni mitrāṇi ko deśaḥ ko vyayāgamau |kasyāhaṃ kā ca me śaktiḥ iti cintyaṃ muhurmuhuḥ || Muhurmuhuh, has a…