by Alison Bristow #shaktishaman #lusciouslightwave #dailylightwave
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Events that trigger hate, revenge, lust, and envy don't arise to make us act on those impulses, but to compel us to purify ourselves of them.
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga
#dailylightwave #virabhadrasana2 #warrior2 #tapas #purificationbyfire #baptism #ahimsa #donoharm
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Beneath the surface chaos of the momemt, lies a continuity of order that knows no interruption.
(Connection with this force gives a freedom without rigidity or recklessness. This to me is the real meaning of asana. You have to find your "seat" or center regardless of what pose or situation you're in.)
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga
#dailylightwave #sthira
#stability #aum #changeless #asana #seat
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SATISFACTION is a mental quality that exists regardless of outside circumstances, not because of them.
Today's message pretty much sums up all the ethical principles from all teachings. It's one that's overlooked in our culture which is constantly reinforcing the idea that satisfaction comes from externals.
Pictured is one of my favorite ways to do cobblers pose (baddha konasana). Place a block or two depending on your flexibility, on your feet and allow your forehead to rest on it. Very soothing and calming.
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga
#dailylightwave #baddhakonasana #cobblerspose #satisfaction #santosha #contentment #aparigraha #nongrasping #vairagya #dispassion
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Nothing wrong can be given to me, and nothing right can be taken away.
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga
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The wise know better than to let bitter experiences turn them into bitter people.
(This is sukhasana or sweet (easy) pose - a perfect pairing for today's message.)
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga #dailylightwave #sukhasana #sweetpose
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Where there is a mountain,
there is healing.
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga
#dailylightwave #tadasana
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Loud circumstances can't take
the quiet from your mind.
The quiet in your mind takes the
loudness from the circumstances.
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga #dailylightwave #virabhadrasana1 #warrior1 #yoga
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Tune your mind to the highest
even in the midst of the lowest
and your vision will lift you up.
(In the system of Yoga as outlined by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras, one of the practices given to overcome negativity is Pratipaksha Bhavanam. It means to cultivate the opposite in order to bring balance and stability. It guides us not to helplessly go with the dominant force or tendency, but to counter it through mental strength and perseverance. Biblical scripture is also filled with examples of this practice. To me it's akin to Jesus instruction in the Sermon on the Mount that a little faith (which is a mental quality) can move a giant mountain (a physical obstruction). The spiritual is always more powerful than the physical. Pratipaksha Bhavanam can be incorporated into our asana practice in numerous ways too.)
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga #dailylightwave #parivrttatrikonasana #revokvedtrianglepose #pratipakshabhavanam #cultivatetheopposite #faithmovesmountains
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Life would never design a circumstance to hurt you, only to elevate you.
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga
#dailylightwave #revolvedoneleggedchair #intelligentdesign #dharma
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Life would never design a circumstance to hurt you, only to elevate you.
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga
#dailylightwave #revolvedoneleggedchair #intelligentdesign #dharma
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Know this with all your heart...
you never have to suffer from someone else's wrong-doing. And because you know this you will walk through unscathed physically, emotionally, and mentally.
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga #dailylightwave
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Your response has the power to churn, even the darkest events,
into light for the world.
The pose pictured is named after the sage Vasistha who became King Ram's teacher during Ram's time of spiritual darkness. Vasistha helped Ram understand that what felt like depression and disillusionment was a sign that he was already in the midst of a spiritual awakening. The dialogue between Ram and Vasistha became one of the foremost yoga texts ~ the Yoga Vasistha ~ which expounds the idea of a jivanmukta, one who is liberated while living. To me this ties so closely with what Jesus was teaching about the kingdom of heaven being right here within each one of us, as opposed to a place we die into. The heroic, heart-opening, strength-promoting shape of Vasisthanasana embodies this mythology and helps us embrace it, especially in what seems like dark times.
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga
#dailylightwave #vasisthanasana #sideplankpose #jivanmukta #liberatedsoul #lightoftheworld #deeperpowerofasana
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Oh how the planet would evolve if we ALL stopped fighting each other and instead joined together against the impersonal, illusory force called evil.
(Try focusing on rotating the thighs inward during janu sirsasana. Yes even the bent knee thigh. The lower back becomes a lot more spacious. )
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga #dailylightwave #parivrttajanusirsasana #revolvedheadtokneepose #divisionweakens #unitystrengthens #yoga #union #onesource #onemind
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Oftentimes the dream has to turn into a nightmare before there's a willingness to wake up.
Gyan (Jnana) Mudra: The mudra of wisdom or spiritual knowledge. Tip of the thumb and index fingers touch forming a circle. In many traditions the thumb is said to represent Supreme Reality, Universal Consciousness, Brahman, God; while the index finger represents individual identity, the soul, atman, jiva, or higher essence. Thus this mudra can awaken the awareness that we are connected to something bigger than ourselves. It also stimulates insight and intuition and strengthens trust in it.
Alison Wilburn
Lightwave Healing & Yoga #dailylightwave #gyanmudra #jnanamudra #brahman #atman #jiva #soul #wakingdream
