# yoga practice (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover yoga practice. Page: Feed: --- ## [On Striving in Meditation](https://www.balraj.yoga/working-notes/on-striving-in-meditation) _2026-08-19 · Balraj Persaud · balraj.yoga | the yoga of self awareness_ You are meditating “incorrectly” if you are trying to become calm. You are meditating “correctly” when you notice that you are trying to become calm. COMMENTARY: Striving cannot secure the state it seeks because striving is already the pre-reflective organization of experience around what is absent, threatened, or not-yet-achieved. Desperately striving to calm one’s mind can reinforce the very… ## [“I Invite” — The Tale of My Neurodiverse Sankalpa](https://www.onlyinsedona.com/i-invite-the-tale-of-my-neurodiverse-sankalpa) _2026-08-18 · 37c87f88_ What can you do when you say, "I am," but your mind whispers back, "No, you're not?" Here's how my unusual brain solved this problem. Maybe it will help you, too. ## [On Your Relationship to Your Experience](https://www.balraj.yoga/working-notes/on-your-relationship-to-your-experience) _2026-08-12 · Balraj Persaud · balraj.yoga | the yoga of self awareness_ How you relate to your experience is your experience. Appearing is always already happening. Experiencing is, most basically, an ongoing stream of appearing, the basic occurring of which is not subject to our will, and is that within which we exercise our will. There is always more appearing—always more that shows up that we did not author and cannot have pre-decided how we will feel about. We… ## [The Number One Reason You Should Talk to Your Mat Every Single Day](https://www.onlyinsedona.com/the-number-one-reason-you-should-talk-to-your-mat-every-single-day) _2026-08-11 · 37c87f88_ Why should you practice yoga every day, even if you only have ten minutes? Think of it as shutting down your computer: its a needed reset for your body's CPU. ## [When "Embracing Discomfort" Can Become Another Compulsion](https://www.balraj.yoga/working-notes/when-embracing-discomfort-can-become-another-compulsion) _2026-08-05 · Balraj Persaud · balraj.yoga | the yoga of self awareness_ Is "embracing discomfort" the key to making progress in life, personally or professionally? Not universally, no. We want to be mindful of not creating new compulsions—including a compulsion to ‘embrace discomfort’—lest we become trapped by them (e.g., mistaking discomfort for progress, instinctively/reactively rejecting ease or comfort—even in our relationships). This can end up reinforcing the… ## [Reclaiming Sunday Fun Day](https://www.onlyinsedona.com/reclaiming-sunday-fun-day) _2026-08-03 · 37c87f88_ Your nervous system needs one full day off per week. Here's the science behind the reasons why and how a day of rest is essential to functioning at your best. ## [On Unwanted Thoughts & Painful Emotions](https://www.balraj.yoga/working-notes/on-unwanted-thoughts-painful-emotions) _2026-07-29 · Balraj Persaud · balraj.yoga | the yoga of self awareness_ Whether we like it or not, our unwanted thoughts and painful emotions determine so much of our lives— but only because we avoid them. COMMENTARY: Our discomfort determines so much of our lives—but only because we avoid it. We cultivate the capacity to remain with discomfort so that our lives aren't fully determined by habitually and unthinkingly avoiding it—so that we have choice (even if our… ## [Workday Mini-Retreat: A 5-Pose Yoga Flow You Can Do at Your Desk](https://www.onlyinsedona.com/workday-mini-retreat-a-5-pose-yoga-flow-you-can-do-at-your-desk) _2026-07-28 · 37c87f88_ These five moves are a mini-yoga retreat you can do at work anytime without leaving your desk. Impress your boss while feeling better, body, mind and spirit. ## [On the Absolute Primacy of Experiencing](https://www.balraj.yoga/working-notes/on-the-absolute-primacy-of-experiencing) _2026-07-23 · Balraj Persaud · balraj.yoga | the yoga of self awareness_ Whatever our claims about such concepts as reality, self, consciousness, G0d, etc., these claims themselves only ever appear within experiencing. We do not encounter these concepts (or anything) outside of experiencing. Experiencing is always already happening; we don’t go anywhere to find it, and we don’t “construct” it from some private interior space. Experience is a continuous stream of… ## [Mini Mood Adjusters](https://www.onlyinsedona.com/mini-mood-adjusters) _2026-07-20 · 37c87f88_ It need not take long to regulate your nervous system and give your mood a positive boost. Try one of these eight tricks to revitalize your spark and smile. ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Hu0QLkujOc8S) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [On Yoga Practice: What You Do vs. How You Do It](https://www.balraj.yoga/working-notes/on-yoga-practice-what-you-do-vs-how-you-do-it) _2026-07-16 · Balraj Persaud · balraj.yoga | the yoga of self awareness_ In yoga, what you do is far less important than how you do it. COMMENTARY: Any practice—postures, breath control, meditation, mantra, devotion, inquiry—can be taken up as part of the attempt to secure oneself against discomfort, to become complete, pure, in control—invulnerable. And in that case, the practice only reinforces the very problem it was meant to solve—just as a stronger desire for… ## [Can't Sleep? Try This Evening Ritual (Updated for 2026)](https://www.onlyinsedona.com/can-t-sleep-try-this-evening-ritual) _2026-07-13 · 37c87f88_ Can’t Sleep? Try This Evening Ritual (Updated for 2026) Written by Jennifer Stanley Few things in life are psychologically harder to cope with than insomnia. You know sleeplessness is going to affect you the next day. Worse is the anxiety that builds when it strikes night after night. You stumble through waking life like a zombie but curse the sight of your bedroom ceiling through your open… ## [On Managing Emotions: Control vs. Awareness](https://www.balraj.yoga/working-notes/on-managing-emotions) _2026-07-09 · Balraj Persaud · balraj.yoga | the yoga of self awareness_ Managing emotions doesn’t require controlling them. Managing emotions just requires becoming aware of them before becoming consumed by them. Managing emotions, in other words, requires awareness. COMMENTARY: This is simple, but not easy. And it’s simpler for some people—and some emotions—than for others. (And it is always made more difficult by craving some version of total emotional control.)… ## [On the Only Requirement for Yoga Practice](https://www.balraj.yoga/working-notes/on-the-only-requirement-for-yoga-practice) _2026-07-01 · Balraj Persaud · balraj.yoga | the yoga of self awareness_ The practices of yoga are simple. You alway already have the only thing you ever need: your attention. Everything else is nonessential. COMMENTARY: In yoga, we cultivate awareness so that we may become aware of—before becoming consumed by—the automatic habits of thinking, feeling, acting, and perceiving that prevent us from seeing how our efforts to acquire peace might be reinforcing the very… ## [Celebrating America's 250th Like a Yogi](https://www.onlyinsedona.com/celebrating-america-s-250th-like-a-yogi) _2026-06-30 · 37c87f88_ It’s America’s 250th birthday. You have plenty of options to celebrate. Here are ideas for the folks who enjoy something quieter and more mindful than fireworks. ## [Yoga Gets You on the Floor: Here’s Why It Matters](https://www.onlyinsedona.com/yoga-gets-you-on-the-floor-heres-why-it-matters) _2026-06-16 · 37c87f88_ Get on down to improve your ability to get back up again. One of the beauty parts of yoga is that it teaches you to get up and down off the floor. As it turns out, your ability to do so is important for preventing injury as you age. You can improve this skill, as a 2026 study published in Frontiers in Rehabilitation Services shows. Although this study was intended to demonstrate a useful… ## [Celebrating the Miracle of Life on the Yoga Mat](https://www.onlyinsedona.com/celebrating-the-miracle-of-life-on-the-yoga-mat) _2026-06-02 · 37c87f88_ Life and love go on if you mindfully create the space and time for them. Please help us welcome our two new furry family members to OIS yoga and A Quiet Place. ## [Processing the Heaven and Hell of My Tilt Table Test on the Mat](https://www.onlyinsedona.com/processing-the-heaven-and-hell-of-my-tilt-table-test-on-the-mat) _2026-06-02 · 37c87f88_ Hey yogis! There's a very good reason the human nervous system intrigues me. Here's how yoga helped me figure out the last and final piece of my health puzzle. ## [The Basic B\*tch Guide to Building an Emotional Toolkit](https://www.fountainyoga.com/post/the-basic-b-tch-guide-to-building-an-emotional-toolkit) _2026-05-03 · Fountain Yoga_ Not into holistic stuff? No problem. This basic b\*tch guide to building an emotional toolkit uses music, workouts, collections, and simple rituals to help you feel better—fast. ## [The Reversed To-Do List: A Yogic Practice for Clarity, Self-Trust, and Emotional Balance](https://www.fountainyoga.com/post/the-reversed-to-do-list-a-yogic-practice-for-clarity-self-trust-and-emotional-balance) _2026-04-29 · Fountain Yoga_ What is a reversed to-do list? Learn how this simple practice can improve productivity, reduce overwhelm, and support emotional well-being through mindful awareness. ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hLaYlPQpB14O) _2026-04-29 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [Building Your Emotional Toolkit: A Simple Guide to Finding Calm, Clarity, and Inner Strength](https://www.fountainyoga.com/post/building-your-emotional-toolkit-a-simple-guide-to-finding-calm-clarity-and-inner-strength) _2026-04-14 · Fountain Yoga_ Discover the power of Building Your Emotional Toolkit to find calm and clarity. Start Building Your Emotional Toolkit with yoga and meditation today. ## [How to Live Joyfully in 3 Steps: Aligning What You Want with What Life Wants from You](https://www.fountainyoga.com/post/how-to-live-joyfully-in-3-steps-aligning-what-you-want-with-what-life-wants-from-you) _2026-03-01 · Fountain Yoga_ Learn how to live joyfully in 3 gentle steps by aligning your desires with life’s purpose. A mindful, yoga-inspired guide to ease and clarity. ## [7-Day Cold Press Juice Plan for Fat Loss, Hydration & Digestion](https://www.fountainyoga.com/post/7-day-cold-press-juice-plan-for-fat-loss-hydration-digestion) _2026-02-01 · Fountain Yoga_ A gentle 7-day cold press juice plan with recipes, instructions, and tips to support hydration, digestion, and sustainable fat loss—without cleansing. ## [A Year of Mindfulness](https://www.fountainyoga.com/post/a-year-of-mindfulness) _2026-01-02 · Fountain Yoga_ Discover how 'A Year of Mindfulness' can transform your life month by month. Embrace a year of mindfulness with yoga wisdom and inner peace. ## [Ahimsa in Everyday Life: A Yogic Guide to Courtesy, Kindness, and Compassion](https://www.fountainyoga.com/post/ahimsa-in-everyday-life-a-yogic-guide-to-courtesy-kindness-and-compassion) _2025-11-27 · Fountain Yoga_ Discover how Ahimsa in Everyday Life can transform your daily interactions with kindness and compassion. Embrace Ahimsa in Everyday Life today! ## [From Fear to Freedom: Healing Practices to Reclaim Your Power](https://www.fountainyoga.com/post/from-fear-to-freedom-healing-practices-to-reclaim-your-power) _2025-10-30 · Fountain Yoga_ Explore transformative healing practices to shift from Fear into Freedom. Discover yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness to reclaim your power. ## [How to Use Chakra Candles for Healing and Balance: Rituals to Hydrate Your Soul](https://www.fountainyoga.com/post/how-to-use-chakra-candles-for-healing-and-balance-rituals-to-hydrate-your-soul) _2025-10-06 · Fountain Yoga_ Discover the power of chakra candles and simple rituals to restore emotional balance, boost energy, and bring mindfulness into your daily life. ## [Find Your Zen: 7 Meditation Practices for Instant Inner Peace](https://www.fountainyoga.com/post/find-your-zen-7-meditation-practices-for-instant-inner-peace) _2025-09-10 · Fountain Yoga_ Discover 7 Meditation Practices to instantly find your zen and inner peace. Perfect for calming anxiety, staying present, and restoring balance.