This month we explore a niyama from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika: MATI or self-reflection. Mati invites us into the practice of deep self-inquiry: a commitment to exploring our values, questioning our unconscious patterns, and aligning our actions with our aspirations.

It challenges us to pause and...

In this live Satsang Soul Circle, we focus on Grounding, what it is and how to support it physically, mentally and energetically both through the lens of Yoga + Ayurveda and general Wellness principles, both evidence backed and experience backed!

Audio only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yVDc...

Live Satsang Soul Circle 10/6/24 Time / Kala

In this Satsang we explore our relationship with TIME. Most Westerners think of time as LINEAR, while the source of Yoga considers time to be CYCLICAL. We explore the differences between the two and the potential benefits of seeing time as cyclical vs...

September's focus is service through the lens of yoga and the concept of "moral beauty". We discuss general service, karma yoga and seva (or SELFLESS service) and the idea of liberating ourselves and others from the suffering that comes from human conditioned consciousness through acts of moral b...

Spontaneous Soul Circle just because! This Satsang is on kindness and compassion and a quote I couldn't stop thinking about all week:

The faster you're moving, the more you're in fear.
The more you're in fear, the more you're only thinking about yourself.
The more you're only thinking about your...

For August we explore AUSPICIOUSNESS - those moments in life that are most favorable and likely to bear fruit. These are excellent times to explore growth. In this video I talk about ways to tune towards your own intuition and included several journal prompts for how connected you are to signs of...

Live Satsang 7/14/21 - Wonder or Adbhuta Rasa

This month we explore the concept of WONDER or, in Indian Classical Art Adbhuta Rasa, one of the 9 human emotional states. We explore its roots, what it's key features are, what evokes it, why it's challenging as adults, its benefits and practical ti...

Tap into your vigor to face the challenges of life with intention and empowerment. This Satsang was LIT. Give it a listen and explore what is calling for your vigor to rise up right now.

Audio only version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XTp2ynBfReYjMO7BEg-htW6f5XVgnzkQ/

Time stamps:

Greetin...

Live Satsang 5/5/24 - MAITRI - Loving Kindness - Make Friends With Your Mind Part 3. This month we're exploring a loving-kindness centered approach to the Inner Critic, building off one of the Parts (from Internal Family Systems) and the Cognitive Distortions (part of Maya or illusion, that we fo...

April 2024 - Making Friends with Your Mind Pt 2: MAYA - The veil of illusion. We explored the major cognitive distortions - the illusions we cognitively participate in.

Audio only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rrIepa4-c1JcAyRbfAYlOIK0a7othWgb

No time stamping since teaching and sharing are ...

Make Friends With Your Mind Bonus Soul Circle - Exploring obstacles, reframes and new approaches to the usual tricks our ego mind likes to play on us that keep us from moving through the world sure of who we are. We talk about pleasing, selflessness, boundaries, external validation and seeking ap...

Make Friends With Your Mind - explore identity, ego and AHAMKARA - the "I-Maker" - just as we and those around us construct our identities, we have the power to change them, expand them and continually challenge them to be sure we're living in alignment, vs on auto-pilot or in an effort to fulfil...

February Soul Circle on CONNECTION - Yoga - Union. We explore the key connection of self to Self or individual to Divine and the transcendence of conditioning which impacts our ability to CONNECT with all other living things!

0:00 - 41:00 - Teaching
41:00 - 1:18 - Soul Circle

Audio only version...

Live Satsang Soul Circle 1/7/24 - Sthira + Sukha - Effort + Ease - Strength + Surrender

Audio only version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FR3wQDeEczyR5t8uP5vc9Nr1IUuptNus

Sthira refers to stability, intent, and strength. Sukha refers to ease, openness and surrender.

CONTEMPLATIONS (for thin...

Live Satsang Soul Circle from December 2023 - Focus of the month is SVADHYAYA or SELF-STUDY. Please ignore the video glitches at the beginning due to poor connectivity. Luckily the audio is constant (more important) and be thankful it's not your face freezing on the screen 🤣 🤣 🤣

We explore 2 de...

November 2023 Satsang + Soul Circle on our monthly focus: Gratitude or Kritanja

What is the spiritual philosophy behind gratitude?
Why purpose does gratitude actually serve?
What is negativity bias, why do we have it and what are the risks of leaving it unchecked?
How and when are we challenged ...

Live Satsang 10/01/23 - Impermanence - Anitya - Anicca

Impermanence
Anitya in Sanskrit – Anicca in Pali

Audio only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14uAflgnTRM-4LNn0Ou74ctLwwtlrlZxO

One of the kleshas, the 5 oot causes of suffering – AVIDYA – ignorance
For example, ignorance of the connection ...

Live Satsang Soul Circle 9/3/23 - this month's theme is DHARANA or presence and focus.

Audio only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zmKovqfyA_CN0dROFgJOcpHjsIkwlMjX/view

Where focus goes, energy flows
Where energy flows, focus goes

Richard Freeman: “A basic axiom of yoga is that Prana and citt...

Live Satsang Soul Circle 8/6/23 on Karuna or Compassion

A lively discussion on compassion and accessing this state of empathy with action via our relationship with OUR OWN suffering.

Learn the 4 main ways we respond to pain/hurt/distress and the incredible power of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - REFRAME - P...

Live Satsang 7/9/23 - Energy Management - this month we're exploring how to manage our energy (life force, prana) to support living our best lives. We discuss some steps for doing an energy audit of yourself that include:

1) Exploring energy leaks
2) Identifying energy vampires
3) Prioritizing a...

Live Satsang Soul Circle 6/4/23 - BLOOM

Audio-only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ac4kDZkpYNtSA9FHWNeq-9wUymHhAxCQ

In this Satsang we explore the concept of living in BLOOM and 3 of the main impediments to showing up as your best, most authentic self and the practices and strategies to work ...

Live Satsang 5/7/23 - May Soul Circle on Roots + Grounding
0:00-33:30 - Teaching on Roots + Grounding
33:30-end - Potluck Soul Circle

Audio only version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BgBy_gYVpH673RepTLZcJAUxgEO9FKcX/view?usp=sharing
ROOTS

Function of roots in plants

• Anchor and support
• ...

Live Satsang 4/2/23 We explore perseverance and through the yogic lens, tapas. How to follow through for the long game with things we deeply value vs short term efforts that use mainly willpower.

Audio-only version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TTLHx4yc8NfMkNvVkHpHhaV3dXMEgr2q

Some prompts ...

Live Satsang 3/5/23 with Gita Baliga-Savel on March 2023 theme of SELF-COMPASSION. Includes teaching, contemplations, free writing, a guided meditation and community conversation!

You can reach out to Gita at [email protected] or www.gitabaligasavel.com

Two quotes Gita wanted to share:

"A mome...