Darren Main

Yoga is a profound practice that extends beyond physical poses; it delves into creating inner space where we may have felt stagnant or confined🩵

It’s about releasing mental and emotional blockages, allowing for growth and transformation✨

By practicing yoga, we open up space within ourselves, fostering a sense of freedom, peace, and alignment. It’s a journey of self-discovery and liberation, transcending limitations and expanding our consciousness🧘🏼‍♀️

Yoga invites us to explore the depths of our being and find liberation from the constraints of the mind and body🧡

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Ayurveda offers some natural and effective ways to sleep well every night!
Check out this conversation with Marisa Toriggino.

Sleep Wellness with Ayurveda Join Darren Main and Marisa Toriggino as they explore how Ayurveda can enhance sleep quality by aligning with natural cycles. Learn about the impact of dosha...

There is no need to search; achievement leads to nowhere. It makes no difference at all, so just be happy now! Love is the only reality of the world, because it is all One, you see. And the only laws are paradox, humor and change. There is no problem, never was, and never will be. Release your struggle, let go of your mind, throw away your concerns, and relax into the world. No need to resist life, just do your best. Open your eyes and see that you are far more than you imagine. You are the world, you are the universe; you are yourself and everyone else, too! It's all the marvelous Play of God. Wake up, regain your humor. Don't worry, just be happy. You are already free!
—Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Death isn't sad. The sad thing is: most people don't live at all. A warrior is not about perfection or victory or invulnerability. He's about absolute vulnerability. That's the only true courage. Life is a mystery. The more we know, the more we know we don't know. What we do know is like a handful of earth. What we don't know is the whole world. We come into this world crying, but everyone around us is smiling with joy. We leave this world smiling, but everyone around us is crying. We are born and die alone. If we give birth to a child, that is our child. We do not give birth to ourselves. That is why we fear death.
—Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Dan Millman

Opinion | Gentle is the joy that comes with age It turns out the point of life is gratitude. And gratitude is joy.

For every girl who is tired of acting weak when she is strong, there is a boy tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable.
For every boy who is burdened with the constant expectation of knowing everything, there is a girl tired of people not trusting her intelligence.
For every girl who is tired of being called over-sensitive, there is a boy who fears to be gentle, to weep.
For every boy for whom competition is the only way to prove his masculinity, there is a girl who is called unfeminine when she competes.
For every girl who throws out her E-Z-Bake oven, there is a boy who wishes to find one.
For every boy struggling not to let advertising dictate his desires, there is a girl facing the ad industry’s attacks on her self esteem.
For every girl who takes a step toward her liberation, there is a boy who finds the way to freedom a little easier.
—"The Gender Subversion Poster" Iris Reinheim & Jacinta Bunnell (adapted from the Nancy R. Smith Poem, “For Every Woman”

The Poem and Coloring Books That Inspired the Gender Subversion Poster — Queerbook Committee by Jacinta Bunnell In 2004, I toured the United States for the first time. I packed carefully for the nine weeks on the road, trying my best to bring clothing that wouldn’t show dirt as washing machines would be infrequent along the way. I would be staying at punk houses and campgrounds across a l...

Guilt says I've done something wrong; ... shame says there is something wrong with me. Guilt says I've made a mistake; ... shame says I am a mistake. Guilt says what did was not good; ... shame says I am no good. —John Bradshaw









John Bradshaw, TV personality, author, teacher and elder

You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think. —Marianne Williamson

OK, he may have a point 😀

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Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.
—Mahatma Gandhi

We all make mistakes. It’s the way we learn. We try. We fail. We try again. Each time we do better because we know better. There is no need to regret your mistakes! Mistakes are not only tolerable but are actually desirable. Without having made mistakes, you would have never learned and progressed. Your imperfect mistakes have been perfect opportunities for a wealth of learnings; an indispensable foundation to build on. So don’t be mistaken about mistakes; the more unpleasant it is, the more beneficial the lesson will be.
—Patricia Lynn Belkowitz

Elimination of error is elimination of evolution,
What's needed is correction of error not elimination.
Why you ask - because error expands perception,
While absence of error indicates absence of ascension.
Pebbles don't make mistakes, for pebbles have no life.
People make mistakes, for people are alive and kicking.
Make the error, mend the error, that is how we grow.
Don't be ashamed, don't be boastful, just keep correcting.
Those who never make mistakes, never amount to anything,
Failures are the foundation of a legend's legacy.
Let them celebrate your triumphs all they want,
You for one celebrate your mistakes and misery.
The shallow measure a person by their glorious victories.
Those with character measure a character by their tragedies.”
― Abhijit Naskar

You definitely can’t do yoga without Goji berries!

Seems Monday is coming soon again. Here's your Monday smile. Jai!

The storm is out there and every one of us must eventually face the storm. When the storm comes, pray that it will shake you to your roots and break you wide-open. Being broken open by the storm is your only hope. When you are broken open you get to discover for the first time what is inside you. Some people never get to see what is inside them; what beauty, what strength, what truth and love. They were never broken open by the storm. So, don't run from your pain — run into your pain. Let life's storm shatter you.
― Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

Bryant McGill

Yoga practice is like an obstacle race: many obstructions are purposely put on the way for us to pass through. They are there to make us understand and express our own capacities. We all have that strength, but we don’t seem to know it. We seem to need to be challenged and tested in order to understand our own capacities. In fact that is the natural law. If a river just flows easily, the water in the river does not express its power. But once you put an obstacle to the flow by constructing a dam, then you can see its strength in the form of tremendous electrical power.
—Swami Satchidananda

I pretty sure Mr. Rogers was a bodhisattva….

How Mr. Rogers Helped Break Down Barriers of Segregation at Swimming Pools In 1964 the Civil Rights Act outlawed segregation in public places. One person on the forefront of breaking down barriers of segregation was Fred Rogers. His...

Such an honor to have you there!

Our true home is in the present moment. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment. Peace is all around us—in the world and in nature—and within us—in our bodies and our spirits. Once we learn to touch this peace, we will be healed and transformed. —Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh

The powerful 12-Step slogan "Just for Today" is the perfect mantra for modern yogis.

"Just for Today": A 12-Step Mantra for Modern Yogis Darren Main explores the powerful 12-Step slogan "Just for Today" as a mantra for modern yogis. Dive into how this simple, yet profound, approach can enhance...

Is there an Eeyor in your life that could use a phone call or an invitation or just some unconditional love just as they are? ❤️

Leslie Howard, shares some helpful insights on how those receiving gender affirming care can get the most from yoga and practice safely.

Yoga for Transgender Bodies Join Darren as he sits down with Leslie Howard, a renowned yoga teacher with a focus on the pelvic floor, in this enlightening episode. Leslie discusses the ...

Samsara and nirvana are perhaps best understood as points of view. Samsara is a point of view based primarily on defining and identifying with experiences as either painful or unpleasant. Nirvana is a fundamentally objective state of mind: an acceptance of experience without judgements, which opens us to the potential for seeing solutions that may not be directly connected to our survival as individuals, but rather to the survival of all sentient beings.
― Yongey Mingyur Rimpoche rinpoche@darrenmain