Michael guides a meditation on the breath, with an emphasis on letting go of grasping.
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Only Fools Understand Yoga
In this talk Michael describes ujjayi breathing as a meditative practice, explains that the goal…
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Are Stiff People Less Awake?
Michael speaks about the eight limbs of Ashtanga and how to practice them. He argues…
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Best of Awake in the World: Not Being Possessive and the Gift of Fearlessness
This week we're revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode. Michael Stone gives…
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Vande Gurunam
In this talk inspired by “bowing to reality,” Michael covers impermanence, story-telling and his view…
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Let It Be
Michael talks about Patanjali, subject/object duality, and the meaning of nirodha.
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Focus on the Calm Part of the Breath
A twenty-minute guided meditation on breath-centered mindfulness.
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Peace in the Breath, Stillness in the Ground
In this guided mindfulness-of-the-body practice Michael focuses on feeling the ground, the breath, the support…
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“To Swallow Myself in Ceaseless Flow”
Michael explains Patanjali’s take on subduing the causes of suffering in their gross and subtle…
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The Dharma Is Like an Avocado
Based on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra (1.19) and a poem by Gary Snyder Michael talks about…
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