Michael explains Patanjali’s take on subduing the causes of suffering in their gross and subtle…
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A Civilizing Practice
Michael explores Patanjali’s teachings on samadhi (Pada 1, 41-51) and points out that if practice…
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Patanjali’s an Optimist
In this Awake in the World podcast episode, Michael unpacks part of the second pada…
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Threads of Yoga by Matthew Remski
Matthew Remski visits Centre of Gravity to talk about his book, Threads of Yoga: A…
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Yoga Sutra, Chapter 3: Devotion to Present Experience
Treat each movement of the mind as something we devote ourselves to, like the beloved,…
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Yoga Sutra, Chapter 3: Compassion is a Superpower
It's cool to be kind—it's the new black dress. Loving-kindness is a ratio. If it's…
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Yoga Sutra, Chapter 3: Superpowers
Meditation opens us up to levels of experience that are non-human. Michael goes through Patanjali's…
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Yoga Sutra, Chapter 3: A Moment in Time
Can you see each thing in your life—whether objects or the people around you—as a…
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Yoga Sutra, Chapter 3: Samskara and Neuroplasticity
Drawing on research with people who have healed from stroke, Michael compares the Sanskrit term…
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Yoga Sutra, Chapter 3: The Flow of Attention, Waking from the Dream
The mind in concentration is like a flame in a windless space. Michael describes what…
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