Ashtanga Yoga Philadelphia

"Attachment is the sense of self stuck in the mind in relation to the world, trying to become real through the things of the world." ~Ian Whicher @autumnswisherphotography . #takepractice #comeasyouare #oldcityphiladelphia #centercityphiladelphia ... #yoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangayogaschool #tapas #bhakti #philadelphia #philadelphiayoga #phillyyoga #yogalove #yogateacher See more

Insofar as the subtle mental processes are active, the subject or self is necessarily unstable and agitated. The goal of yoga is to stop the thought processes so that the spirit can be free, isolated from the turmoil of thought from which it mistakenly takes its identity. - Barbra Stoler Miller

Do not allow your mind to wander here and there; endeavor to make it one pointed. Have one single end view. - Sri Anandamayi Ma

Tranquility of thought comes through the cultivation of friendship, compassion, joy, and impartiality in the spheres of pleasure and pain, virtue and vice. Yoga Sutra 1:33

New Moon today. Take rest

Our shala will reopen this week!! Starting Tuesday 7/21! This was a long stretch. We can’t wait to see you. If you did not receive our email and would like further information about attending, beginning yoga, or beginning ashtanga, please email us at [email protected] Jai!

There’s no value in digging shallow wells in a hundred places. Decide on one place and dig deep. Even if you encounter a rock, use dynamite and keep going down. If you leave that to dig another well, all the first effort is wasted and there is no proof you won’t hit rock again. Sri S. Satchidananda

Working within the scope of body knowledge means that every moment of body movement and stillness is absorbed fully, emotionally and intellectually, to the exclusion of other things in the brain. It means that the asana is done with total commitment, attention, with the honesty we are capable of. This distinguishes itself from asanas that merely mimic a position and can be done, by determination, while answering the telephone and feeding the ferret. In other words, the asana... is a fresh creation; it continues to be an exploration, meditation and revelation. -Dead Birds . . . #mysorestyle #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #primaryseries #phillyyoga #yogapractice #phillyareayoga #yoga #asana #ashtangaphiladelphia #philadelphiayoga #youtakeit #youcome #yogaschool #upenn #drexel #ashtangayogaschool #beginneryoga #startwhereyouare

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Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God. -Muhammad Ali

When you stop living by other people’s judgments and expectations, you start doing what you need to do. In trying to decide what you want to do with your life, listen to your heart. The program is much farther out than you thought it was. I never thought I’d be a yogi. Each of us has our own Karmic predicament; our own unique work to do. Always choose that which you feel is most in harmony with the way of things. -Ram Dass

"Hold the spirit in, and do not be excessive. Do not allow things to disorder your senses, and do not allow your senses to disorder your mind. . . #yoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangayogaschool #aysp #aysphiladelphia #tapas #bhakti #upenn #drexel #templeuniversity #phillyyoga #philadelphiayoga #philadelphia #yogalove #yogateacher #iheartays #mysorestyle #youtakeit #youcome #asana

If we base our understanding merely on reason then there is isolation, pride, and lack of love in it, and if we base our understanding merely on emotion, then there is no depth in it; there is only sentimentality that soon evaporates, and no love. This understanding is impersonal and cannot be destroyed. It is no longer at the behest of time. If we cannot bring forth understanding from the everyday problems of greed and of our relationship, then to seek such understanding and love in other realms of consciousness is to live in ignorance and illusion. ~Krishna Murti