Jack Van Wyk

The Joy in Little Things: My First Yoga Guru

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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali say, in sutra 1.33: “In relationships, the mind becomes purified by cultivating feelings of friendliness towards those who are happy, compassion for those who are suffering, goodwill towards those who are virtuous, and indifference or neutrality towards those we perceive as wicked or evil.” I learned this at an early [...]

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Dave Stringer, and Learning to Stay in The Current

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These days, no matter where I travel, when I sit down and sing the Anusara Invocation,  I immediately feel grounded, rooted, at home.  This happens whether it’s a public yoga class in a large studio or my personal practice in a tiny hotel room. Much of my life, I’ve spent so much effort trying to [...]

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