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Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. In the first chapter of the Yoga Sutra, we’re given a list of nine obstacles that get in our way. These obstacles are the inner blocks that keep us from moving in the direction of inner freedom. We all experience them. But we don’t have to be stuck in them. In order to work through the obstacles, we’re given seven suggested objects of meditation. This sermon is all about the fifth idea, a mind ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. We've been studying the inner obstacles that keep us stuck (things like doubt, apathy, groundlessness...) and a toolbox of practices that can help calm and clear the mind—so that we can move forward with intention. Today we've come to a teaching that's been at the heart of my personal practice for over a decade. If you've studied alongside me for any amount of time, this week's sermon and the beautiful practice I have planned ... (Continue Reading)

In the first chapter of the Yoga Sutra, we’re given a list of nine obstacles that get in our way. These obstacles are the inner blocks that keep us from moving in the direction of inner freedom. We all experience them. But we don’t have to be stuck in them. In order to work through the obstacles, we're given seven ideas for practice. This sermon is all about the third idea, our powerful senses. Our senses are a gift (we couldn't know or experience anything without them). But, in our overly stimulating modern world, our senses can also ... (Continue Reading)

In the first chapter of the Yoga Sutra, we’re given a list of nine obstacles that get in our way. These obstacles are the inner blocks that keep us from moving in the direction of inner freedom. We all experience them. But we don’t have to be stuck in them. In order to work through the obstacles, we're given seven ideas for practice. This sermon is all about the second idea. It's about a practice that's dear to my heart. It's a hard practice. It takes effort. But it's worth it. This is my go-to practice for easily ... (Continue Reading)

In the first chapter of the Yoga Sutra, we’re given a list of nine obstacles that get in our way. These obstacles are the inner blocks that keep us from moving in the direction of inner freedom. We all experience them. But we don’t have to be stuck in them. In order to work through the obstacles, we're given seven ideas for practice. The first idea is found in Yoga Sutra 1.33, which is about our inner life. This teaching is about our automatic patterns of reaction. It's about cultivating inner attitudes of goodwill, compassion, joy, and equanimity. ... (Continue Reading)

In the first chapter of the Yoga Sutra, we’re given a list of nine obstacles that get in our way. These obstacles are the inner blocks that keep us from moving in the direction of inner freedom. We all experience them. But we don’t have to be stuck in them. What stands in the way of your inner freedom? (yoga sutra 1.30) REFLECTION QUESTIONS As you move through the river of change, who are you becoming? Are you moving in the direction of oneness and inner freedom (which can feel like ease ... (Continue Reading)

This meditative sermon is rooted in the poem "The Way It Is" by William Stafford. It takes us into the realms of mystery, memory, practice, and the silence that resides in the heart. What's the thread you don't ever let go of? REFLECTION QUESTIONS What’s the thread you don’t ever let go of?  This question has two parts: the thread itself and the action of keeping hold of the thread. Knowing that words always fall short, what words would you use to describe what the "thread" represents for you? What practices support ... (Continue Reading)

This sermon is rooted in a teaching from the Bhagavad Gita. A teaching that helps keep the knots of my heart untangled. I hope it will serve your heart as well. Action & Devotion, Bhagavad Gita 3.30 REFLECTION QUESTIONS How do you connect with spaciousness, with stillness? How do you practice remembering what’s most important to your heart? What are you devoted to? And how do you practice devotion? Sermon Transcript The Earth is what remains. This is a phrase I heard a few months ago ... (Continue Reading)

One of our constant questions these past few months has been: How can we move through the world from the energy of love? This week's sermon is a deeply personal reflection on the Source of Love and the intersection of vulnerability, grief, and gratitude. Opening the Heart REFLECTION QUESTIONS When you ponder the idea of opening your heart to love and moving through the world from the energy of love, where do you feel vulnerable or scared? As you work to move through the world from the energy of ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. After a beautiful conversation about the source of love at last week’s Yoga Church Gathering, I set out to write a sermon on the topic. But, as often happens in the practice of writing, I went in a completely different direction than I expected. I ended up writing a sermon that begins with a personal confession and ends with an exploration of mental and emotional spaciousness. Instead of writing about ... (Continue Reading)