PEACE LOVE YOGA: Video

Burnt To Ash

"All Inquiry is meant for one purpose; to take you experientially into the unknown as efficiently as possible. Once you get there, simply be still because inquiry has delivered you to its destination. The rest is up to Grace. Do not hold onto any knowledge that comes your way. Even the greatest revelations much not be clung to, or you will end up with a head full of memories and a heart empty of substance. The truth is ever new, existing only in the now. The highest truth is beyond knowledge and experience. It is beyond time and space, and beyond beingness, consciousness, and oneness. Just remember that all direct path techniques are meant simply to undermine, to cut away, the one who is performing them. No matter what spiritual path you've walked or what teachings you've followed, they must lead you back to no path and no teaching. A true teaching is like a blazing fire that consumes the itself. The teaching must not only consume you, but consume itself as well. All must be burned to ash, and then the ash must be burned. The, and only then, is the Ultimate realized. True Enlightenment destroys enlightenment. As long as you can refer back to yourself and say, 'I'm enlightened', you not. Enlightenment is authentic only when there is no one left to be enlightened. Even to say 'I am nobody', is one too many. There's a point when you intuitively realize that to be Free you have to give up your attachment to Freedom. You have to quit asking yourself: Is it still there? Am I okay? You have to decide to never look over your shoulder again to see if you're free or if others know you're free. You just have to let yourself burn there - no matter what. This isn't something I can help you with. I can tell you what you need to do, but you have to do it. In the beginning, teachers can help a lot. But the deeper you go, all they can do is point, and clarify, and tell you what you need to do. Only you can take this step. Nobody can push you in to this place."

- Adyashanti

No Expectations

A spirit that lives in this world

and does not wear the shirt of love,

such an existence is a deep disgrace.

Be foolishly in love,

because love is all there is.

There is no way into presence

except through a love exchange.

If someone asks, But what is love?

answer, Dissolving the will.

True freedom comes to those

who have escaped the questions

of freewill and fate.

Love is an emperor.

The two worlds play across him.

He barely notices their tumbling game.

Love and lover live in eternity.

Other desires are substitutes

for that way of being.

How long do you lay embracing a corpse?

Love rather the soul, which cannot be held.

Anything born in spring dies in the fall,

but love is not seasonal.

With wine pressed from grapes,

expect a hangover.

But this love path has no expectations.

You are uneasy riding the body?

Dismount. Travel lighter.

Wings will be given.

Be clear like a mirror

reflecting nothing.

Be clean of pictures and the worry

that comes with images.

Gaze into what is not ashamed

or afraid of any truth.

Contain all human faces in your own

without any judgement of them.

Be pure emptiness.

What is inside that? you ask.

Silence is all I can say.

Lovers have some secrets

that they keep.

(Rumi)

My Dharma

15.1.17

This is a short segment I did with Alessandro Sigismondi and Dharma Bums last year simply called "My Dharma" a documentary. I'll post the full documentary soon! For some reason I never go around to posting here, but I guess it is better late than never!

Ashtanga Yoga Third Series Demonstration

6.1.17

Here's a recent Ashtanga Yoga Advanced A (3rd Series) demonstration I did at Purple Valley Retreat Center in Goa, India. We shot it straight through so there are even a few mistakes. I simply did a practice as I would on any given day. So in that light, it is what it is.

A practice.

Ashtanga Yoga and Backbending

12.5.16

Yes folks this is a long video, so make some tea and get comfortable. Backbending is a topic that takes time to go into and in many ways I am still figuring it out and learning to expand my awareness inside poses that I have found to be most challenging in the practice. Enjoy.

Portraits of India by Coni Hörler

26.3.16

May All Beings Be Happy and Free

Today I Rise

25.3.16

Today I Rise

When I'm tired of all the things around me in my life, I rise

When only the negative aura surrounds me and tries to put me down, I rise

When there's no one there for me even on the worst days, I rise

When there are bullies at school talking bad about me, I rise

When I've lost the family and people I love, I rise

When I am trying to reach my goal in my life and I fail at times, I rise

When I got fake friends, they lie to me and put me down, I rise

When I'm struggling with my family with the bills and our expenses, I rise

When I hear fighting, cussing, swearing cursing at home, I rise

When I'm heartbroken from a love, I rise

When there are traumatic things that happen to me, I rise

When I get abandoned by people who I thought loved me, I rise

When there are no good influence and only evil around me, I rise

When I'm on the street with no food or shelter, I rise

When I'm in a life or death situation, I rise

When someone I love has a chronic disease I stay strong for them and I rise

When the devil tries to put me down in the worst possible ways, I rise

I rise and stay strong because God helps me rise!!

Are you strong enough to rise?

Rebel Path with PJ Herffernan

6.8.15

I've always appreciated PJ and have been lucky to get to know him over the years during travels to Mysore, India. Hard working and so real, I hope you enjoy this video as much as I have.

Blind Devotion. Love in Action

29.7.15

The sweetest thing ever. Love in action.

Geometries - Ashtanga Yoga Demostration

8.4.15

My friend Alessandro Sigismondi and I filmed the above demonstration in the building where my boyfriend works. It definitely has a different feel to it. The atmosphere is a bit cold and stark, but all the elements work in a way that give a slight melancholy feel. A state I feel from time to time.

Transition Out of Utkatasana

11.1.15

Here's a short little video I did for Stu Girling of Love Yoga Anatomy demonstrating two transitions out of utkatasana in the Ashtanga yoga practice. He's a body worker and yoga teacher offering many tips and tricks from various teachers on his informative website as well as interviews, along with a gathering of many resources. Check it out. Visit his website at loveyogaanatomy.com.

Fearless

9.1.15

Fearless or death wish?

YHWH

5.12.14

I AM

Touch The Sky

1.10.14

So many timeless themes in this short film. I love it.

We Are Dead Stars

25.9.14

Imagine. We are dead stars. Wow.

When I Look In The Mirror

4.8.14

Portraits of a Sadhu

28.7.14

Why Do We Gossip?

20.7.14

Why do we gossip? A good question to contemplate.

A Tribute to Discomfort

6.6.14

Ashtanga Yoga Demonstration, Part 2

15.5.14

Here is the last video we produced while in Mysore, India last winter. We decided to have a little fun and use music that was more up beat in tempo and rhythm. Unexpected. Yes, the practice is an internal often silent quest but here I simply express the celebratory nature of practice. Enjoy.

Ashtanga Yoga Demo Video Filmed in Mysore, India

3.2.14

I had the pleasure of shooting this video during my two month trip to Mysore, India with videographer, Alessandro Sigismondi. We had such a good time and gathered so much material we made four separate videos. I'll be posting the others later. Looking back, this was such a fun experience not necessarily for the end product but for the process it took. There were a few laughs and moments I will never forget. It was an act of creation and expression of the beautiful unfoldment Ashtanga yoga reveals after many years of sustained practice. Through it all it represents my love and honor for this transformative method and the gratitude I am reminded of every day I step on to my mat. I also thank all of you who have followed me through the years on this blog. It is hard to believe already 7 years have passed since its inception. Thank you, thank you!

"The Problem is Civil Obedience"

4.1.14

Oh yeah.

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