Yoga as Transformation

One of the principles of Yoga is transformation. Yoga is the means of Radikal Freedom and therefore the process of transformation and Yoga is the goal of continual openness, of continual recognition of our deeper nature of Radikal Freedom.

All the practices of Yoga from a Yoga-Asana practice such as Vinyasa Yoga through the observances of the Ashtanga Yoga system of Patanjali and the various limbs of practice such as Pranayama, Pratyahara and Meditation take ones awareness inexorably deeper. Awareness that is both expanded and deeper is the route to transformation.

One of the key methods that has been shown to enhance moral development, that is the capacity to put oneself in another’s shoes and act towards others as if they where no different to yourself, deeply connected to you and therefore act with kindness and awareness is meditation.

Yoga practices of Asana and Meditation have been shown in prisons around the world to help a practitioner to totally alter their views of the world and seek to contribute to the well-being of the planet instead of merely acting from personal gain.

Our planet seems to be governed by governments in cahoots with big corporations, the big corporations seem interested only in power and profit despite their occasional green masks. Our planet is ruled by medieval religious autocratic systems that dominate billions in the name of freedom. The response of any of these power elites to any challenge is to destroy through military power or subversive means that that they perceive as threatening to their dominance and progression.

Dominance and control as manifested by such primitive structures is ultimately anti-life, their profit motives and fear-based perspectives are slowly choking our beautiful planet in a swathe of consumption, waste and destruction.

Yoga at it’s best is life loving, freedom loving and is about finding inside that freedom which you seek. Consumption is about trying to find outside that which will satisfy, it never works.

Yoga is about finding inner authority and relating to others who also have that inner authority.

Yoga is about finding your own connection to the absolute ground of being, connection to all that is without the need for religious authority.

Engaged Yoga is about transformation of your body, your mind, your heart, your relationships, your work, your personal power, your community and ultimately this planet.

Yoga seeks the most auspicious, beneficial and creative solutions and possibilities for all beings everywhere.