Thank you to our karma yogis! Stream is a community of people who come together to practice yoga + meditation. We thrive (and exist so others can thrive) because of the kindness, generosity and commitment of our members.
“Karma yoga” is essential to our yoga practice: through service and generosity, we transcend the limiting notion of an independent “small self,” fostering connection with others and creating the conditions for insight and compassion to flourish.
I’ve been guiding the “inner smile” practice a lot in the last few months, both in yoga classes and in guided meditations. It’s an easy practice to turn to many times each day…
The Buddha used the analogy of “feeling is like a bubble” to convey the impermanence and transient nature of sensations. Just like a bubble that appears for a brief moment and then pops, feelings come and go. Feeling is “completely void, hollow, and insubstantial.”
Abandoning hope of fruition is not despair but a deep release and untangling of our confusion about reality.
It’s the small things, done with care and consideration, that make our lives peaceful.
This one thing has help me in life more than anything else…