In the Celestial Realms we find the Divine Archetypes. Cosmic Quan Yin is the Personification of Love, Mercy, and Compassion. Here she Pours out Divine Love from her Heart and Soul Center. May all beings be free, happy, and free of suffering. ~POSTERS AND PRINTS AVAILABLE~ #cosmicquanyin #celestialbeing #divinemessenger #goddessquanyin #love,mercy, andcompassion #kindness #mayallbeingsbefree #goddess #erialarts #visionaryart #visionaryartist https://www.instagram.com/p/BoODJaaHh0i/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5nygm0q5tkxh

One of the meanings of “Dharma” is righteousness. Another meaning of Dharma is “that which upholds”. So we could understand of Dharma, that which represents the “right” thing to do, not the right as per what others expect, not the right as per our preconditioned learnings, but the right which gives support to our true essence experienced through this human body. When I say I practice yoga, usually people associate it with something like this beautiful photo. And probably I contribute to some of this thinking by writing about my yoga experience and path using almost only photos of myself performing an Asana (but that’s a story for another post). Asana represents a small portion of my practice. From the almost 6 hours (around 4 in the morning plus 2 or sometimes more in the afternoon) I dedicate to what I call “my practice”, only 1’30” or maximum 1’45” are correspondent to Asana. So yes, I consider yoga and education to be my Dharma because that is what feels right for my spirit, is not about being passionate about it (which probably sometimes I am) but about something which sustains me. So, what is your Dharma? 📷👉🏽 photo by @fotosbyboca 💙 #dharma #yogapath #yogapractice #asana #natarajasana #svadhyaya #selfobservation #selfknowledge #yogaisequaninity #mayallbeingsbefree #luanafarayoga

Asanas came to ancient yogis as a response to the need of stretching their bodies after hours of being sitting in meditation. They observed the animals and started to copy their patterns of movement. In this way their bodies remained strong and flexible while their meditation postures became comfortable and stable. The repetition of sustained postures creates space in the body, and also creates new patterns in the muscles. When we squeeze the body we literally hydrate the soft tissues that connect our whole body and by holding the posture we take our connective tissue to a different stretching capacity. YogaAsana is a medicine for the body and also for the mind, it doesn’t matter if you live a “yogic life” or not, but the posture by itself transforms the way your body works, and as consequence, at some point it will also transforms the way your mind works. 📷 photo by my favorite photographer and human being @fotosbyboca ♥️ #tittibhasanab #yogaasana #yogapractice #asanapractice #mayallbeingsbefree #yogaisequanimity #luanafarayoga (at Duke Farms)

Hatha Yoga is most known form of yoga practiced in western world. All the yoga postures that we practice in a yoga class are part of different systems of Hatha Yoga. The word Hatha comes from Ha: Moon, and Tha: Sun. The moon is associated with Ida Nadi, the Intuitive energy (on the left side), and the Sun with Pingala, the logical energy (on the right side). Through the practice of Hatha Yoga, both channels Ida and Pingala, get united with the central channel called Shushumna. Hatha Yoga is a dualistic practice that enables us to understand and experience the duality (strength and flexibility, effort and ease, contraction and relaxation, inside and outside, etc) as a unity. #hathayoga #duality #union #idaandpingala #moonandsun #yogaisequanimity #mayallbeingsbefree #luanafarayoga

New Moon, I rest! I observe the silence within with the eyes of compassion. I embrace the darkness with the arms of the light and both, darkness and light, reveal to be part of the same unit, the unit of life. L. F. #chandra #moon #newmoon #mayallbeingsbefree #yogaisequanimity #luanafarayoga

Today is the winter Solstice in the north hemisphere, the shortest daylight and longest night of the year! Many cultures have celebrated this day with different traditions and rituals. One that I recently learned about it, is the Yule’s ritual of lightening a tree, which has been adopted as part of the Christmas traditions. For centuries, different traditions have celebrated this day as a moment of rebirthing of the light, as from today on, the days start to become longer and longer, and the nights shorter, until we reach the Summer Solstice where this process starts to be reversed. Because most of these celebrations were Pagans, they have been banned and substitute with new traditions. I believe there is a lot of wisdom to be explored in the ancient celebrations, as they used to be more connected and synchronized with nature. During the Solstice, because the night is the longest of the year, it is the moment to be quiet and silent, to be self-reflective, to observe and meditate. It is also the moment for us to honor our darkness and shadows, as they are part of our divine wholeness, but also to put our intentions to allow our shadows to be reborn into something new and bright. It is literally the time where a new cycle of light starts. I wish all a Mindful and Heart-full Winter Solstice! 📷photo by my beloved @fotosbyboca #wintersolstice #light #darkness #shadow #lightanddarkness #ekapadarajakapotasana #backbend #yogaisequanimity #mayallbeingsbefree #luanafarayoga (at Balance Yoga Studio)