#practicekindnessandcompassion

How much of our true self is in our decisions? There are so many layers of conditioning in the way we see the world... We have learnt to like, want and appreciate things according to the roles and circles in which we have grew up. Even the concepts like “goodness”, “beauty”, “balance”, have been learnt at some level. Even when we believe we are trying to “not fit” into society rules, we end up fitting into other rules, other predefine perceptions. So the only journey I see to be free is the journey inside. And it’s not an easy journey, there are layers and layers to be seen, we go from the dense to the subtle, everyday, becoming a little bit more truthful, less conditioned and more conscious about who we really are, so we become more free. In that freedom we start learning to embrace life with no conditions or preconceived ideas... freedom is the nature of our soul. #freedom #selfknowledge #selfobservation #svadhyaya #practicekindnessandcompassion https://www.instagram.com/luanafarayoga/p/By5N_IfHJ02/?igshid=1clbigkhqkg41

How much do you identify with your beliefs? How much suffering do you experience based on defending what you believe, reinforcing however possible that your words are truth or right. I believe we make this all the time at different levels. Every time we justify something we did or said, every time we feel attacked by what someone else said, every time we feel like having to clarify. It’s part of the nature of our mind to create different structures, patterns and beliefs through which we build the idea of our individual self. Our biggest problem is that we take those structures as if they were a very part of our core. As if the marrow of our existence were rooted in our beliefs and we would become nothing without it. In Yoga philosophy this is called “Asmita”. I observe myself and I see this pattern everyday. I see how much defensive I feel when something I believe to be truth gets threaten. At this point, the observation allows me to see it, to acknowledge it, but it still happens. The beauty of the observation practice is that at some point observation transforms into the power to actually decide how you want to react, from where you want to speak and live. That is why in yoga philosophy it is stated that practice should be done for a long time, with no interruption and with true care. . . . 📸👉🏽 @b.p.wcislo . #selfknowledge #selfobservation #svadhyaya #avidya #asmita #dirghakala #nairantarya #satkara #practicekindnessandcompassion https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbphvFBquG/?igshid=om2vu3xxhg0o

The soul is unchangeable. Everything else can be transformed. #transformation#selftransformation #consciousness #love #yogajourney #practicekindnessandcompassion https://www.instagram.com/p/ByG3jZXHAgV/?igshid=1r0w3zq278syo

My heart opens to the magic of transformation. Embracing change in joy and pain, I set my intentions to the space. I trust in this journey, I feel the vibration of my chest. We grow together because we are connected beyond and within. I believe in this light that emanates from your heart which is the same that emanates from mine. May we not be separated by our filters, but united by our songs. Gratitude blooms from within because I am able to share the medicine that everyday heals my soul, gratitude because we can feel, live, awaken and grow together, because like mirrors we reflect each other helping to remove the veils of our mind and revealing that which makes us one; the light. Thank you @anandasamsaarayoga for opening your magical space for the Ashtanga Practices. 🙏🏽💕 It was a beautiful first practice today with the light of the sunrise. Looking forward to keep growing together. 📸👉🏽 @b.p.wcislo #goa #backbend #heartopening #gratitude #practicekindnessandcompassion #selfobservation #svadhyaya #selfknowledge #yogajourney https://www.instagram.com/luanafarayoga/p/BySzw1dnSk3/?igshid=6v2nuiets34y

What do you feel when you close your eyes? . . This world has made us addicts to be busy. We feel afraid to stop, to miss something, to not achieve or to be the last or the least. We feel afraid of “wasting time”, of not being efficient enough, of not being successful... we have bought all these ideas in the market of pseudosuccess and they have grown such thick roots that they are covering our eyes. I believe we all have the potential to be our true selves, beyond all the layers of qualifications we have acquired through life. I believe we all have the capacity to close our eyes and feel peace, not fear. I believe we all deserve that. I believe I deserve that. I believe you deserve that. Close your eyes, you might find some noise or chaos, it’s ok, you might feel the urgency of running away from that space, be patient, take a deep breath in and as you exhale recognize the silence that resides within, beyond any noise there is that empty space which contains everything. Be one with the emptiness and allow it to shine. 📸👉🏽 @b.p.wcislo #silence #peace #sukha #cittavrttinirodhah #svadhyaya #selfknowledge #selfobservation #practicekindnessandcompassion https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx-GgmfH7-1/?igshid=1azmej1ks9spl

Now a days there is this big calling to be successful and to be a leader, I feel how it creates pressure, and I’m sure you feel it too. I understand how this call has awaken and empowered many to reconnect with their inner power, to be more confident. But I believe in something different than success and leadership. I believe in inspiration. I believe in collective awakening. I believe in a growing process that is more cooperative than hierarchical on which we all put our dose of sparkles to create the magic of transformation. I believe in empowering each other, not based on selfish desires but based on a truthful call to expand ourselves through love and compassion, through conscious enjoyment and kind thoughts, words and actions. I believe in giving our hand to others and walk together. Not in front, not behind, just together. I believe in sharing and appreciating. I believe in finding with love the areas of opportunity so we can help each other to grow and not to drown. Are you collaborating or competing? . . . 📸👉🏽 @b.p.wcislo . . . #svadhyaya #selfobservation #collectiveawakening #collectiveconsciousness #cooperation #practicekindnessandcompassion https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Poq7AnSDk/?igshid=v4jf2ubj8bge

I believe that one of our biggest problems as humans is that we glorify other humans as if they were gods. In our search of life purpose and meaning we end up developing a desperate need to admire someone, in this adventure we overlook on their flawless and we idolize them, expecting them to be divine with no room for mistakes. I believe it is a beautiful practice to learn to acknowledge the good, to recognize beauty, though we fail to notice the humanity and even more important, we neglect to accept the other aspects as part of the whole. We build this image about someone based on what we want and need to see in them, and so we develop expectations. Once these expectations are not fulfilled, or even worse, when they behave the opposite to our idea of them, then we feel deceived. Patanjali says that even one who has achieved Samadhi, on its cognitive state (which he calls Samprajñata Samadhi), still has the latent seeds, which might be controlled through the practice, though once the yogui gets distracted from their inside work and exposed to stimulus which nurture these seeds, they will awake again, the seeds will become active, the tendencies that were in latent state will come to life one more time. So here we are, humans, doing our work everyday, committing mistakes, some bigger than others, learning from our mistakes, and doing the work to transcend them again. In the path of learning to scorch the seeds of suffering we will deceive many, and we will be deceived by some, we will judge and will be judged. Perhaps one day we will awake and stop dreaming on the illusion that we are this gross matter, and we will learn to see beyond and live in true compassion and loving kindness. . . . 📸👉🏽 @b.p.wcislo . . #svadhyaya #selfobservation #selfknowledge #karuna #consciousnessawakening #yogajourney #yogapractice #sadhana #vrschikasana #practicekindnessandcompassion https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8bwKCnRPh/?igshid=xsp84k3cjnvs

What’s the point of being flexible on the mat if one can’t be flexible in life? I question myself everyday about this matter. I have the tendency to get too attached to my beliefs leaving little to no room to other perspectives, so my work everyday is to observe and be aware of this patterns, identify when they happen and understanding that there is no reason to become defensive. For some reason there is a part of our “I ness” that feels threaten when something doesn’t fit its structures. I believe the most important work we have is not the work of putting our leg behind the head, though it’s fun and enjoyable and also can serve as a mind tool in many ways, but the most important work goes beyond that. I believe that the path of consciousness asks us to become more compassionate and less judgmental, more grateful and less whining, more forgiving and less resentful, more together and less separated. I believe in the practice of devotion towards humans and all beings. I commit to the practice of love and kindness through actions, beyond the frontier of my words. . . . 📸👉🏽 photo by my beloved @b.p.wcislo . . . #kindness #love #devotion #compassion #maitri #karuna #practiceahimsa #practicekindnessandcompassion #yogajourney #selfobservation #selfknowledge #svadhyaya #visvamitrasana (at Fort DeSoto North Beach, St Petersburg, FL) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0XENoMH5X_/?igshid=1rs6b7vk2bypv