Goddesses of Yoga- overview

In this path it is said the world is full of divine energy. We can harness that energy to live more fully.

Divine feminine/goddess is seen as the source of power in the world. Masculine is the awareness. For true creative power the masculine and feminine have to come together: power and awareness.
Feminine quality is life force.
Masculine power is consciousness.

The goddesses are imaginary representations of various aspects of consciousness. Their qualities/powers are available to us and present within us.

If a particular goddess resonates with you, it is either because you carry her archetype as part of your personality or because you need an infusion of her qualities.

In India, men tend to worship the goddess so that she will lend them her power. Women do the same but also tend to identify with her. We can start to see her qualities less as gender specific and more as aspects of consciousness itself.

Text used: Awakening Shakti, by Sally Kempton

more meditation ideas- anchor

It's a time that you can reconnect. Catch your breath. Sense a larger perspective. It's a still spot in you day.

It's an anchor. It activates your parasympathetic nervous system, and deactivates fight flight.
Your feet are anchors, your sit bones are anchors. Sense your feet, sense your heavy tail.
Your breath is an anchor. Feel your breath getting slow and full.

You can use a phrase as an anchor:
May I feel free from inner and outer harm.
May I feel peaceful

Keep on moving from your thoughts to your anchor.
Your thoughts will keep triggering fear.

- ideas from Tara Brach

Meditation ideas

Stay w the underlying feeling, but don't feed the discursive mind

Mediation is the art of staying w one thing w ease

Mind like vast open sky
Mind like deep ocean

There are many moments we do t need to be thinking- we're just spinning

Many of our thoughts cause physical tension, emotional stress, interpersonal conflict

Breathe in, breathe out, touch peace
Thich nat Han

When do you feel happiest? Not when you're lost in thought

My will or my heart's will