The human brain is the most complex of all known living structures. It controls our thoughts, our memory, our speech, and our movement, but perhaps its most amazing ability is to actually change and rewire itself at a cellular level. Let’s say you’re learning to play the guitar. While your conscious mind is trying to remember chord shapes and stings,…
For many of us, the idea of “experiencing our mind” in a direct and ongoing way can seem difficult at best, and in some moments, like a very subtle form of torture. The many methods and styles of meditation can leave many beginners feeling overwhelmed. This influx of information, while inspiring, often neglects to discuss helpful attitudes one can take…
As you work through your Higher Self Yoga studies, you will often be instructed to “ask your Higher Self” for guidance. We advise our students to do this because there are situations unique to your life that only you can answer, like whether you should change careers or how to navigate a difficult relationship. Regular communication with our Higher Selves…
Higher Self Yoga teaches enlightenment through self-awareness. We aim to use our Higher Selves to be the most fulfilled version of ourselves in this life. Your Higher Self is essentially an accumulation of all of your positive characteristics. While there are many belief systems that explore the spiritual nature of the Higher Self, Higher Self Yoga also teaches you how…
If you’ve already taken the first steps on your true spiritual journey, you’ve likely experienced moments of disorientation or distraction at the hands of powerful, demanding emotions. We often feel these emotions throughout the whole body, but we must feel and process them via the heart. Herein lies one of the many challenges for spiritual practitioners: how can we stay…
We are predictable creatures of habit, especially when it comes to our thoughts. Did you know that research has shown 95% of our thoughts are repetitive? What’s even more alarming is of those thoughts, close to 80% of them tend to be negative in nature, rooted in the survival instinct that forces us to constantly look over our shoulder and…
Humanity’s search for its purpose and place in the universe has prompted some of the most beautiful reflections by some of the greatest mystics, artists, thinkers, and healers in our history. In a sense, much of the poetry of the world is a reflection of our desire to connect with something greater than ourselves through the lens of our unique…
Throughout the years, I’ve noticed that men often tend to shy away from anything remotely spiritual. Their reluctance is caused by a number of reasons: some see it as unmanly and associate it with weakness and passivity, and others simply don’t think it will actually work. As a result, countless men end up avoiding the very practices that could greatly…
Sometimes, the effort to embrace neutrality and minimalism can be a refreshing way of letting go and relaxing into a clean, restful atmosphere that isn’t overstimulating. In the wellness world, there is often an over-emphasis on “clearing,” “cleansing,” and “letting go,” when in fact what we might actually be craving is the opposite of that feeling. Nourishment of the senses…