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The Niyamas : Santosha

Santosha means “contentment.” “Contentment,” it seems to me, is not the same thing as “happiness.” “Happiness” sometimes implies a kind of delusion. To be “happy” all the time means to […]

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The Daily Flow Blog Series

As Daily Flow continues to expand, you'll see an evolution in how the Daily Flow Blog is presented. I called this blog “Daily Flow Practice” because it's not a blog in the traditional sense. Yes, I offer some reflection and musings, but it's really the best way I could come up with to organize our journey together.

I hope you agree, and I hope you'll take time to explore, comment and share so that we can get a conversation going!

Namaste,
James

2024 Mindfulness Series

The 2024 Mindfulness Series — January 1 - March 31 — consists of three months of daily videos, including intention-setting practices, meditations, vinyasa practices and weekly hacks and inspiring quotes.

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Eight Limbs of Yoga Deep Dive

The Eight Limbs of Yoga are outlined in the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. I am no scholar, but the following weeks (and months) will center around these eight limbs and hopefully help us learn, together, more about the origins of this ancient science.

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Niyamas

The Niyamas are the personal practices that comprise the second of Patañjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga, from the Yoga Sutras.

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Ten Minutes / Forty Days

Created specifically for the season of Lent, this shorter version of The Thirty-Minute Life Change follows the outline of the Hero's Journey or "monomyth," which begins by making the decision to set out in the first place and culminates in a triumphant return home and back to ordinary life.

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Thirty-Minute Life Change

The one that started it all. Designed to be completed, in order, over the course of 12 weeks. Each week features three practices: a journaling prompt, a 10-minute vinyasa flow and a 10-minute guided meditation, each centering on a unique theme for the week.

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Yamas

The Yamas, the first of Patañjali's Eight Limbs of Yoga as outlined in the Yoga Sutras, are a practical guide to integrating the mind with the life force (Prana) that moves through all of creation. Patañjali doesn't teach us from a moral point of view; rather, he simply points out that if we wish to reach the highest level of connection and concentration, Samadhi, we must remove any separation between the mind and this universal energy.

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