Yoga Church Sunday Sermons

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons Late Summer 2020 | Living in Right Relationship This sermon dives deep into the final yama, which is non-grasping or non-attachment. How does our need to acquire and possess keep us from living in right relationship with the world? This question is important. In fact, it's so important that the yoga sutra-s link it to the meaning of life. Yoga Sutra 2.39 Aparigraha (& Freedom) HOW TO APPROACH THE YAMA-S This practice is based on Yoga Sutra-s 2.33 & 34, which outline the ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons Late Summer 2020 | Living in Right Relationship This week we're exploring brahmacarya—which is quite possibly the most confusing yama. This sermon explores the many facets of brahmacarya and asks good questions about how we build, contain, and harness our energy so that we can move toward Divine Mystery and practice loving better. Yoga Sutra 2.38 Brahmacarya (& Energy) HOW TO APPROACH THE YAMA-S This practice is based on Yoga Sutra-s 2.33 & 34, which outline the practice of pratipaksa-bhavanam. We're told that ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons Early Summer 2020 | Living in Right Relationship In this sermon we continue our study of the yama-s. The yama-s are the first limb of the 8-limb path of yoga practice. There are five of them: non-violence truthfulness non-stealing energy containment non-grasping The yama-s are considered the great vow of the yogi. They describe the path of living in right relationship with others. In this era of illness, upheaval, and disparity it seems right to explore our ethical code. Depending on your own family and religious traditions, you probably have other ethical ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons Early Summer 2020 | Living in Right Relationship This week begins our exploration of the yama-s (the ethical underpinning of yoga). We begin with ahimsā, which is most often translated as non-violence, but is so much more than the suppression of violence. Ahimsā is an inner attitude of reverence for all beings that simply doesn’t allow space for violence to arise. This sermon explores possibility and limitation. It explores violence and love. It includes the wisdom of Pandit Rajmani, Ravi Ravindra, and bell hooks. It dives deep into the klesha-s (the afflictions ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons Early Summer 2020 | Living in Right Relationship For the past few weeks I've been pondering what to write about... I wanted to focus on something that would be useful for this moment. Something that would help us spiritually resource ourselves. And in a quiet moment, I heard an inner whisper: Start at the beginning. Yoga is a state of being AND the practices that help us reach that state of being. The practices of yoga are laid out in an 8-limbed path that includes everything you would suspect: movement, breath, ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons Late Spring 2020 Let's begin with our simple mantra. Let's presence ourselves: Here we are. Here we are in this moment. This complex and potent moment. We've been facing a global pandemic for months. And now, in the US, white people are grappling with the reality of white supremacy in a way that feels different than anything I've experienced in my lifetime. Here we are. I invite you to notice your breath. Feel your feet on the floor. And direct your attention inward. How's your body responding to all that's happening? ... (Continue Reading)