Yoga Church Sunday Sermons

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. What we say to ourselves all day long matters. And, of course, how we say it matters too. For instance, look at the difference between these two thoughts: I am anxious. Anxiety is moving through me in this moment. The first thought is an identification. While the second simply states what's real. The second thought allows space for our ever changing reality, without concretizing our identity with one emotional ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. In response to the scriptures we've been studying in the Bhagavad Gita, a Yoga Church member shared that it's her intention to cultivate a disciplined mind. I applaud her intention; it's a main goal of yoga practice! But in some ways, it's too abstract. It's too big. While it's good to have big goals, it's important to remember that we need clear, small steps in order to make progress. ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. I've been returning to some foundational teachings and I'm really excited to share this week's sermon with you. It looks deeply at the inner battle that happens within us all and explores some important questions: Who do I take myself to be? How do I deal with anxiety and grief? How do I get out of my own way? How can I be a friend to myself? The ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. This week, as we come to the end of our journey through the pancha maha bhutas (the five great elements) we’re turning our attention to the element of EARTH. The Five Great Elements - Earth REFLECTION QUESTIONS When you think of the EARTH element, what comes up for you? What's your geobiography? In other words, how would you describe your biography based on the ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. This week, as we continue to journey through the pancha maha bhutas (the five great elements) we’re turning our attention to the element of WATER. The Five Great Elements - Water REFLECTION QUESTIONS What's the flow of your daily life? Does it feel like Right Rhythm? Do you give yourself permission to recede? Do you honor and express your inherent creativity? ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. This week, as we continue to journey through the pancha maha bhutas (the five great elements) we’re turning our attention to the element of FIRE. The Five Great Elements - Fire REFLECTION QUESTIONS Think about your digestion... Is it too fiery? Not fiery enough? Or just right? When you think about the balance between effort and ease in your life, do you tend toward lack ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. This week, as we continue to journey through the pancha maha bhutas (the five great elements) we're turning our attention to the element of AIR. The Five Great Elements - Air REFLECTION QUESTIONS AIR ELEMENT What are the qualities of the air element? (mobile / static / subtle / gross / heavy / light, etc.) Where in your body does the air element ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. Today I'm happy to share the first sermon of a new sermon series with you. I invite you on a journey through the five great elements. If you feel any sense of constriction in your life right now, I offer you this sermon on the element of space. May it help you remember the inherent spaciousness always and already present within and around you. The Five Great Elements ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. In the first chapter of the Yoga Sutra, we’re given a list of nine obstacles that get in our way. These obstacles are the inner blocks that keep us from moving in the direction of inner freedom. We all experience them. But we don’t have to be stuck in them. In order to work through the obstacles, we’re given seven suggested objects of meditation. This sermon reviews them all ... (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Yoga Church Sunday Sermons JOIN US for the online Yoga Church Sunday Gathering. Click here for the details. In the first chapter of the Yoga Sutra, we’re given a list of nine obstacles that get in our way. These obstacles are the inner blocks that keep us from moving in the direction of inner freedom. We all experience them. But we don’t have to be stuck in them. In order to work through the obstacles, we’re given seven suggested objects of meditation. This sermon is all about ... (Continue Reading)