Beneath this world of apparent change, there is a changeless reality. This same reality can be discovered when we transcend our five senses, and penetrate into the inner nucleus of our being. The ancient Rishis of the Vedas named it the ‘Atma’ — your individual vibration of infinity — innately interwoven into a greater whole.

The Atma is clothed in our unique body and mind. It is reflected in what wise astrologers named the ‘First House of Self’. This First House is the garden in which the seeds of individuality, our sense of ego, and our personalized self, take root. Here we find our inner confidence, vitality, and our healthy sense of identity. By tapping into the majestic reservoir of the Atma, we definitely embark upon the hero’s journey of self-illumination.

When we are well-aligned with what our life is all about, prosperity flows in our direction. With our magnetic field, we attract what we truly need for our life – everything is endlessly provided. Yet, it’s often the case that we don’t operate from this perspective. We become stuck in a real sense of lack. We are not feeling the love. We may even feel bitter.

By elevating our life force and drawing the mind into its ‘turiya’ state…where we penetrate  below the senses…we discover the flow of life as supremely wise and supremely loving. By attuning to that reality, we naturally enter the great river of our life’s path. All resources and sustenance are provided for your journey. That giving tree keeps on giving.

In Session 2 we experience Dharma as magnetism.

Pleasure and pain come and go. Ups and downs are forever in motion. The art of life-enjoyment is learning to live ‘in joy, no matter what is happening in life. This is the journey of session three. To find a joy that is always within our reach is priceless. Yet, there is hard work involved. Our lives are filled with the business of countless activities, phone calls, text messages, errands, and on and on. How can our mind experience joy not only in a yoga session but in all the seemingly mundane things of our busy life?

To consistently appreciate and enjoy the many facets of our life we need a new type of vitality. We need a vitality that allows our tender hearts to safely express their love…a vitality that holds our minds in their natural state of contentment. This inner state of ‘Santokh’— deep contentment — is one that we all can enjoy. 

In Session 3, the vitality of joy comes alive.

The fourth house is known as ‘Sukha Bhava’, the house of happiness. But where do we find our happiness, really? As long as our happiness is tied to that which is always changing, it will continue to be fleeting. The great sages of India showed how the first stage of liberation is found in the foundations of unchanging reality. ‘Sukha’ infers ease, grace, and quite literally means ‘good space’. 

To have an inner environment that feeds your inner happiness is essential for a path of Dharma. Good times will come and go. Tough times will always be around the corner. It is the inner happiness that can carry across the ocean of our life. 

In Session 4, we ignite our power of happiness.

Now that our ‘inner space’ is helping to fortify our enjoyment and happiness, a great realization arises within our minds and hearts: true happiness can only be sustained by sharing it with others. It can be as simple as a smile, a moment of generosity, the genuine concern for another. We realize that our path of Dharma is always oriented towards service. 

Each of us is wired totally uniquely. The way you serve in this life, and thus activate your higher Dharmas, will be absolutely unique to you. It is more of an art than it is a science. How do we arouse the inspiration and clarity for our path of service?

This is the magic of Session Five! 

Relationships are at the heart of all our lives. What are we without our precious relationships? Likewise, what are we without our most challenging relationships? We can’t have one without the other. Their force only exists in opposition to each other. As it is said, ‘if you don’t want enemies, don’t have friends!’ 

We all desire beautiful, rewarding relationships. Many of us desire that one beautiful life-partnership that can act as a magnificent vehicle of companionship to deepen our enjoyment and help us traverse life’s many peaks and valleys. Yet, the supreme relationship, the fountain which feeds all the others, is our inner heart and its ability to commune with the Great Heart of creation. Here, our words become poems, our glance becomes divine, and our deepest desires are fulfilled. 

To fall in love is an infinite fall. In Session 6, we give elevation to all of our relationships. 

When we drop below our senses and dwell in the reservoir of pure awareness, something magical happens: through the clarity of our inner being we experience our unique nature and the majestic river that flows from it. That river is our unique life path — our Dharma. In the west, we often think of purpose within the context of career and/or goal orientation.

Dharma is not a career, although it may give you a career. Dharma is not a skill, although it may give rise to your greatest gifts. Dharma is a current — the natural current of our life path. 

In Session 7, we bring ourselves fully into the powerful current of our life’s direction.

Modern physicists teach us that all of reality is unified by an underlying field. Indeed, the Rishis called this field Akasha — the ‘space’ element. Akasha is the medium through which all of life travels. We can’t see it with ordinary sight, thus we call it ‘space’. The great yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda, described it as ‘a distinct vibration between matter and energy, between the physical universe and the astral universe — where we all go when we die’. 

It is here that our foundations for happiness bear their sweetest fruits. When we permeate into the most subtle aspect of our nature, we experience our timeless reality, our infinite nature. We are liberated from the trials and tribulations of our worldly life and are filled with the bliss of our true, infinite nature.  

In Session 8, we close the circle and re-emerge in our vitality and shine!