Niyama Flow - Reading #5 - Isvara Pranidhana

pronounced: eesh-vah-rah prah-nee-dah-nah

WHAT IS ISVARA PRANIDHANA?
Isvara - "Source", "Brahman", "Supreme Being", "Ultimate Reality", "True Self"
Pranidhana - "Fixing", "Surrender" 

Letting go of the ego of the self and connecting into a higher vibration of consciousness and connection with the higher power. 

MENTAL FOCUS 
Where am I? I will grow from here to connect to my higher Self. 

PHYSICAL POSTURES
Working differently through the same postures as last week. Just because we do the same pose, doesn't mean we will have the same experience...

Sukhasana - Easy Pose
Marjaryasana / Bitilasana - Cat / Cow 
Salabasana - Locust Pose 
Garudasana - Eagle Pose
Malasana - Garland Pose
Supta Padangusthanasa - Reclining Hand to Big Toe Pose
Halasana - Plow Pose
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana - Bridge Pose

PERSONAL THOUGHTS

When we talk about connection to a higher power. My personal opinion is that it is less important that we all of the same vision of what that higher power is, and it is more important to be able to create an intention completely focused on the benefit of everything in and outside of you. Encompassing everything.
You may call it earth... the universe... mother nature... God... gods... however it is that you view what is beyond yourself. What connects us all... 

The word surrender can also be a tricky thing. We are taught at a young age to work hard and NEVER SURRENDER! In this way, it can be difficult to tell yourself to surrender.... to let go of the thought patterns we've adapted to protect ourselves. So that we do not have to feel discomfort or hurt our egos. As we begin to work through these discomforts, they may come less and less. And so, your motivation can be free of selfish gain and infused with purity of intention. 

It's all a process. We must be patient with ourselves and with those around us. Just because we start feeling more connected, we still do not need to impose our views on others. Be an example. If they want to join in on the journey great, if not, they are on their own path that is perfect for them. 

Find YOUR connection. 

​-Wren