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Cassie Parlotto
Jan 244 min read
Today, I quit my corporate job...
I wrote this three weeks ago, on the day I put in my notice. I have since finished my tenure at my company, and am now a full time Joiful...
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Zach Sanders
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Your True Self – Love & Light
Who are you? Are you the objects that you are aware of such as the body, the mind, or the senses? Or, are you the one that is aware of...
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Cassie Parlotto
Oct 12, 20244 min read
Self Sabotage & Fear, oh my!
I usually start our newsletter with a story or lesson from something that is going on in my life. I asked myself, "What am I learning...
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Zach Sanders
Oct 12, 20242 min read
Pick an Object, Any Object!
We learn in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, that the practice of Yoga is single-pointed attention, and non-attachment. The goal of yoga is...
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Zach Sanders
Oct 4, 20242 min read
Feeling Stressed?
We all feel stressed from time-to-time, which is totally natural, however many of us do not understand how to de-stress. We carry our...
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Zach Sanders
Sep 18, 20242 min read
Blocking the Flow
No one likes to feel suffering. Most of us do anything to block out the feelings of suffering in the body, such as: using alcohol and...
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Zach Sanders
Sep 9, 20242 min read
Posture Power
Why do yogis care so much about posture? Well, in the yogic science there’s the Self and the mind-body instrument. The Self is the pure...
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Zach Sanders
Sep 9, 20242 min read
The Voice in Your Head
If you're the voice in your head, then who's listening to it? This question leads you back into the silent witness, what we call “the...
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Zach Sanders
Sep 9, 20242 min read
Truth as Existence-Consciousness
In the world today, finding out what’s true or not can be quiet challenging. You hear one thing from one source, and the complete...
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Zach Sanders
Aug 12, 20242 min read
The Sacred Self Meditation
Yoga is the science of The Self. Modern science investigates the external objective world of Nature, while the yogic science investigates...
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Zach Sanders
Jul 29, 20242 min read
Everything is Changing
The nature of anything in existence is change . There is nothing that is permanent. Existence is a constantly flowing river. We can...
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Zach Sanders
Jul 1, 20242 min read
No Mind? No Problem
Many of us believe that we are the voice in our head, but if that is you, who is listening? Our true nature is that silent presence which...
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Douglas Johnson
Jun 26, 20241 min read
Joiful's Satsanga
What is a Satsanga? Satsanga , a Sanskrit term, can be translated as "associating with good people" or simply "being in the company of...
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Zach Sanders
Jun 19, 20242 min read
Being Still
How long has it been since you were completely still? Especially in this modern day we are in a constant state of go-go-go… even when we...
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Cassie Parlotto
Jun 11, 20242 min read
Hustle vs Align
I met with India, one of Joiful's lovely partners this week, and I was saying that I felt bad that I hadn't gotten our newsletter out. ...
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Zach Sanders
Jun 6, 20242 min read
The Power of the Long Exhale
Yogi’s use breath control to still the mind, which is the goal of Yoga. One of the most powerful breathing techniques is the 1:2 breath...
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Zach Sanders
Jun 6, 20242 min read
The Light of Awareness
The inner light of Awareness is what Yoga is all about, it is the most powerful aspect of our being. We experience everything here within...
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Cassie Parlotto
Apr 12, 20244 min read
Truth, Integrity, & Authenticity
This is the third installment on a series on the topic of Truth . Post 1: What is truth? Post 2: Truth and Boundaries Truth, Integrity, &...
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Cassie Parlotto
Apr 4, 20245 min read
Truth and Boundaries
This is the second installment on a series on the topic of Truth . Post 1: What is truth? Truth and Boundaries I think a lot of people...
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Cassie Parlotto
Mar 28, 20243 min read
What is Truth?
This is the first installment on a series on the topic of Truth . Post 1: What is Truth? Post 2: Truth and Boundaries What is Truth? I...
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