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Yogic Healing of Childhood Trauma

09/06/202609/16/2017 by Ma Udaysree

Screaming and shouting at the top of their lungs, then crying and falling to the carpeted floor pounding it with the bare fists again and again, sobbing or silently retreating to a corner of the yoga studio looked like entering a nut house to the newbie and uninitiated. In 1988 I took my first hatha … Read more

Is your Past Affecting your Future?

09/06/202609/01/2017 by Ma Udaysree

We live our past consciously or unconsciously many times over and that every day; and our future is a projection of our past. Truly, the past repeats itself. The way we grew up, how we were treated as children, loved, rejected or left alone and how we emotionally reacted to it and to circumstances and … Read more

Raise Yourself by Yourself

09/06/202603/16/2017 by Ma Udaysree

Raise yourself by yourself do not defeat yourself by yourself It is the Self that gives respect to the self and it is the self that deceives the Self BhagavadGita, Dhyana Yoga, 6.5 When you raise yourself, yourself is the greatest friend of yourself; and, when you deceive yourself, yourself is the greatest enemy of … Read more

Finding Gratitude

09/07/202602/15/2017 by Ma Udaysree

How different would life be if we approached every day with more gratitude in our hearts? I believe contentment in our lives comes from being grateful for what we have instead of focusing on what we are lacking or perceive we are lacking. The second Niyama, Santosha, asks us to find contentment, and experiencing gratitude is the … Read more

Death is a Celebration – Resource List

09/07/202601/01/2013 by Ma Udaysree

The question came up by a devotee in one of my Facebook groups about resources for facing death, dying and the afterlife process. In response many comments were made and this list of suggestions came out of it. I think it is a great resource list and thank everyone who contributed to it. According to Cosmos, death is a gift…