The mind can be your greatest friend or your worst enemy. Yogis say there are five states of mind which we all experience — ranging from distraught to one-pointed and clear. There are yoga practices which can help you progress through the states of mind until the clear mind, the place of love, light, joy and wisdom, is reached

Yogis have identified six fetters (binding chains) which block us from the harmony of body, mind, and spirit. These momentums keep us from feeling fulfilled and also from success in yoga. There are many practices to help free us from these chains. As you work with them, you can create new momentums of peace, joy and happiness. Learn yoga techniques which can free you from these chains and allow you to thrive.

Patanjali teaches seekers how to start where they are and, through practice, be able to live in higher states of consciousness. The Eightfold Path is one of the greatest step-by-step guides to fulfillment and realization.

The third step of Patanjali’s Eightfold path is called asana, meaning how to sit with stillness. It also refers to yoga postures (asanas). The postures of hatha yoga help develop the strength and flexibility needed for meditation. Sitting for meditation in a still and comfortable manner promotes the easy movement of energy up and down the spine.

Yogis want to know their true nature and express it in daily life. Explore practices which help you discover and manifest your essence.  Life becomes richer when you live from your true self instead of who you imagine yourself to be. Discover the joy of finding and living from your true nature.

Ramakrishna Ananda refers to chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita: The karma yogi offers his/her work and then himself/herself to the Lord. He or she seeks to realize they are but an instrument in the hands of the Lord and that God’s love and light are moving and expressing in their lives. Karma yoga can take them all the way to enlightenment.

Yoga teaches that our thoughts, feelings, words and actions are seeds which bear fruits — bitter or sweet — in our lives. These seeds are the causes of our present happiness and fulfillment, or, conversely, emptiness and sorrow. By planting and cultivating seeds, you can have a better tomorrow and improve life immensely.

Karma yogis move through several stages as they develop and mature. In the beginning one dedicates all one’s action to the Lord. The next stage is the recognition that Spirit is working through you. In the final stage, the devotee discovers that he/she is an instrument of the Divine. Discover the joy and happiness which comes through the practice of karma yoga.

Bhakti yoga (the yoga of love and devotion) is the practice of directing love to the Lord of your heart. Through it the devotee seeks to develop a relationship with Spirit and live in the continual awareness of God’s love. This love grows into spiritual experiences such as bhavas (moods of love) in which you are sublimely aware of the Lord, as well as samadhis (absorptions in Spirit). Bhakti yoga is often the easiest and finest way to live a happy, fulfilling life as a spiritual being in a spiritual world.