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Actively experiencing life

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A big thank you from my heart ❤️ to every one of you who made many of my past Tuesday evenings charged up with energy, love and light. Thanks to those who had been so patiently listening to me talking about consciousness, Dharma, yama, niyama, Self, before and after the asana practice. Be it asana, or meditation, or pranayama, or karma yoga, they are all just preparation - to prepare us to have Self realization. Only with Self Realization could we have absolute liberation. Finally, we all have to let go all these practices. The true Self doesnt need yoga, this body this mind needs yoga. Asana, pranayama, meditation, karma yoga, bhakti yoga, they are all good. There is no such thing that one is better (or more spiritual) than another one. My dear friends, Keep on the practice, until we no longer need this body and this mind. Deep from my heart i thank Pure Yoga for giving me the platform to share what i learnt on yoga path. The most important thing: my deepest gratitude to Sri Dharma Mittra and all Sangha from this lineage that i have met - to a certain extent, I can't be the current me teaching Dharma Yoga without you all. Be receptive 💜 All is within (((((((Om))))))) 🕉💜🕉 #dharmayoga #dharmayogahk #meditation #consciousness #lifeofayogi #yoga #letitgo #nonattachment #KarmaYogi #karma #followyourdharma #oneness #om #bereceptive #sangha #sadhaka #beopen #PureYoga #yogalife (at Pure Yoga Langham Place)

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This is not the first time. I always sit near my altar at home to practise meditation and psychic development. Every time when i did the Mantra for Unification with fingers' movement, this fluffy beauty 🐕 , who already sat next to me during my practice, lifted up his hand and placed his hand on mine. This photo was taken after the psychic development practice. He psychically knew i finished the practice and he then put his hand back on floor. When people think dogs are just lower beings, or of less intelligent than human beings, i would say people 's ego are confined to what they could logically comprehend - anything that is logically incomprehensible and they either deny the existence or simply think it is coincidence. We took much effort to try to be present and still we are nowhere close to being present. Learn from dogs. For they just "be" , they are utterly honest and they don't "act". . . . #selfpractice #thoughts #collie #bepresent #meditation #animallovers #psychic #realization #psychicdevelopment #dharmayoga #spiritual #unlearn #bereal #BeReceptive #lifelessons #veganlove #oneness

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This is just something i need, that's why my heart called me to Boise to study this with Alaya Chikly - i dont have a word to describe her and i just love her. My heart rings when she said, "just be really honest with our own selves, and what is it to be real?" Together with the amazing TAs as well as all students who are so openminded and receptive, my heart opens up without any reserve. . . . #chiklyinstitute @chiklyinstitute #BeReceptive #beopen #straighttotheheart #heartcenteredtherapy #HCT1 #boise #lifeofatherapist #lifeisbeautiful #neverceasetoamazeme (at Southeast Boise, Boise)

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Another Dharma Yoga - Life of A Yogi 200hr teacher training trainee from Hong Kong - @g_ene in this post he described Dharma Yoga in the most accurate and perfect way. Practitioners now rely heavily on the words of teachers, cues from alignment, tips on a certain pose. But the very authentic Dharma Yoga practice - the practice gives you space. It is not seeking something from the outside (the teacher), it is to truly an inner journey, to be eventually comfortable to face your true self, your inner self. Cues are necessary for beginners to safely go into the pose, but after that, it is the pose that teaches you. Finally, even words from teachers creative illusion (vritti), and that disturb the mind to be still. Asana practice should be a meditation in motion. Be steady and comfortable, not JUST in the pose, but in your true, inner Self. Thanks @g_ene & @dharmayogahk for this beautiful sharing. Miss this beautiful temple - it is truly a home. Check out @dharmayoganyc for more teacher trainings, workshops. Check out @dharmayogahk for more local Dharma Yoga Registered teachers in #HongKong #Repost @dharmayogahk (@get_repost) ・・・ #Repost @g_ene (@get_repost) ・・・ Dharma yoga, is a space practice. It's a gift of silence where there's not a lot of excess words during the practice. It incorporates: Prana - oxygen. Yama - control. It's a movement of air molecules and energy within the body. Strengthening the heart, increases your lung capacity, boosts your energy level but simultaneously grounds you. One of the key idea behind Pranayama is to control your sympathetic nervous system (SNS), (primary process is to stimulate the body's fight-or-flight response). In this practice you become a witness to your physical body, as you observe it and make unbiased decisions in your life.

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A conversation with mom about our babe our dog 🐶: i said, "dogs are nothing less than a human being, they are just like us." My mom said, "the difference is he does not know how to speak in words" I said, "no, he knows how to speak, it is you who do not understand him" . . #dogsofinstagram #animallovers #Consciousness #thinkoutofthebox

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This beautiful granny Ruth, whom i met in Colorado Springs airport and we flew together to Chicago O'Hare intl airport. We had brunch together during layover, and she headed to Atlanta while i flew back to Hong Kong. I just helped her to talk with the airline crew when she was not secured with a seat, and waited for her while she was detained by immigration staff for check-up as she had metal screws on her right shoulder. I treated a bit of her right shoulder during layover as she could barely pass 90 deg in flexion since the reconstructive surgery. She felt much better with better ROM. And she was surprised by my travels with only study. We felt so close with each other, i felt like she was my mother, or grandma. She is my angel. She encouraged me to keep chasing my dream and never give up on the truth i hold onto. She said she would write me as she wanted to stay in touch. I was so absentminded i forgot to write her but i received her card today. I am so thrilled. There are always the tiny little moments that make me feel love, and that's the beauty of LiFE. . . #nothingiscoincidence #cestlavie #lovelife #liveyourlife #dreamcatcher #lifeisbeautiful #life #acquaintance #connection #karma #dharma #angels #lifewelltravelled #feelingloved

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This human being always cracked me up. The teacher that i dun trust the most 😂😂😂 who got on my nerves and i so want to punch him every time he starts a joke 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼 but he who is also one of the extremely kind hearted human being, a lover of life, the best version of "kidult" (aka kid in adult form) who brought up my Inner Child 👶🏻 out and let my Inner Child take over me. . . . . #visceralmanipulation #barralinstitute #innerchild #bekindtoall #belikeachild (at Shanghai, China)

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Book 📚: Posts Vol. 1 by Gil Hedley Happiness is absence of lack Always inspirational ✨✨✨ . . . #humanity #lovelife #loveroflife #truth #wisdom #bookworms #goodreads #gilhedley #cestlavie #inspiration #alliswithin #grace #love #lifeisbeautiful

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Day 6 with the Somanautics Sitting on the roof of the diencephalon, the pineal gland (Third Eye) travels through third ventricle anteriorly to the pituitary gland, who sits on hypophysial fossa comfortably, and then comes back to its own place, back and forth back and forth for a few times. Then, there was rush of warmth and tingling sensation down to four limbs. Seeing the inside as an Universe. Nothing matters anymore. All my gratitude to the donors - who selflessly contributed their most beautiful bodies to us in the past 6 days for us to learn life, death, love, selfless, human forms, energy, spirit, psyche. They are the most egoless, forgiving, unconditional teachers. I see the transcendence of love and life. Thank You Gil, Caroline, and every classmate in the past 6 days. It is the most beautiful course I have ever taken in my life. Note: from the photo, the C2 vertebrae embraces the red ❤️ . This beautiful vertebrae, also called Axis, its tip, i.e. Dens of Axis, points straight up to the pineal gland, the third eye. . . . #integralanatomy #gilhedley #somanautics #somanauts #soma #consciousness #meditation #dissection #love #life #death #gratitude #bereceptive #egoless #selfless #unconditionallove #seeing #knowing #alliswithin #transcendence #beautyinlife #lifeofatherapist #therapist #coloradosprings #coloradoinstituteofmassagetherapy (at Institute for Anatomical Research)

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Something for than dissection...and i love it very much Book 📚: Posts Vol. 2 by Gil Hedley . . . #gilhedley #integralanatomy #somanautics #realization #respectlife #consciousness #whole #holistichealing #selfhealing

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Bon appetit 😋 Make a guess on what this dessert is? . . #vegan #dessert

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Day 4 at The Institute for Anatomical Research, learning from Somanautics: ✨ Do we see two flowers exactly the same? ✨ How about two people? Although we have the same organs and structures, we never see two people exactly having the same face, or even just body figure. In that case, would you still think their skeletal and muscular structure would be the same? If not, why body alignment can be applicable to all? ✨ What if I have ante-version on hips and does toes pointing straight to the front really helpful and applicable in my case? The same applies to visceral structure - we have exactly the same organs (if we are the "normal" one) yet they can be positioned at different places. ✨ That is what I observed from today's two beautiful cadavers - they are the real teachers, let them teach you if you have the chance, they are much better than the anatomy books. Advocating one "should" have certain posture or to be "healthy", can be as brutal as forcing one to wear a corset to keep the curve - it is utterly disrespectful to the uniqueness of each human being. ✨ Let's celebrate the beauty of the difference of each human being, love its natural form, listen, and follow. ✨ Thank you Alice and Frank - our two amazing teachers, who provided their most beautiful forms for us to learn. 💜🙏🏼💜🙏🏼 More to come. I have never been so thrilled. Thanks Gil for your realization on forms of human beings. 💜 #neverlearnenough #iwillbeback . . . . #soma #somanautics #gilhedley #integralanatomy #humanform #respectlife #letlive #letslove #lovelife #individuality #everyoneisdifferent #bereceptive #visceral #musculoskeletal #lifeofatherapist #physicaltherapy #physiotherapy #bodyworker #manualtherapy #studymotivation #lovewhatido #dowhatyoulove #passion (at Institute for Anatomical Research)

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Day 3 at The Institute for Anatomical Research, learning from Somanautics "Your physical heart is the heart center, but your whole being, your existential form, your flushing of your face, your expressions, your gesture etc, are all the territory of your heart" Gil Hedley When seeing a tissue structure, can we not just seeing from a mechanical point of view (eg direction of movement, contractility etc), but, perhaps, also seeing it from a psyche or energetic point of view, for instance, "How do this muscle tissue serve on the psyche aspect?" This is the way a bodyworker should ponder upon in order to work on a holistic level. ✨I wrote them down, so as to keep it for my reference, because this course has so much to offer, and the amount of knowledge is immense in terms of content and depth. Although it's only day 3, i already don't want to end the course. Grateful that i can learn from this teacher Gil Hedley. . . #somanautics #integralanatomy #gilhedley #beyondimagination #dissection #humananatomy #gratitude #manualtherapy #bodyworker #physiotherapy #physiotherapist #osteopath #visceralmanipulation #holistic #wholeness #life #lovelife #anatomystudy #fascia #coloradosprings #lifeofatherapist #therapist #soma #psyche #energetic (at Institute for Anatomical Research)

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Day 2 at Institute of Anatomical Research learning from Somanautics Between superficial and deep fascia lies a transparent film, which no anatomy books illustrate it as it is unseeable, but which creates movement and movement is LiFE. In working on the donor, I am reading the most accurate anatomy book. To the donors, our most amazing, forgiving and generous teachers, I wholeheartedly thank you for giving us the opportunity to let us learn from your bodies, to train our tactile sensations in feeling all the different layers and tissues in your bodies. Your generous donation is what makes us progress, and to the best we can, we will transfer your selfless love to our patients, to assist them to restore their health. Everyone’s life poses an impact to another one’s life - the donor’s selfless giving, in this way, transform a patient’s life. This is the beauty as well as the law of life. . . . #somanautics #integralanatomy #respectlife #transformlife #learning #lifeofatherapist #lovelife #gilhedley #bereceptive #gratitude #bowtothedonors #physiotherapy #bodyworker #manualtherapy #visceralmanipulation #anatomy #dissection (at Institute for Anatomical Research)

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Day 1 at Institute of Anatomical Research learning from Somanautics: In between LiFE and DEAtH, the body record everything. Respect life, understand death. Love both of them. When you see everything with heart, you see beauty and divinity in everything. We are in the world of subtlety, missing even one tiny milky linkage and you miss one of the stories of the storyteller. Learn from the storyteller and the stories will unfold to you. . . . . #integralanatomy #somanautics #gilhedley #anatomystudent #humananatomy #lovelife #respectlife #understanddeath #lifeanddeath #lifeofatherapist #fuzzspeech #bodyworker #humandissection #bowtothedonors #fascia #subtlety #anatomia #fisioterapia #osteopathy #physiotherapy #visceralmanipulation #coloradosprings #medicalstudent (at Institute for Anatomical Research)

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Seeing the clouds, smelling the greens, feeling the breeze. That's what i called romantic. By the way, this is a scene i have been having in my visualization whenever i have SomatoEmotional Release treatment. Finally and out of no reason and i found this place. There must be something for the visual to say... . . . #dejavu #coloradosprings #randompic #nofilter #lifeisbeautiful #trailwalk #nature #naturelovers #happiness #peace #changeistheonlyconstant #bereceptive #beforethestorm #stormy #enjoythejourney #picoftheday #airbnblife #airbnb #lifeofatherapist #travelgram #sky (at Pikes Peak, CO. Elev. 14,115)

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This yogic brother - Gordon @tsogordon - we met each other at @asiayogaconference 2009. We didnt know each other back then and just practised alongside each other. We know each other for 8 years now and we still keep in touch for sharing spiritual knowledge. He introduced many wonderful meditation teachers to me, while i introduced only one teacher to him - Andrei Ram. Long story short, we has been helping each other on this Self-realization journey and this is the most valuable form of friendship. Thank you Gordon for your friendship. We are really sangha! 💜💜💜 . . #asiayogaconference #AYCbroughtustogether #brothers #bff #friendship #bestfriends #bereceptivetothegraceofgod #growth #karma #thatswhatfriendsarefor #spiritualfamily #sangha #selfrealization #studentship #sisters #yogislife #yogiclife (at Asia Yoga Conference)