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A Beautiful Soul
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My blog is about building the bridge between psychology and spirituality. I believe that spirituality is the missing link in the treatment of mental health and addiction.My goal is to bring awareness and understanding to a place where Eastern philosphy meets Western Science.
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Recent Posts
The Light of Awareness
As we get deeper into exploring the eight-limb path, we come to the seventh limb, dhyana, which is the meditation component. The two limbs prior to dhyana set the path for the practice of dhyana. Pratyahara and dharana taught us how to meditate; dhy...
Dancing the Dance of Life
With just three more limbs to touch on, we are almost at the end of our study of the eight limb path. Today we will look at the sixth limb, dharana. As stated in the previous post, the last four limbs are used a great deal in meditation. Pratyahar...
Be Still and Know
Meditation is the gateway, through which you arrive to the world of freedom As we reach the second half of the eight limb path, we begin practicing mindfulness. Today we will look at the fifth limb, pratyahara, which literally means turning inward....
Just Breathe
Breath is Spirit. The act of breathing is Living. ~Author Unknown Today we will look into the fourth limb of the eight limb path, pranayama. This limb coincides with the previous limb, the asanas. Pranayama is the breath. The breath is an impo...
Yoga Postures
Ahh, we’ve finally made it to the third spoke of the eight limb path, asana. The asanas are what most people think of when they think of Yoga. These are the actual postures and physical aspect of yoga. The asanas are what help us make that mind/bod...
In God We Trust
We finally have come to the end of the niyamas. The last few weeks we have delved into the five yamas and five niyamas. If we learn to live our lives according to the yamas and niyamas, our whole view of life will change. In the Holy Bible, the Apo...

