In meditation intuitive consciousness cuts right through the illusion and misperception caused by exclusive or excessive linear thinking. A belief is an illusion. A strongly held opinion is a chain that binds the believer to a point of view. An open mind and open heart is the pulse and impulse of an innocent child, an…
Mindfulness is when the mind is fully aware of itself, in its body. It is the mind tuned in to its immediate physical reality, not dominated by thought or emotiona. In awareness of itself, self, the being, it achieves a state of bodymind that is uniquely positioned to understand an objective reality. With practice and research…
Yoga is a complete body-mind practice. Observing the mechanics of the full trunk ujia breath, air moving in and out, through the nose, with a deep chesty sound (vs. shallow, sharp and tight “sniff” breathing), focussed on forehead-brow point, is pure marvellousness. The dynamic interplay of muscle with mind, listening to the sound of a…
A recent video clip from a Muizenberg Beach sunrise when I went for a morning run. Had awesome creative fun turning it into a short video to promote my Being Ambient Music. You can stream literally hours and hours of my music just from iTunes to Youtube and, although most South Africans can’t access it, Spotify. Please stream my dream! It’s…
Be it as it may, many a modern yogi is perched in an apartment or suburb rather than on a rock, or under a rock, in a cave, or on a hilltop. Yoga turns the world upside down. Everything changes and everything stays the same. Eternal Self, energy and matter remains in interplay. #satsang #yogalife…
Aware “thinking”, self-observation in the sense of meditative contemplation and watching oneself as in a science study, noting behaviour, reactions, energy or anxiety levels, being mindful of the environment, it’s part of yoga, as the path of yoga is towards union, of Self with Everything. From the outset make sure that self-indulgence and self-centredenss is…
Yey for Johann! I just graduated to a proper Instagram Yogi. After my beach yoga practice on a fairly windy Muizenberg summer beach at sunrise this morning, I took a whole set of selfies by just standing the phone up, setting the timer to 10 seconds, tapping the round button and posing (haha pun intended)….
I blogged below post as a reflection on my yoga life path on my Instagram which is now one year old. How much yoga did you do do this year? Did you share your energy with others? The impact yoga practice has on one’s body is invaluable. The body that we take, or the vehicle…
This higher dimensional music for reconnecting body and mind with the wholeness and abundance of spirit is influenced by timeless yoga meditation. I based the album titles on a simple awareness of breath as a means to go within, into the sacred inner chamber, to connect it with higher self and universal consciousness, the source…
Feeling genuinely positive is wonderful. But how does one access such joy? In the yoga philosophy all practices start with learning how to breathe, stretch, move, and be still – ways to stimulate the bodymind to experience uplifting well-being. Such well-being is exactly what it says: wellness of the whole being. In ordinary daily-grind reality…