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The Power of Your Breath
Last week we talked about the Asana practice in the eight limbs. In that Asana practice we use our breath as the number one tool to...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Nov 19, 20241 min read
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The Power in the Posture
Let's continue our series on the 8 Limbs of Yoga. These Limbs are guidelines for taking care of the inside and outside life of our whole...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Nov 5, 20242 min read
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The 1 fold path to God
One of the translations of Ishvara Pranidhana, the last Niyama we'll be discussing before we move on to other Sutras, is 'dedication to...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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Do You Know What You Believe OR Believe What You Know?
We transition this week to self-study, Svadhyaya. This is a key NiYama, or inner observance, of living your beliefs. This is the practice...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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The Key to Contentment
I think we've been misled about how our views and our emotions comingle in our lives. Here is what I mean, it can feel (emotions) as if...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Sep 5, 20242 min read
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Adverse Childhood Experiences?
Parentification. If you know you know! If you don't, and were raised in the 80's, you probably experienced it. Simply put, the kid has to...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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The Art of Non-Attachment
The fifth Yama is Aparigraha; non-attachment. Personally, this is my absolute favorite to talk about as my favorite Scripture, and the...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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Self Restraint or White Knuckling Growth?
As we move forward we look at the observance of restraint. One's ability to (on a small scale) not have that 5th or 6th Oreo. Or, on a...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Aug 12, 20242 min read
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Truthfulness and Yoga
As we continue to learning about the 8-limbed path to a yogic lifestyle we move from Ahimsa (non-violence) to Satya, truthfulness....

Jonnie Goodmanson
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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You Stuck In The Past? Or Future?
As we ascend up the spine to the Third Eye this week in my newsletter series (go to the homepage and sign up at the bottom to get them...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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Say What You Need To Say
The Throat Chakra is all about speaking, but equally about listening! Up to now in our newsletter series we've talked about our identity,...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Jun 13, 20242 min read
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Our Center of Unification
In our first set of blogs and newsletters on the Chakras we talked about how energy flows up and down our spine. Energy from above is...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Jun 5, 20241 min read
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I'm Taking This Personal!
If you read the first blog on this Chakra you remember this was a two-parter. Be sure to sign up for my newsletters if you are liking...

Jonnie Goodmanson
May 16, 20242 min read
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Take Up ALL The Space
Next week's newsletter and Chakra talk with be all about our seat of personal power, the solar plexus! Go to the home page and sign up at...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Apr 6, 20242 min read
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Choose Your Own Cup
Choice, and control. These things are very important to a 2 year old. Why? As we take our journey through the Chakras in my newsletter...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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What Are Chakras?
If you've been reading my newsletter or blog you know we've been talking about whether yoga, and it's teachings, are compatible with a...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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Spiritual Practices and Education
The last newsletter/blog we looked at how energy is said to work spiritually through the organized system of yoga philosophy. Practices...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Feb 19, 20242 min read
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How Does Energy Work Spiritually?
Let's keep chatting about energy. Now that we have discussed it's real, it's a proven science, and it's a catalyst to the natural systems...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Feb 5, 20242 min read
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Invited into God's Story, or Mine?
This week we are continuing our conversation on whether Christians should practice yoga. Much of Christianity today is taught that we are...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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What Are We Really Made Of?
I'll spare you all the fluff. Energy. We are all made of energy, we are composed of a huge variety of molecules all vibrating around one...

Jonnie Goodmanson
Jan 24, 20242 min read
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