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Prana isn't breath. I thought it was for years. So did every studio I practiced in.

Ananya said: 'Prana is not something you breathe in. It is something you are made of.'

What changed once you knew the philosophy beneath?

#prana #pranayama #yogaphilosophy
#yogawisdom #breathwork #contemplativepractice
#sanskritwords #yogadepth #yogalearning

What do you do with a word whose full weight you're still learning to carry?

I call my teacher Guru Devendra. I do it carefully, the word means one who removes darkness.

Which yoga word are you still learning to carry?

#guru #yogatradition #yogaphilosophy
#sanskritwords #yogateacher #yogalearning
#spiritualpractice #yogaroots #authenticyoga

'Fiesta' in English means party. In Spain it means something you cannot translate.

I had watched my own language flatten. That gave me the eyes for Sanskrit.

Which word from your culture lost its weight in translation?

#yogalanguage #culturalbridge #sanskrit
#translationmatters #yogaphilosophy #authenticpractice
#eastmeetswest #yogaroots #sanskritwords

For years I said Sanskrit words as reflex. Now they slow me down, each one requires something.

Not guilt. Not rules. Just paying attention to what you've been given.

What shifted when you started paying attention?

#yogapractice #mindfulness #yogaphilosophy
#intentionalpractice #yogawisdom #embodiedpractice
#authenticyoga #yogadepth #sanskritwords

For years I said Sanskrit words as reflex. Now they slow me down, each one requires something.

Not guilt. Not rules. Just paying attention to what you've been given.

What shifted when you started paying attention?

#yogapractice #mindfulness #yogaphilosophy
#intentionalpractice #yogawisdom #embodiedpractice
#authenticyoga #yogadepth #sanskritwords

For years I said Sanskrit words as reflex. Now they slow me down, each one requires something.

Not guilt. Not rules. Just paying attention to what you've been given.

What shifted when you started paying attention?

#yogapractice #mindfulness #yogaphilosophy
#intentionalpractice #yogawisdom #embodiedpractice
#authenticyoga #yogadepth #sanskritwords

For years I said Sanskrit words as reflex. Now they slow me down, each one requires something.

Not guilt. Not rules. Just paying attention to what you've been given.

What shifted when you started paying attention?

#yogapractice #mindfulness #yogaphilosophy
#intentionalpractice #yogawisdom #embodiedpractice
#authenticyoga #yogadepth #sanskritwords

For years I said Sanskrit words as reflex. Now they slow me down, each one requires something.

Not guilt. Not rules. Just paying attention to what you've been given.

What shifted when you started paying attention?

#yogapractice #mindfulness #yogaphilosophy
#intentionalpractice #yogawisdom #embodiedpractice
#authenticyoga #yogadepth #sanskritwords

Prana isn't breath. I thought it was for years. So did every studio I practiced in.

Ananya said: 'Prana is not something you breathe in. It is something you are made of.'

What changed once you knew the philosophy beneath?

#prana #pranayama #yogaphilosophy
#yogawisdom #breathwork #contemplativepractice
#sanskritwords #yogadepth #yogalearning

For years I said Sanskrit words as reflex. Now they slow me down, each one requires something.

Not guilt. Not rules. Just paying attention to what you've been given.

What shifted when you started paying attention?

#yogapractice #mindfulness #yogaphilosophy
#intentionalpractice #yogawisdom #embodiedpractice
#authenticyoga #yogadepth #sanskritwords

For years I said Sanskrit words as reflex. Now they slow me down, each one requires something.

Not guilt. Not rules. Just paying attention to what you've been given.

What shifted when you started paying attention?

#yogapractice #mindfulness #yogaphilosophy
#intentionalpractice #yogawisdom #embodiedpractice
#authenticyoga #yogadepth #sanskritwords

For years I said Sanskrit words as reflex. Now they slow me down, each one requires something.

Not guilt. Not rules. Just paying attention to what you've been given.

What shifted when you started paying attention?

#yogapractice #mindfulness #yogaphilosophy
#intentionalpractice #yogawisdom #embodiedpractice
#authenticyoga #yogadepth #sanskritwords

For years I said Sanskrit words as reflex. Now they slow me down, each one requires something.

Not guilt. Not rules. Just paying attention to what you've been given.

What shifted when you started paying attention?

#yogapractice #mindfulness #yogaphilosophy
#intentionalpractice #yogawisdom #embodiedpractice
#authenticyoga #yogadepth #sanskritwords

For years I said Sanskrit words as reflex. Now they slow me down, each one requires something.

Not guilt. Not rules. Just paying attention to what you've been given.

What shifted when you started paying attention?

#yogapractice #mindfulness #yogaphilosophy
#intentionalpractice #yogawisdom #embodiedpractice
#authenticyoga #yogadepth #sanskritwords

'Fiesta' in English means party. In Spain it means something you cannot translate.

I had watched my own language flatten. That gave me the eyes for Sanskrit.

Which word from your culture lost its weight in translation?

#yogalanguage #culturalbridge #sanskrit
#translationmatters #yogaphilosophy #authenticpractice
#eastmeetswest #yogaroots #sanskritwords

What do you do with a word whose full weight you're still learning to carry?

I call my teacher Guru Devendra. I do it carefully, the word means one who removes darkness.

Which yoga word are you still learning to carry?

#guru #yogatradition #yogaphilosophy
#sanskritwords #yogateacher #yogalearning
#spiritualpractice #yogaroots #authenticyoga