How do you maintain the Glitter in the middle of your practice? In this discussion based class we talk about our work with the sutra in our practice over the last week, and come to a clearer understanding of ‘seeing what’s possible’ in our efforts to feel the light of our hearts through all of life’s manifestations.

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We all know the value of sincerity in our daily lives. When a friend sincerely thanks you, or someone sincerely enjoys your cooking, for example, you can feel it in your heart. This kind of sincerity is also a cornerstone of our practice, as it is required for our work to truly penetrate the obscurations that limit our experience of our true nature. When we practice with sincerity we can move mountains of tension, without sincerity those mountains don’t move anywhere. In Sanskrit the term is called “akrita”, unartificial, and is described as the combination of natural effort and intense desire, what a powerful force! In the practice of ShambhavAnanda Yoga, we interact with this notion as “the wish to grow”, and seek it in everything we do with an ‘open heart’. Let’s jump in and begin our exploration of sincere, unartificial practice from the heart, and find out why it’s so important, and how we can find more of it!

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