Bhadra Simha Yoga

08/22/2026

07/27/2026

Body, Breath, Mind, LIFE.

07/22/2026

☀️ Good advice. Easy to take. Costs nothing. ☀️

06/16/2026

In the ‘Yoga Sūtra, Patanjali offers a practice called “pratipakṣa-bhāvanā:”cultivating the opposite thought.

When the mind moves into a familiar pattern, pratipakṣa-bhāvanā offers a compassionate next step: notice the thought, then cultivate the quality that can meet it.

This invites a gentle redirection:

Comparison can become contentment.
Criticism can become compassion.
Control can become trust.
Rushing can become presence.
Reactivity can become reflection.

This is one way yoga “inverts” ordinary life. Not by asking us to deny what we feel or force positivity, but by helping us consciously orient the mind toward what frees us.

Try it now:
Notice one pattern that’s been active for you today.
Name it simply.
Then ask: What quality would help turn my mind in another direction?

Let that quality become the practice.
Breathe with it.
Feel where it lands in your body.
Return to it as often as you need.

A simple practice for the next time your thoughts need a new direction.

05/30/2026

Finally a shift in perspective. Too long coming.

05/01/2026

"There was a moment today when I realized I miss your voice. I took the opportunity to pause, breathe and return to center. In that moment of recognition I found a smile of gratitude for the presence you have in my life."

02/20/2026

Searching for a PT who uses yoga as a healing technique. This came up!! I guess the gods and goddesses really do help those who help themselves 😊