Lana L

To understand why we do not feel Joy 24/7, we should talk about Manomaya Kosha—our mental body - the part of us that worries, thinks negative, create dramas, changes all the time. In Yoga we call this part Monkey mind. One of our greatest stumbling blocks is that we tend to identify completely with this mental chatter. We experience an emotion or a fleeting thought and mistakenly believe, “This is who I am.” But the reality is that the Monkey mind, or Manas, is simply one part of the total...

What we are actually looking for in life? Do we say to ourselves, that we will be happy if... we get a good job, great salary, and etc. If we look really deep we realize that we do truly desire the feeling of —freedom, relief, love, peace and joy. This week, a dear friend of mine is going in for oncology surgery, and it made me to contemplate even more on deeper aspects of joy. Moments like this remove away our petty frustrations and force a profound moment of clarity. It reminds me of the...

Genuine joy is not just a fleeting emotional reaction to external events; it is a deeply anchored state of being that we can cultivate from within. But in our fast-paced, complicated world, it is so easy to lose sight of what we already have. Today, I want to share a 6-minute portion of my recent workshop lecture. It features the beautiful ancient tale of Mulla Nasreddin and a rich man who was desperately looking for an opportunity to feel joy—even willing to exchange all of his money for it....