Dashama Konah Gordon, Journey to Joyful: Transform Your Life with Pranashama Yoga

"Breath is your link to life; the direct connection to your spirit."

"In a world resistant to change, we have to take matters into our own hands. Modern society and culture fails to support our healing by literally encouraging us to sustain our addictions."

"When you are mindful of Spirit and connecting to the breath with an open heart, that is yoga."

"Our greatest opportunities are to let go and surrender to that which is greater than our egoistic needs and desires."

"It is key to remember we can maintain a genuine enthusiasm and love for what IS, in the PRESENT moment, enjoy it with gratitude for all of the blessings in our lives."

"The yoga asana practice was developed to get the body in the best physical condition possible, so that the yoga practitioner would be able to sit for many hours comfortably in meditation. In order to reach the higher spiritual vibrations we must be as strong, flexible and open as possible."

"Know, in every moment, that you have attracted this situation into your life experience so you can grow and learn the lessons necessary to get to the next level."

"By justifying our harmful negative habits, we live in delusion. We are lying to ourselves. And worse yet, we waste the precious opportunity of living our truth."

"When we return continually to the present moment and our centered awareness within it, we remember we are eternally connected to the Supreme Source that lives within us."

"See yourself as the perfect creation that you are, but at the same time, recognize with sincere honesty, the areas of your life that are out of balance and get to work to improve and grow."

"We are born into this precious human existence to achieve the uni cation of opposites and become enlightened, or liberated, from the illusion of separation."

"Thoughts are one of the most creative powers we have as human beings. If you hold the mantra in your mind that you are continually becoming more healthful and radiant, that is what you will become."

"If we are not living IN our bodies, honoring them as our TEMPLE, we are closing off the divine channels (nadis) of energy that run through us. Additionally, when we are not in good physical shape, we limit our enjoyment of our life experience. Thus, yoga is spiritual and physical."

"When you grasp the yogic principles and philosophies, you can apply them to any activity you are doing. Then every thing you do is spiritually enhancing your life. And this leads to the ultimate experience where everything you do is YOGA. It is all Union, unifying you with the Supreme Source."

"When you release a trauma on one level of your energetic being, you will experience relief on all other levels simultaneously."

"Be Grateful- Your Life is a Miracle."

"Please don’t worry that yoga will contradict your religious belief systems, as Pranashama Yoga embraces all religions and beliefs systems. I believe we are all One and that Love is the highest truth. Love is my Religion."

"In every moment we are faced with choices that will serve our highest intentions, or gratify our unconscious desires."

"When we carry the thoughts of negativity and self-criticism, we inspire just what we don’t want: poor health and an unattractive physical body."

"Every moment is an opportunity to become more enlightened, more open and expanded. Continually choose that path and you will be free."