Yoga Is: A Transformational Journey
This is the story of a woman who thought she had it all until she lost her beloved mother to cancer. Trying to process and understand her profound grief, Suzanne embarked on a journey and turned to a deeper practice of yoga.
Suzanne's journey led her to India, where she studied various disciplines of yoga and met with respected gurus. During her visit, she came face-to-face with a near death experience and discovered that something had shifted within her; the light had returned. Inspired by her experience, she returned to the U.S. to explore what yoga means to the West and how it can transform lives. What she found was something wonderful: a path that can enable anyone to transform suffering in order to experience daily peace and happiness.
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65 mins
Year
2012
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3332133
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thank you
very educational and moving
My first yoga class was in 1970....I've evolved where hatha is not important to me anymore....but the philosophies are.....all these tachers were wonderful...but...there is something far greater...Vedanta, non-duality, advaita.....The highest techings I've found in 45 years is of Ramana ...Read more
My first yoga class was in 1970....I've evolved where hatha is not important to me anymore....but the philosophies are.....all these tachers were wonderful...but...there is something far greater...Vedanta, non-duality, advaita.....The highest techings I've found in 45 years is of Ramana Maharshi......be very careful of "gurus".....I've had 2 in 42 years and discovered not only were they flawed, but even dangerous....all the best to everyone...sam artman
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