Master Yogi Michael Hewett explains what the Yoga Sutras are and why they are such a relevant and potent resource as we move out of the pandemic. Karuna and Michael geek out about attachment styles, practice, and compassion.
"The Yoga Sutra is so bloody important because: it's a fun text, the ideas are magnificent, and the way I'll be sharing them is very understandable. Yes, we could talk about the Sanskrit and the verses roots, but I really don't too much. That's not my specialty. My specialty is taking these ideas that could be esoteric and making them relatable, funny and applicable for one's relationship with themselves. And then how we relate to others.
For me, it's also been pivotal in my understanding of how I have loved myself and others. Where I mistook anxious and avoidant attachment for love, meaning grasping someone else or kind of playing at this game of, you know, I'm not really available because you seem too eager for me like a manipulative energy that feels like the dance of love. Piercing through that and through the ideas of the future and the practices humbly, I feel like I've gone to a deeper place in my heart and cleaned up a lot of my misunderstandings about how to be a present loving person for myself and someone else."
Michael has an upcoming 7-week series exploring the Yoga Sutras on Mind Oasis. Learn More.
