Heartland Yoga Festival

Isvarapranidhana is the Niyama of surrender to Source/God/Divine and it can be confusing to determine how exactly to go about accomplishing this discipline. Do we give up worldly goods and retreat to periods of fasting and meditation? Do we sacrifice our 1st world luxuries? Do we devote ourselves to service? Is it through prayer? Meditation? Wine? Or is it through Asana that we discover the Will of the Divine? The answer could be yes- to all or none of these depending on what brings you joy! Our own Spirits, our true and eternal Selves, are perfectly aligned and intertwined with the Heart of Life-God-Source-Divine. The path to both our Highest Self and Source is actually in our joy I used to believe that surrender meant sacrifice and suffering and that God's Will was serious, stoic, not meant to be pleasurable or playful, fun and fulfilling. I truly believe, and my yoga practice has taught me, that joy begets joy and the Will of the Divine is for peace and HAPPINESS. I hope you will join me for a an engaging session of discussion and exercises to explore how we can enhance our surrender to the Divine through discovering our joy!