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A yoga teacher once said to our class, there is no difference between being awake, sleeping or being dead. 🙃

It's easy for us to recognize that the dream is a dream... That is, when we "wake up" from the dream we realize that it was only a dream . Ie, Sasha realized she was still alive!

It's less easy to see the waking state as a dream.

Just as the dream state is malleable when we realize it's a dream (such as in lucid dreaming), the awake state is also malleable.... if we direct our minds in a focused direction.

I like when bitcoiners say that they memed Bitcoin into existence. Of course there was the creator satoshi, but the push of energy behind this is helping to bring it to fruition (along with the countless army of devs and builders who believe in this dream). Karma...action has consequences.

An understanding of death in terms of the traditional yogi definitions requires a level of awareness that I have yet to reach. But conceptually, I agree with the idea.

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Sasha 2y ago

What an incredible idea to share, thank you 🙏

To expand on this, my thoughts are that awake “dreaming” (dreaming = reality in this thought experiment, there’s no difference) must be reconciled against other’s “dreams” when you are awake. Thus awake “dreaming” requires much more focus to remove the tension.

I am just beginning my yoga journey and can’t wait to explore more. ✨

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Lois 🧘‍♀️🫖✨🙏 2y ago

I believe your thought process is correct. It's fun to try to practice in the dream state... Lucid dreaming. I'm still learning this.

Lucid dreaming will inform your "awake"/ not sleeping state. I have friends who will say to themselves every 15 minutes "this is a dream". The idea is to program your consciousness.

Who are you studying yoga with?

Sasha 2y ago

There’s a local yoga place I just tried tonight it was lovely 🥰

Other than that, I’ve used YouTube

Any suggestions?

Lois 🧘‍♀️🫖✨🙏 2y ago

Richard and Mary Freeman are amazing. They used to be in Boulder Colorado... Last I heard they were moving/moved to Thailand. But I still see they teach in the US and globally.

After taking a few of their workshops, I moved to Boulder so I could study with them for three years. They are humble and so knowledgeable. Highly recommend

If you have the time for their one month teacher training, it's an experience of a lifetime. If you need housing accommodations, there are usually local yogis with rooms to spare.

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Here is their website

https://www.richardfreemanyoga.com/

Sasha 2y ago

Thank you! Can’t wait to learn more 🙏