om namah shivaya – Yoga with Katrina Ariel

Om Namah Shivaya – A Song of Peace and Love (VIDEO)

January 29, 2014Katrina Ariel

Music moves us in so many ways. Mantra in particular can help us to find ourselves again.

How you resonate, or the vibration you feel, can be a conscious choice. The more you choose your vibration consciously, the more you can influence life to unfold in the direction of your choosing.

For instance, if you continually bring yourself back to love, peace, joy, kindness, and the like, then these are the influences that will most often show up in your life. This is the “thoughts become things” theory in practice on a moment to moment basis.

But sometimes it isn’t so easy to stay in a pattern of love and joy, is it?

That’s where music can be so very helpful.

When you listen to (or create your own) music that brings a resonance of light and goodness, it is so much easier to bring the harmony you desire into your own vibration and surroundings.

So, without further ado, here is a music video that has both music and images to help brighten your heart and your day!

If you enjoyed this, please share! You’ll help others grow the feelings of love and peace in their own hearts (and therefore the world)!

This song is on my album, “Gratitude.” Click on the image to the right to purchase on iTunes.

The Anusara Yoga Invocation: An Exploration

January 12, 2010Katrina Ariel11 Comments

When you unfold the treasure of the mantra that has become known as the Anusara Yoga Invocation, you see within it the philosophy that informs freedom and awakening which is the reason hundreds of thousands of people have been drawn to this path of celebrating and refining the self.

This mantra is the first part of the Niralambaya Upanishad.

Anusara yoga has its roots deep in the soil of ancient tradition. The chant itself is very old, and carries with it a resonance of powerful wisdom and transformation. Yet, while this school of hatha yoga joyfully honors that which has comes before, it also opens up to the unlimited possibilities of evolution.

One of the many strengths of Anusara yoga is its innovative spirit. There are Universal Principles of Alignment, which guide both the thought and action of the yoga. Using these guiding principles, you can do anything! Invention happens daily. Creative expression and beauty are a part of every practice, on and off the mat.

So let’s take a look at how a relatively short little song can describe an entire system of thought and practice.

Anusara Yoga: Aligning With The Highest Good

December 27, 2009Katrina Ariel2 Comments

A friend of mine writes a stream of consciousness message every day. What comes through is pure wisdom and beauty.

Here’s a taste for you:

“The only responsibility you have is to align with source and allow source to come though you

directing your path

should you obey all that source brings to you

you will align with all your heart’s desires faster than you could imagine…”

“The only responsibility you have is to align with source and allow source to come though you
directing your path
should you obey all that source brings to you
you will align with all your heart’s desires faster than you could imagine…”

(Click for the entire enlightened message)

I find it fascinating that there are so many ways to connect to the energy that guides us, yet the common thread with all approaches is to align with the current of that energy. In Anusara® yoga we call it aligning with, or opening to grace. It’s a deliberate shift into the flow of nature, and – ask anyone who has experience aligning with this flow – it feels amazing!