You can get enormous benefits from studying texts about the mind, both traditional, like Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, and contemporary, like books and articles on neuroscience and psychology. In this series, you will experiment with viewing your mental activity through different lenses to understand why your brain does what it does and what steps you can take to direct it with more intention.

We are multidimensional beings, and when problems arise, they usually show up on multiple levels. However, the external layers can obscure what’s happening on the inside. Unless you examine the deeper layers, you are bound to tinker with symptoms rather than address the source of the problem. In this series, you will learn the strategies you can use to deepen your Self-awareness and Self-understanding.

The yoga tradition offers us a buffet of options that we can use to educate, train, and expand our minds, overcome our conditioning, and make more conscious choices. In this yoga series, you get to sample many of them and decide which one(s) works best for you right now. Getting a sense of what your system really needs and then satisfying that need is usually more effective than any advanced technique

Often in life, we are confronted with conflicting narratives; one part of us might believe one thing, and another might disagree and perceive our experience from a different angle. In this series, we will take a look at the four main characters that live in your brain and how they affect your views of your body, your past, your inner and outer world. We will focus on developing a more harmonious relationship between different parts of ourselves to overcome our current challenges and heal our old wounds.

This series consists of twelve chapters. Each chapter introduces a specific strategy for harnessing your mind, describes how it works, and suggests the yogic tools we can use. Each chapter includes an introductory video and one or several yoga practices that illustrate our discussed points. Each chapter also features several in-depth articles on the topic. We put all those articles together into a handy 132-page pdf file to give you a fuller picture of how your mind works and how you can impact it with your yoga practice.

You can do the practices included in this series in order or pick and choose the ones you need most. In each yoga practice, we will use movement, breath, and awareness to help you become more attuned to different layers of your body. Be sure to follow instructions on what to do with your breath and where to place your attention– those subtle details help you get better access to your mind.

Try different yogic strategies to see what works best for you. You might find that you get the most out of text study, or chanting, or meditation, or body talk, or maybe you just need rest right now. Getting a sense of what your system really needs and then satisfying that need is usually more effective than any intricate advanced technique.

Be sure that every movement you do in your yoga practice is done with attention to how it feels within your body and is guided by your breath.

Hi there! My name is Olga Kabel. I’ve been practicing and teaching yoga for over two decades. Over this period of time, as yoga had carried me over life’s peaks and valleys, I came to realize that yoga to me is not about achieving a particular physique, but more about how I handle life’s challenges, big and small, that get thrown my way. It is also about finding joy and contentment in everyday moments. To me, yoga is not just a thing to do, but a place to be—it’s a state of feeling more centered, more awake, and more aware of my experiences. This is why I practice yoga, and this is how I teach it. This is why I’ve made yoga both my profession and a way of life.

I don’t want you to miss out on the full potential of what yoga has to offer. Regular yoga practice has the power to transform any area of your life for the better. One thing that’s always fascinated me about yoga is its ability to affect change. We all know change is inevitable—our bodies and our lives go through it every single day. We cannot stop change (no matter how hard we try), but through our yoga practice, we can affect the direction of change. This redirection doesn’t need to be dramatic—even the slightest one will set you on an entirely new course. And this can show up in any area of your life, whether it’s your health, your work, your relationships, or your experiences of joy and contentment.