Beginning the Heart of Yoga | Mark Whitwell

New York City NY

24 December, 2020

3:20 AM

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“If you’re feeling confused, trying to figure out whether or not you have free will, or whether or not you exist or whether or not you should meditate or do nothing, or whether to believe this teacher or that teacher, simply wake up right now from these mental conundrums. Stop. Look. Listen. Hear the traffic, the birds, the wind. Feel the breathing. Nothing special. Just the extraordinary miracle of what actually is.” Joan Tollifson — Waking Up Now: The Simplicity of What Is “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” — Ancient Chinese Proverb Mark Whitwell | Heart of YogaAlive as Life This livingness, this Life is here, now. You are here because everything is here. You are here because the sun is here; without the sun where would you be? Without your mother and father where are you? The secret of the universe is in you as you. It’s all just one thing happening. Now, can you see why there are no steps to be taken? What you are is not different from its Source. It is an absolute condition. Your body is not different from God. Your questions of meditation or yogic method, or religious method or whatever else are over. Now, you can begin Heart of Yoga, Yoga of Life. Read the full article here: Mark Whitwell Mark Whitwell has spent a lifetime dedicated to sharing the wisdom tradition of Yoga that he discovered in India as a young man in the 1970s. He was shocked to discover that the breath-based "whole-body prayer" Yoga as spiritual practice learnt with his teachers T.K.V. Desikachar and T. Krishnamacharya was not represented in the US and European "yoga scene." Since then, Mark Whitwell has dedicated his life to sharing the transformative teachings of Yoga as embodied practice with modern people around the world. Mark Whitwell was deeply influenced by his friendship with the sage UG Krishnamurti, who helped him ensure that the yoga he was sharing was participation in Life only, not seeking for a future result (and therefore a denial of the present). Mark Whitwell has offers trainings and workshops in Europe, India, China, Bali, Australia, Fiji, Japan, the US, SE Asia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and Mexico. He is the author of four books, translated into many languages, and founder of the Heart of Yoga Foundation, a non-profit that offers scholarships and educational resources to those who would otherwise not have access to Yoga learning. Mark Whitwell is renowned for being a "voice crying in the wilderness," staying true to the non-commercial heart of yoga whilst moving freely without reaction in the modern circus, unafraid to gently criticise aspects of modern Yoga that mislead or exploit the public. Mark Whitwell has a deep love for the wisdom realisation culture of India, and is forever grateful to his teachers for the treasure of Yoga they passed on. He has three children and four grandchildren, and lives with his partner Rosalind between Aotearoa New Zealand, Fiji and the US.