Keith Vukasinovich

01/09/2025

This has been a recurrent topic in therapy sessions lately so I walk through this process using myself as an example. The link to the YouTube video is in the comments below.

01/09/2025

Aparigraha (Greedlessness) on the surface is traditionally presented as bit easier than the other Yamas. However, we live in a society that on the surface condemns greed as a vice yet privately considers it a virtue in business. The sole purpose of capitalism is to not just make a profit but to make as much profit as possible.

In a society where Capitalism is the State Religion, Greedlessness isn’t even seen as a desirable trait. In the American empire just as in Rome. Slaves don’t dream of freedom, they dream of owning slaves of their own.

01/05/2025

Be brave enough to start conversations you cannot control & be open to traveling paths you have not previously considered. 🥀

01/05/2025

Yoga is not for him who overeats and also not for him who does not eat (Bhagavad Gita VI.16).

No doubt, food has certain effects upon the eater. Generally, an eater is, to some extent, conditioned by the type of diet he eats. Not only is our inner nature built by the type of food consumed, but the inner nature, in its turn, commands our tastes; and we find very often that we have developed an irresistible appetite for certain foods (Bhagavad Gita XVII/8).

Follow the 90% rule: eat 90% pure and as long as one does not overeat, the mind is not poisoned by an imperfect diet -- the mind is poisoned, however, by rigid beliefs.

Teaching myself tho consider the value of everything I nourish myself with: food, relationships,thoughts… 🙏🏾

12/30/2024

Yoga defines attachment as the confusion between the higher self and the pleasures of the senses. Often the fuel of attachment is avoidance of perceived pain.

Positive forms of attachment do exist. Any form of mild attachment that edifies or increases one’s spiritual sense is considered beneficial.

Attachment to God or religious faith or spiritual seeking may also cause purification as benevolent action can help us to expand our consciousness. Positive attachment in these cases depends on a healthy attitude, including not controlling others or depending on them for personal happiness. Likewise, a healthy connection to one religion will never attempt to negate any other belief system.

That being said, when a relationship to a loved one or to a religion becomes possessive it no longer has a positive affect.

12/27/2024

Just reflecting on my own journey with my sons. There are definitely times when I wish I had given them better examples. I wasn't always "Yoga Pops" thus I still process with them today even though they are now adults. Never too late to be a supporting actor as they occupy center stage in their own narratives. 🙏🏾

12/25/2024

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12/22/2024

A helpful image to explain Yoga’s dualistic philosophy is the movie projector and the light bulb analogy. The light equals pure consciousness. The projector is the material world, and the film is the mind. The screen shows the drama of life, which we typically consume daily. When consumed with this drama, we spend little time examining the light of pure consciousness unless there is a problem. When there is a malfunction in the movie projector or material world, we look back to the source. To counter this tendency, Yoga philosophy offers practices that help us remember that in each moment, the light of consciousness is the source of our lives, not our ego.

12/20/2024

As humans we are constructed socially. We exist in connection with all others across space & time.

12/20/2024

Be the change you wish to see. It’s not about being perfect just be present. 🙏🏾

12/20/2024

There are non-medication options but a healthcare system controlled by pharmaceutical companies and profit driven insurance companies is only interested in keeping you functionally sick not preserving & enhancing your health.

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy improved the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression for nearly 500 participants in a major clinical trial.

12/19/2024

Trust the process & keep pushing through. 🙏🏾

12/19/2024

Shared from my Karma Yoga readings this morning.

12/18/2024

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's there are few."
- Beginners Mind, Suzuki (1970)

12/18/2024

No matter what you are going to die. Don't die of loneliness too. Relationships & community matter.

12/17/2024

How to start the yoga journey? Links to free resources in the comments below.

12/17/2024

As you wash your body every day, you need to refresh your mind's focus every day.

12/17/2024

Yoga views ignorance as the root of disharmony in the human condition The ignorance consists of believing in a changing reality rather than the true reality. Wrong beliefs cause suffering. When one invests heart and soul in material pursuits like fame, wealth, or even health for security, there is inevitable disappointment.

Yoga teaches us to have faith in an unchanging aspect of reality, a higher power, or God, that transcends the ego.