10/07/2025
We will be unravelling the Five Koshas over the next 6-weeks in our practice, the layers of our being that shadow our inner light.
Yoga is the journey of moving through each Kosha. It is the process of moving through these layers, balancing and relaxing one at a time until we reach our soul or pure consciousness.
When we realise that yoga is a system of spiritual development and practice yoga holistically- every facet of our lives improve; physically, mentally and Spiritually.
A holistic yoga practice works on every layer, on every Kosha. Yoga is all encompassing. The goal of yoga is the bringing together of all layers of our Being into Divine Union with our Oneness.
All of the Koshas end in the word Maya, Maya translates to âillusionâ because all of physical reality is impermanent and constantly changing; unlike the true, unchanging reality of the Self or consciousness.
This âillusionâ is like a lens through which we perceive reality, influenced by our senses, thoughts, and emotions. The journey of yoga aims to help us to transcend this illusion and realise our true, eternal nature.
Atman is the Self, the eternal centre of consciousness, which was never born and never dies. Think of the Atman as a light and the Koshas as lampshades. The deepest light shines through the Koshas and takes on their individual colourings, This is what gives each of us our unique individuality.
There is a sequential order to complete a holistic yoga practice to balance & transcend our Koshas:
We balance the physical body with Asana, balance the energetic body with pranayama, balance the mental body with mantra, balance the ego/wisdom body with meditation and balance the bliss body with Samadhi as we move towards our eternal core.
Oneness consciousness is experienced when Shiva and Shakti, yin and yang, sun and moon, male and female all come together and realise simultaneously their Oneness with each other.
This is the ultimate purpose of balancing and harmonising all Five Koshas and this is what I will be sharing with you in my upcoming Koshas series as we delve into each Kosha to expand and deepen our practice âš
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