Yoga Sanctuary, LLC

04/16/2026

Add this to all we’ve learned from Eric Schiffman….

“I become aware that in order to go beyond my present state, a greater concentration is necessary. When I understand this need, a movement takes place of concentration toward what is seeking to come into being in me. In this voluntary movement, my attention becomes active and refined, and the movement passes a threshold where words are no longer necessary, where my ego is pacified and my body is still. Who am I? In a state of questioning without words, I approach a void. I accept putting nothing there, knowing nothing, and am wholly attentive to the silence. I am entirely present to the question "Who ...?" as if it were a magnet attracting all the force of perception. Behind all our life, all our activity, the resonance of this question must be stronger than the insistent call of the movement toward life. "Who ...?" I wish to pe*****te the state before thinking arises. So, I observe from where this thought comes. Gently, very quietly, I pe*****te the state. Absolute tranquillity is necessary.”
~ Jeanne de Salzmann

Art by Hiromi Tango

04/06/2026

This is always GOLD, so I’m reposting:

This is what they call an 'embarrassment of riches.' A growing one, at that. For those who haven't noticed, Erich Schiffmann has created a fresh online offering (on Vimeo, and some now on YouTube) of scores of his talks at classes and workshops. He's been putting them out and sharing on social media in recent weeks, and the collection is like Christmas every day.

If you don't know who Erich is, I'll suggest it's worth your time to get a sense of him through these videos. If you already know Erich, you already KNOW what a phenomenal gift this is. Freely available to all, these teachings are gleaned from his insights from many decades of dedicated practice and authentic inquiry.

For what it's worth, here's how I tried to succinctly describe Erich in something I penned some years back:

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Erich Schiffmann’s discoveries about self-practice have influenced and empowered thousands of yogis teaching and practicing today, culminating in a style he calls Freedom Yoga. This unpretentious teacher has left an enduring mark on a generation of yogis and teachers inspired by his take on making the shift from doing someone else’s yoga to doing your own.

Erich dismisses any notion that the term is proprietary to him. He winces at the idea that anyone might dub it “Schiffmann’s Freedom Yoga.” The term is a shorthand one he fashioned after growing dissatisfied with the elaborate answer he used to give to the “So, what kind of yoga do you teach?” question.

It’s not on Yoga Alliance’s list of choices in the “I Teach ______” menu dropdown. It’s not a flashy or a headline-attracting practice. Most freedom yogis are too occupied enjoying and learning from their practice to talk about it much. It’s an approach that’s made all the difference for me. In part because its specific expression varies so much from one practitioner to the next (that’s the freedom part), and also because its only canon is that ongoing inquiry is paramount (that’s the yoga part).

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Find this generous teacher's online offerings here - and enJOY: https://vimeo.com/erichschiffmann

Erich Schiffmann/Freedom Style Yoga

04/03/2026

04/01/2026

03/29/2026

Blessed week to all ♥️

03/29/2026

"In today’s world we tend to use the practice of shamanic journeying and performing ceremonies for our personal needs. But in traditional shamanism the shaman journeys and ceremonies were performed to support the land the people lived on so that there would be a healthy relationship between the land, nature, and the people. And with this way of living, people and nature beings could thrive on this Earth. �
"... now people are just afraid and contracting, for the damage is so evident, and it is clear that our lives and freedom are in danger. �
"In [the] past I also wrote about ... all of us about how we are straddling dimensions. We go back and forth between moving forward and using spiritual practices to create a good life for ourselves and all beings on the Earth, and then suddenly we dive back into the trauma of the collective. We still have to make a choice about which realm of reality we wish to inhabit. �
"And I believe this is going to be a very potent year of choice for all of us. Right now ... I watch how most people are simply moving back into a life of fear and contraction. And that is a dimension of life that does not allow for creativity and positive change. It is being frozen in time. �
"Your spirit is eternal. If you are only looking for safety in the body, you won’t find it. For your body is not the eternal part of you. It continues to deteriorate and eventually dies. Life makes no guarantees about the safety of the body. �
"In recent [shamanic] journeys [I hear] that the choice we need to make is devoting our life to our spiritual practices where inner safety, security, guidance, support are always present. "
~ Sandra Ingerman

Art by Elke Trittel

03/24/2026

03/23/2026

Can you feel it?!

Do you feel it?
That quiet stirring
It's subtle at first
But it's starting to grow
Like bees buzzing in a hive
Deep in the pits of your womb

Something is ready to be birthed
Bracing itself to push forth
From the depths of your being
The wisdom is calling

Are you ready to be the doula?
Are you ready to ride the stang?
And be the portal holder?

The Old ones are calling
They are not asking anymore
The time is now
Here, ever present
Waiting for you to say 'yes'
Use me

It doesn't have to be perfect
In fact it will probably be messy
But They are there to guide you
And They will not leave you

Their wisdom is found in your marrow
With every inhale, hear
Them speak
With every exhale, release
Their words

This year They helped you release
They held you deep within their roots
They nourished you from the Great Mother
They held you close as an infant

Now they're guiding you out
Step out of yourself
Begin to crawl up the ladder of the roots
Take one final inhale at the Mother's chest
Knowing you can always return
That place will always be there for you to descend down to To be held
But have courage now
Their strength is guiding you
Will you step out?
And speak the ancient wisdom?

~ Mikayla Stables

Art: Jessie White, “Mater Water”
on Instagram

03/12/2026

The Ancient yogis knew this - You are not your thoughts. You are the observer of your thoughts. Neuroplasticity allows you to choose and to change. Check this out:

Replace Psychiatry with Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity