12/04/2026
Let’s talk about death, baby…
The fear of it can bind us powerfully, in both subtle and overt ways. Facing it can liberate equally.
It is the inevitable.
It is named abhinivesha in yogic philosophy; one of the five kleshas, the root causes of suffering.
And it can liberate as powerfully as it binds…
We will all experience death, both others and our own.
Death of the body, death of previous iterations of self, death of relationships, death of ways of thinking and being.
Yoga identifies abhinivesha, the fear of death, as one of the five root causes of suffering (Kleshas).
Coming to face it - with compassion, with the support of ritual and experienced guides, with the ancient wisdom of yogic practices and philosophy, in community, can open a deeper awareness of how we can expand more fully into our capacity for living, for sensing what we most value in life, for greater embodiment and joy.