Jivani L Drago-Bauer, Certified Yoga Therapist

03/08/2025

Golden lotus with the white dotand the red dot awaitsthe adoration of all creation.Blue and green earth, heavywith moisture, give birthalways. Eternal now. In lifeis possible liberation. Spiritsays freedom is right therein matter. Look closer. Seepath unfolding becausethe way of exiting is firstthe journey of entering in.Go down. Spring high. Goldenwheel is Beloved and beloved.

Golden lotus with the white dotand the red dot awaitsthe adoration of all creation.Blue and green earth, heavywith moisture, give birthalways. Eternal now. In lifeis possible liberation. Spiritsays…

26/07/2025

I love this!

Hey, the universe is always serving you.

Everything’s always happening for your good.
Sometimes the universe has to rearrange people and situations in your life to make more space for more blessings.

So don’t judge it.
The person that breaks your heart…
The person that cheated you…
The person that robbed you…

At some point, you’ll realize... they were all God in disguise, reminding you of who you were.

Life can be challenging sometimes, you know.
Sometimes you go through stuff and you pray to God and you wonder:
“God, why is this happening to me? What’s going on?”

You don’t realize that when the ground of your life is shaking, and you pray to God,
“Help! The ground of my life is shaking!”
You don’t realize: God is the one that’s shaking your ground.

Because the universe is clearing things away that are not aligned.

In many ways, when we go through things, we don’t understand.
But the deeper you go… the deeper I go…
The more I see that everything is the hand of the Divine.

The relationship.
The breakup.
The heartbreak.
The divorce.
The pain.
The death.

All of it… is bringing you closer to yourself.

We often can’t see it in the moment.
We often only realize years later.

What if everything was God speaking to you?
What if everything was God evolving you?
What if everything was God loving you?

26/07/2025

Yoga is such a tool of transformation.

07/07/2025

Creating variations on poses and personalizing asana practice is about honoring the unique human bodies we are bringing to the mat. Bodies change from day to day (minute to minute, even!) and throughout the seasons of our lives. Honoring the body you bring to the mat today by treating your body with kindness, compassion, and ally-ship (as opposed to something to be subjugated or “fixed”) is a way of practicing ahimsa (non-violence) and satya (truthfulness) together. Personalizing your practice is powerful!
—Amber Karnes, founder of Body Positive Yoga

(Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash)

07/07/2025

At this moment, you are seamlessly flowing with the cosmos. There is no difference between your breathing and the breathing of the rain forest, between your bloodstream and the world’s rivers, between your bones and the chalk cliffs of Dover.
– Deepak Chopra

05/07/2025

Wisdom teaching: When we trust in the process and give ourselves over to it, our authentic self comes forth. The result is real integrity, love, authenticity, creativity, understanding, guidance, joy, power, and serenity.
(Understanding the Enneagram, 365)

02/07/2025

I very much agree with this....

01/07/2025

This is what Yoga teaches as well: "Our true Self and our personality are not the same thing, and it is the quality of presence that restores the proper balance between them and allows us to embody the expansive qualities of our true nature.... An important thing is to set aside some time each day to re-establish a deeper connection with our True Nature. Regular practice serves to remind us over and over again that we are hypnotized by our personality."
(Enneagram Institute)

21/06/2025

Happy International
Day of Yoga!

21/06/2025

"Left to your own devices, the natural state of the human brain is a wandering and critical mind. Meditation helps bring that chaos into a more peaceful state. If it’s difficult, begin with sitting in silence. Let your mind do what it wants before slowly bringing it into the present moment. Use music if it helps. The second thing I would suggest is to awaken to the joy in nature. Purposely pay attention to sunsets and sunrises, to the sounds of nature, and other expressions of joy in the environment."
-- Dr. Barbara Holmes

14/06/2025

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