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Illuminating Our True Nature

Yogic Practices for Personal and Collective Healing

Michelle Cassandra Johnson

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English
Shambhala Publications Inc
09 July 2024
Dissolve hurtful patterns and emotional hardship through the five yogic points of suffering, or kleshas.

Includes powerful and practical meditations, mantras, asanas, reflection questions, and more, to reduce our suffering-and the suffering of others.

Dissolve hurtful patterns and emotional hardship through the five yogic points of suffering, or kleshas.

Includes powerful and practical meditations, mantras,asanas, reflection questions, and more, to reduce our suffering-and the suffering of others.

We all get stuck in hurtful patterns that continue to create more suffering in our lives. In yoga philosophy, these patterns are known as the five kleshas. In this wise, practical guide, Michelle CassandraJohnson offers us a path toward developing a deeper understanding of them and how they hijack us emotionally.

The five kleshas are- ignorance (avidya); overidentification with ego (asmita); attachment to desire or pleasure (raga); aversion or avoidance (dvesha); and fear of death or letting go (abhinivesha). Each one leads us to create tendencies and karma that move us away from realizing and remembering our true nature and seeing ourselves as separate from one another and the planet. In yogic terms, this perpetuates a constant cycle of pain for us all.

Readers will learn to- .deepen their connection with self and others; . look at their relationship and attachment to pleasure and aversion to discomfort; . notice more fully how theiractions affect others; .meet each moment as it arises and ride the waves of life as they come; .and much more

Johnson offers us a way to find a sense of clarity, groundedness, and

equanimity within ourselves by working through the kleshas one-by-one

using asana, pranayama, mudra, mantra,reflection questions, and

meditation.
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Imprint:   Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
Weight:   369g
ISBN:   9781645471875
ISBN 10:   164547187X
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

MICHELLE CASSANDRA JOHNSON is an activist, social justice warrior, author, anti-racism consultant and trainer, intuitive healer, and yoga teacher and practitioner. She has led dismantling racism work in many settings for over two decades and has a background and two decades of practice as a clinical social worker. Michelle's work centers on healing from individual and collective trauma, coming back into wholeness and aligning the mind, body, spirit, and heart. She has a BA from the College of William and Mary and an MA in social work from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is the author of We Heal Together, Finding Refuge, and Skill in Action.​

Reviews for Illuminating Our True Nature: Yogic Practices for Personal and Collective Healing

“In this immediately-useful book, Michelle serves as a compassionate guide to help you alleviate your personal suffering. When you do that work, you can then remove obstacles to our collective liberation.” —Sage Rountree, PhD, E-RYT500, author of Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses “The demand for healing tools has never been greater in these critical times. Illuminating Our True Nature provides a comprehensive framework for connecting with ourselves through yoga. This profound work guides us toward personal healing and illuminates a path toward healing on a collective level, making it an essential resource for our current moment.” —Dianne Bondy, co-author of Yoga Where You Are


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