{"id":1769,"date":"2011-09-24T08:32:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-24T16:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:12:00","slug":"yogas-more-than-downward-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/24\/yogas-more-than-downward-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga&#8217;s More Than Downward Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/24\/yogas-more-than-downward-dogs\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F09%2F24%2Fyogas-more-than-downward-dogs%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p>When most of us think of yoga, we think about the physical kind: downward and upward dogs, and poses that resemble trees, cobras, bridges, bows, and various types of warriors, for example.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;ve just recently heard about <em>jnana yoga<\/em>, which is yoga of the mind.<\/p>\n<p>This is a good explanation of it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/coldwaterhaven.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/19\/jnana-yoga-the-path-of-understanding\/\"><strong>Jnana Yoga<\/strong> \u2013 The Path of Understanding<strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Jnana yoga<\/em> is a path of yoga specifically for those who are intellectually inclined. (But you might not find <strong>&#8230;<\/strong> <em>Jnana yoga<\/em> (pronounced as \u201cYAN- na\u201d) is the yoga of inquiry of the self as a path to understanding. This path requires <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, as always, I&#8217;m interested in how things that like can fit into and enhance our everyday lives.<\/p>\n<p>Concepts are great, but practice of them is obviously better.<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s an inspiring article that helps with that&#8230; it&#8217;s all about the yoga of manifestation (or, I suppose, the yoga of emotions):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/myyogasecret.com\/2011\/09\/23\/the-yoga-of-manifestation\/\">The Yoga of <strong>Manifestation<\/strong> | How To Balance A Busy Life<strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is a yoga to life; it is the practiced art of lifting yourself up just one small step from wherever you are right now. Feeling just a little bit better.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So now, when your &#8220;dawg&#8221; is feeling &#8220;downward&#8221;, you have a few more options to uplift it! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When most of us think of yoga, we think about the physical kind: downward and upward dogs, and poses that resemble trees, cobras, bridges, bows, and various types of warriors, for example. But I&#8217;ve just recently heard about jnana yoga, which is yoga of the mind. 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