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Yoga is both the means and the end.
Sadhana is the method or practice intended to generate results.
Whatever you learn during a guided class or from your guru should be practiced everywhere, at all times.
Asana isn't done just for an hour a day. Awareness of how you position your body should be practiced throughout the day.
Pranayama is to be applied as needed to adjust your energy and shift perspective. Learn from a guru how and when it is to be utilized.
Yama and niyama are lifelong practices that help us to become our most authentic and integrated selves.
Mindfulness practices help us to access mediation and become able to experience yoga.
Practice yoga everywhere to discover your Self.

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Trataka (yogic visual concentration, or yogic gazing) is one of the six cleansing techniques (satkarma) mentioned in the yogic text, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. This practice involves gazing upon a singular point until the eyes become fixated and your mind quiets completely. This practice has been proven to reduce sleep issues, improve concentration and, according to yogic philosophy, cleanse the eyes to create clear vision. Join us at 5:30pm on Mondays to attempt this practice and develop your ability to become one-pointed.

We've guided practices in some of the most beautiful places in the basin. From South Shore to North Lake, on beaches, rooftops, paddle boards and docks, we're able to hold space for you to experience yoga. Every space is different and every group's energy is unique. We're skilled at adjusting and varying the class to align with everyone's needs.

One form of kriya is trataka. This practice is for cleansing your eye and developing the ability to focus upon a single point in space. It can, ultimately, help you to focus on a singular point within yourself; meditation.
Practice by focusing, without blinking, upon an simple image for 15-20 seconds. Having succeeded, increase to 30-40 seconds. Continue increasing the duration to 1-2 minutes, and longer, until you begin to experience samadhi.