Sensuality vs. Sexuality: Yoga's Place

Some of you have heard me say in class, "Better-than-sex-yoga." How is this possible?

The practice of yoga--particularly the ancient tradition of Ashtanga (the lineage from which Power Yoga has been derived)--was practiced by ancient holymen--saddhus, brahmins, rishis, dudes on a spiritual path.

Like monks.

So, this is a man's practice, so to speak--traditionally--and I do feel deeply that there is importance in understanding being female versus being a man, knowing the difference, and honoring the all-important strength associated with being what you are. Somehow, it seems to me we are who we are for a reason.

Nevertheless, it is important to note that enlightenment, wisdom, and transcendence find any soul on this planet who has given him/herself over to embodying it.

If you know that your thoughts create reality, why give your thoughts to anything but the truth?

If we can see that what we ask for, we receive, why do we ask for anything but to be fully enlightened, Christ-like, self-realized, blessed, illuminated, or perfected?

You pick the verbiage that suits you best.

And in this sweet occupation of turning one's mind, thoughts, words, and actions over to this perfection, how is it possible to dream that life would not become simply irresistible?

That each thing in this life might not be able to be felt--sensitivities mastered, rather than being catered to--and spiritual gifts opened with a fierce passion?

When one can fully engage in his/her sexuality without needing it, he/she has transcended its power and has, indeed, mastered its power.

Then, this person is at choice as to exactly how it should and will be used in his or her daily life, each and every moment, and opens him or herself to the most pleasurable experience of all, which exists in a state of total package-ness within him or herself.

In this state, no energies of this world are needed, but all can be chosen. This is true freedom.

The clearer, more purified we become in every way, through the practice of asana, through our food choices, through the healing of the entire human vehicle which we express through, and by choice, in our thoughts, words, activities, and endeavors, the more opportunity there is to experience heightened states of sensuality, awareness, and achievement of the highest, most humanly pleasurable kind--without attachment.

Love yourself enough to embody enlightenment.

And be willing to die for it. It is the only thing worth dying for.