With the changing of the seasons, there is a particular kind of Prānā available. Usually in the summer, with longer days and freer schedules, and generally uplifted moods, many are now ready to plunge into deeper, more meaningful Sādhanā (spiritual practice).

This is also true of the winter when there is more time indoors and all of nature seems to conspire with you for inward-ness, contemplation and reflection.

And what to say of the monsoon seasons where the raw power of Mā Kālī dancing as the storms forces you to consider what is eternal amidst all that is changing around you!

 नौमि देवीं शरीरस्थां नृत्यतो भैरवाकृतेः।
प्रावृण्मेघघनव्योमविद्युल्लेखाविलासिनीम्॥३॥

Naumi devīṁ śarīrasthāṁ nṛtyato bhairavākṛteḥ|
Prāvṛṇ-megha-ghana-vyoma-vidyul-lekhā-vilāsinīm ||3|| 

Salutations to that Goddess, the pure energy that abides in the body of the dancing Śiva who is playful and beautiful like a streak of lighting flashing across the cloudy sky in the monsoon season!

With all of that said, in this lectures we will focus on “how to practice” and the foundations for a spiritual practice along the lines of the Four Yogas of Swami Vivekananda. I will share a few simple techniques and practices that my teachers have passed down to me with a reflection on Śaktipāta from Abhinava Gupta to give you everything you need to get your practice going or to revitalize a practice that might have fallen to the wayside or even just to refresh yourself on the foundations of Sādhanā so that you may energize and enliven an already thriving practice.

My prayer is that this lecture will meet you where you are in your spiritual life and inspire you to intensify your practice whether you are a beginner or a long time practitioner!

Happy Summer to our friends in the Northern Hemisphere and Happy Winter to those in the Southern Hemisphere and Happy Monsoon Season to those in the tropical parts of the world!
May you become increasingly absorbed in spiritual practices and find more and more joy in them! May you be aflame with awakened Consciousness!

Jai Mā

Lectures happen live on zoom every Monday at 7pm PST and Friday 10am PST and Friday at 6pm PST.  There's Q&A right after the lectures. 
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Our hatha yoga class is Monday 5pm PST with Amrita and Wednesdays at 11am PST and again at Friday 5pm PST with me via this same link also.

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Lectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and Friday 10am PST and again Friday at 6pm PST.
Use this link and I will see you there:
https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815

For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:
https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnish

To get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM