Welcome to Guiding Star!
Access the inherent wisdom
ever-present in your own heart.
"He who looks outside dreams,
he who looks inside awakens."
Carl Jung
A note about "Guiding Star"
Many people have heard of or experienced a "Dark Night of the Soul." It is a phrase coined by Saint John of the Cross that is used to describe a time of disconnection, darkness, despair.
My teacher and the founder of Hridaya Yoga, Sahajananda, explains that this phrase is often misunderstood, focusing exclusively upon suffering and despair, whereas the deeper meaning that Saint John of the Cross meant to convey was that while in his darkest hour, he had “no other guide, no other light than the one in my own heart, shining bright.”
This connection to the inner guide, inner light of the heart is essential to our well-being on all levels. It is a recognition that who we are at our core is something deeper, beyond just the body or the mind. There is an unshakeable centeredness that comes when we stabilize in this deeper essence of our being. This can be cultivated through awareness and witnessing presence, a practice that can take many forms.
It is the willingness to be present with what is, instead of avoiding or escaping it, that allows us to tap into the freedom of our being and our true creative power.
Having navigated my own Dark Nights of the Soul since early in life, I have found that the practices of yoga, meditation, and an understanding of our own consciousness are essential to accessing the inherent creative power infinitely available to us all.
These principles are at the core of all GSHA offerings.
~Lindsay Samuels, Founder
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