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JOHN FRIEND is the founder of Anusara® yoga, one of the many schools of hatha yoga which each differ in philosophy and methodology. Anusara® yoga blends a life-affirming Tantric philosophy with Universal Principles of Alignment™. John was introduced to yoga in 1967, and began to practice and study at 13. A yoga teacher for over 30 years, he has taught 700 workshops in more than 20 countries. He is renowned for his charisma, knowledge, and accessibility. Connecting to the heart of each person, he ignites people to fully express themselves. Above all, John sees everyone as a unique expression of the Divine.


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This is one of the many paths that can lead to the very essence of your heart. Looking for the good is not the same as blindly excluding seeing the shadows. Looking for the good and being open to the existence of pain and difficulty are not mutually exclusive views. To look for the good in the world is not to deny the suffering.


Forgive while feeling the pain of malice. Forgive the person


without accepting the act.


Forgiveness allows us to shake the hold that person has on us


Forgiveness leads us to freedom and peace of heart. Looking for the good allows us


to open fully to pain and difficulty, for we see the blessings that unfold from any situation.


November and December in the


Northern hemisphere are the dark time of year. It is a time of turning in, turning back with our remembrance.


It is a time to reflect and to give thanks for this last cycle.


In the dark it can be hard to see clearly that we are all interconnected.


We can lose sight of the intrinsic goodness of life. Yet the dark also represents infinite potential. The end of this cycle is the beginning of the next. The time of year to set our intentions. Plant seeds in the dark


that will bear fruit in the light.


Can you make choices that are positive even when you are in pain?


Even in sadness, anger, fear? Can you choose to do no harm? Your choices are reflected in your thoughts, words, and actions.


As we live here on Earth during these tumultuous times, align with the Supreme.


Reside in the resplendent, shining, Divine beauty. Pulsing Ecstatic Freedom…


Practice looking for the good. See Shri to be Shri.


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