Local Musician has Great Yoga Music

Local Portland Musician Michael Mandrell has released a yoga-meditation album with Benjy Wertheimer called ‘Anjali’.

It is an absolutely superb blend of east and west ideal for the yoga class, personal meditation or for simple background music to your day.  To find out more visit www.michaelmandrell.com - Michael Mandrell Sample Music

The Observer

In Sanskrit the word ‘Drashta’ means ‘the witness’ or the observer.  It is the aspect of the Self that is able to observe one’s actions, thoughts, and emotions.  We cultivate the observer attitude by concentration on the third eye center, or the space between the eyebrows. This is a very important yogic practice, as without cultivating the attitude of ‘the observer’ we tend to create dramas in our lives and perpetuate victim mentalities.  For when you can observe your experiences, as from a vantage point slightly ‘removed’ from the situation, you are able to see that you are not your experiences, you are not your thoughts, you are not your emotions, but rather – you are something greater than all of these things.  The observer attitude allows one to live in peace and harmony whilst enjoying the happenings of life, no matter their expression.

Take just a few moments every day to gaze up into your third eye center.  Do this until it feels uncomfortable and then relax your eyes.  Repeat often.  Doing this simple practice brings amazing results as you will begin to literally ’see’ your life anew.

-Stasia Bliss