All right, here we are.

Merging time and space together.

Me, here in my attic in eastern Pennsylvania, you, wherever you are as you hear the

sound of my voice. This is Jay Brown Yoga Talks podcast. My name is Jay Brown. Welcome and thanks.

Your attention here is greatly appreciated. How are you? How is your sense of self today? If it's not so good, that's okay. You're not the only one.

And I suppose that's why so many of us around here are passionate about yoga.

Because that's the name of the game with yoga, right? One sense of self.

Although, I've been really thinking about that and how as important as it is for me to be able to develop the skills to go within and observe and perceive and discern what my course in this life ought to be,

I'm also starting to really feel like maybe there's more to it than that, right?

That's still just my individual journey.

And I can't help but feel there's something much bigger to it than just that.

And that is really what I think my yoga practice is a lot about.

And it does require, I think, especially now, given everything that's come to pass over the years in the yoga world, and those of you have listened to this show for a long time, you know, I've been tracking it as best I know how.

It seems like the times come for us to have the courage to let go of some long-held, entrenched

ways of thinking about things and doing things,

and to really embody the truth in each person having their own ability to discern truth from within.

Seems to me more important than ever that we would develop facility in this regard.

And I'm sure I'm not the only one who has been pondering this kind of thing

in terms of how we're going to teach and practice going forward

and what's important to be communicating in that

in any case What's important to be communicating in that?

In any case, perhaps I'm just waxing a little bit too much here,

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