The #1 Sadhana Mistake That's Keeping You STUCK⎮Isha Hatha Yoga Teacher

[@dddddd4662]

I can definitely relate to everything that was said. Especially the part where you do 8 hours of sadhana per day and not taking the time to just sit and becoming aware of what is happening deep inside. I have been avoiding facing my thoughts, emotions, weaknesses, unfulfilled desires this whole time by staying "busy". By having a schedule, grinding everyday, doing my sadhana, working out and trying to make a living I avoided facing who I really was and embracing every aspect of myself. My way of coping with this was to isolate myself physically, emotionally and mentally from people around me. Few weeks ago on amavasya is when I had a breakthrough. I kept silent for a few days, did my sadhana as usual to raise my energy levels and then I just sat. Not doing any practice or activity as I would normally do. All my repressed emotions and thoughts, unfulfilled desires and weakness came to light. This was very painful I just sat and cried acknowledging everything and accepting who I was as a being. I realized that that is what everyone is looking for, complete and total acceptance and unconditional love for oneself and others. All the circus we are doing on a daily basis is just to fulfill these simple needs. Namaskarm

[@TwistedReality108]

Beautiful! I can relate to your experience. So glad to hear that you took that time and had the courage to go through that pain. Move through it and come out of it as a more emotionally mature person.

[@theboredPee-kay]

In my experience of Sadhguru’s Shambhavi, whatever is happening in your system at the level of your body, mind, and emotions, may it be fear, anxiety, emotional distress, etc., comes to surface, and you can fix it on a day-to-day basis once you reach that level of awareness, of course. It takes time to build that up. It is definitely not a one-day thing. You have to be consistent, dedicated, and involved in it, keeping in mind the external as well. Isha Kriya, per say, is also very powerful (I tend to like it a lot because it is in Sadhguru’s voice). In my understanding, everyone has a different level of spiritual growth and evolution, so some may require more sadhana. I believe one size does not fit all. Whatever you do, balance is essential; otherwise, it's pointless.

[@willjayden]

Depending what trauma, accumulated deep stuff. You'll go thru hell you could say😂 the more heartbreaking bursts of tears, the stronger n longer the better But, when you learn to love that, live that. See it as the most awesome special thing. It's Shiva removing the obstacles in way of true self/ soul/ God, Whatever you want to call it don't matter. Usually best to be fully alone all the time for best & quicker result.. alone in nature. As much contact as possible on it, in it, be it like you are that BACH FLOWER REMEDY🪷🌸🌺🌹🌼🌻🌼🏵️🪻IS SHIVA. PPLS.USUAL EGO BLOCK THEM FROM FLOWER REMEDY. NEED TO GO DEEPER THAN DEEP WITH IT😂 ONE IN A BILLION WILL. ITS YOGA / SHIVA REMOVING THE OBSTACLES. MONTHS, YEARS,DECADES, PART OF LIFE. NEEDS TI BE CORRECT CHOSEN FLOWERS TAKEN CORRECTLY. 4 DROPS 4 TIMES A DAY. EVEN THAT PPL CANT DO. YOULL NEVER EVER FORGET ONCE YOU KNOW. CANT BELIEVE SADHGURU NOT SPREADING IT..

[@surdazar7792]

Let me just say that this channel is really really helpful for those doing sadhana. Sometimes it can be quite confusing and frustrating to understand and assimilate what might be happening to our system once we really commit to something so powerful as this. This conversation right here is pure gold! It really struck me. Specially the part where you begin to become more aware of your own anxiety, which in fact was already there but it was hidden - that has been my 2024. And once I really sat with it, it was when my experience really gain depth and insight. Very grateful for this. Keep bringing these amazing people to talk about this, really appreciate it!

[@TwistedReality108]

Happy to hear that you could relate! You are very welcome 🙏🏼

[@philiparmand3534]

Very familiar territory described here! Have not skipped a day of sadhana in 8 years. The stuff that is churned to the surface is amazing. If I didn't know better I would have given up long ago. I allowed the muck to rise and pass and rise and pass. Initially I would berate myself for my weakness and "unholiness". Then I understood that allowing and letting go was the only way. Once I got that, it allowed many compulsions to rise and pass without much fanfare or theatrics.

[@TwistedReality108]

Wonderful sharing can relate! I dropped them and learned a lot from disidentifying myself with that version of myself that I thought I am "Isha Meditator", "Sadhguru Devotee" - I dropped all identifications at that point and just became nothing and nobody - It really helped me to come back to what and who I am and what and who I am not.

[@susanneandree770]

Thank you again for sharing your feelings and experiences. I live here in Germany and apart from me and my husband, none of my friends or colleagues in the area have ever had an experience like Shambavi or even know what meditation means. I have these experiences almost entirely on my own and can't really share them with anyone. If I told my colleagues about it, they would think I was crazy because they don't know what I'm talking about (I work in an engineering office). That's why the videos on this channel are really important to me! ❤️ For me, Shambavi is a liberation because I had absolutely no control over my feelings. In the past, I would quickly get so worked up during an argument that I would easily start screaming or even crying, sometimes even shaking, just because of a difference of opinion. Since I started with Shambavi, I have been able to control myself because the peace and truth I have found for myself is so much more important than being right or even being understood... 😊 I don't try to control my thoughts, I just try to look at everything and accept it as it is and various fears have become weaker as a result. Or at least they no longer determine my everyday life. ❤😊

[@TwistedReality108]

Wonderful experience! So glad to hear your story here, thank you for taking the time to share it. Glad that we can make a difference with our videos too.

[@carloslocht1986]

This has been my all-time favorite chapter. The depth and vulnerability you guys brought have made me realize where I am approaching the practice in the wrong way. Thank you so much for this!

[@TwistedReality108]

So happy to hear!

[@AnotherSeekerOfWisdom]

Namaskaram 🙏 I'm experiencing anxiety right now. Before watching the video, I sat with my eyes closed for a while. Instead of letting my anxiety talk, I focused on Sadhguru the best I could. I felt better, still I feel like that was some kind of avoidance. I also wanted to get a sense of direction regarding the correct way to approach my anxiety, and this video came just in the perfect timing. Thank you 🙏

[@TwistedReality108]

So happy to hear! Truly beautiful to see this video serving people.

[@sharmisthachoudhury0123]

Please keep making more podcasts with Josh sir... His wisdom and ways of articulation is really amazing....

[@TwistedReality108]

@@sharmisthachoudhury0123 he has taken his decision of moving ahead by himself. I'm not sure what lies ahead and what his plans are. 🙏

[@sharmisthachoudhury0123]

@@TwistedReality108 That's okay Anna 😊🙏🏻I just wanted to put this out in the comment. If it's possible that will be great. Otherwise also no problem.

[@erichfortov2486]

I just realized that I’m also rushing through my Shambhavi and Surya Kriya most of the time, just to get them done as fast as possible... Thank you for this video!

[@hansgloy413]

Oh man, I know that. Even with high expectations that it should change something and I was waiting for the results. Time to have a closer look, I guess.

[@TwistedReality108]

Happy to hear that you can relate!~

[@wavelt3744]

Big thanks for these! so glad that you open up your struggle after intense sadhna, because I also struggle with eating a lot like :eat too much of things that is unhealthy to the system.after I do some sadhna intensely, and feel really bad. right now i am still striving to have better sensitivity about the food and the body for well being. blessing 🙏

[@TwistedReality108]

Sometimes the intensity of the practices can increase it. Because if you develop an energy and don't direct it in the right way you can end up charging up your worries, fears, insecurities and so on. What worked for me is to sit with the emotion instead of trying to get all the Sadhana "done".

[@somaayurveda]

Great conversation with both of you Stevan and Joshua, thank you for the invite.

[@TwistedReality108]

Happy to have had you join this conversation!

[@086raghuram]

I just use these acronyms within Great conversation! DAS - Devotion to the process your are in touch with and ishta daiva with sense of surrender, Awareness (who am I , Inner engineering ), Sadhana - how much ever you can pack , no pressure :) Whenever we are lost again, become centered with "Who am I , "Choiceless awareness without likes and dislikes, absolute acceptance and shambhavi mudra (third eye) and breath awareness, if it doesn't work chant something stronger from sadhguru app, listen to these videos or sadhguru discourse or even epics liek bhagavatham, gita , basically using almost every sense towards divine" Constant practice of these things throughout the day is the only way I can see to be in touch personally. I heard diet and satsang play huge role but just couldn't maintain discipline in these aspects.

[@Markus.Schulz]

Great sharing, I know this will be helpful to hear for many, including myself. Thank you!

[@TwistedReality108]

@@Markus.Schulz very happy to hear! I thought this must be talked about so here it is 🙏❤️✨

[@nirmalabatham8579]

Thank you for sharing 🙏😊

[@TwistedReality108]

Our pleasure 😊

[@adove5843]

Yoga Sutra 1.2 states: “Yogas citta vritti nirodhah,” which can be translated to, “Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind".

[@BBLTrader]

Thank you for sharing. It was a great conversation!

[@TwistedReality108]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for supporting the channel by commenting 🙏🏼

[@adwitiagarwal2332]

Sadhana and awareness have to go hand in hand for all 4 wheels of the vehicle to get going 🙏 we were given both in our inner engineering program. The practice and the IE tools - but many of us are only employing one thinking it'll do the magic when growth comes from being open to face our uncomfortable realities daily.

[@TwistedReality108]

@@adwitiagarwal2332 very true! And there are other factors as well such as generational Karma which Sadhguru talks about in the Karma Book. There are tendencies, things passed down, things we have to go through even if we do Sadhana.

[@ЮляСавинкина-д7у]

Hope you enjoyed your conventions.🙏💞

[@namositar.2384]

Wow thank you for these conversations 🙏 I had always struggled with sadhana and handling my emotions. Working on them. I still don't understand how to deal with sad emotions if we are aware of it ? I mean I am usually aware of my emotions but I still feel them so much, specially when the stressful and painful emotions come up.

[@TwistedReality108]

I can relate! It’s natural to feel intense emotions even when we’re aware of them. Awareness doesn’t erase emotions; it gives us a front-row seat to our internal world, which sometimes feels even more intense. Sadness, stress, and pain have deep roots-they carry messages or energies that want to be felt, released, or understood, not dismissed. It's an alchemisation of energy A compassionate approach here could be to observe these emotions as waves, letting them rise and fall without judgment. Being "with" the emotion instead of trying to change or escape it helps prevent more suffering. Imagine sadness or stress as a visitor knocking on your door, asking to be seen and heard without necessarily inviting it to stay forever. This process can gently release its hold over time.

[@namositar.2384]

@TwistedReality108 Thank you so so much for the response anna 🙏🙏🙏 But one more question related to what you said, when we allow ourselves to feel that sadness, that misery, and not try to change it, how do we come out of it if we are not making efforts? If I don't try to change my perspective, will I not be perpetuating it ? Although many a time, I don't really understand how to change it too.

[@UCAKarthik]

This one is epic❤

[@TwistedReality108]

Thank you for supporting ❤️

[@spirituelleweisheit]

Really needed to hear this ❤

[@TwistedReality108]

Thanks for watching!

[@sarvarthmonga5764]

Wow, very insightful

[@TwistedReality108]

Glad it was helpful!

[@StudioSVA33withSadhguru]

Wow!! U know..all said here is true for a Sadhka..I also had this phase of going mad for food all of sudden when after years of practices I was so conscious about my food..and boom I was hogging on food..my emotions really got managed during the Guru Puja Training which some how happened to me after 3 samyamas. After this food disaster in my life and all these emotions killing me because I am so aware yet helpless..but then you know what helped..enrolling umpteenth time in online inner engineering..as soon as I feel helpless because of my ehanced awareness I just sit with Sadhguru for inner engineering..somehow each time I get it better and my nonsense drops..well next nonsense surfaces..but now I know what to do or how to handle it..❤ I am still alive you know..awesome work Ishas ❤

[@TwistedReality108]

Beautiful! It's a different journey for everyone. It's great that you found your way to peace and release your emotions through Inner Engineering.

[@dhirenpatel4759]

Very useful info 🙏🏼

[@TwistedReality108]

Thanks anna for watching! Glad you can resonate.

[@meerashah6482]

After i started my shambhavi i realised it was not going the same for me as it was for others as in others were saying how calm and joyful etc they felt and for me i became anxious and fearful. So i didnt understand why this was happening until i saw a video guru is one who shows you the mirror. This fear had always been there in me. I dont quite understand from where it came or why or even how to deal with it but i am aware of it now.

[@TwistedReality108]

Beautiful! Awareness is so important. Once we are aware we can work on it. Thanks for sharing.

[@And_Now_Sadhguru]

Thanku❤

[@TwistedReality108]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@creation7753]

I really need to hear more of this in-depth talk regarding sadhana. I completed Samyama in 2023 and have been doing five hours of sadhana daily. I am checking off all the practices on the daily list, but increasingly feeling worse. I have so many blocked -off chunks of pain that I either cannot access; or, if pieces come loose, make me feel depressed. Other Isha people speak of feeling wonderful or ecstatic. I then cannot help but feel there is something terribly wrong with me. Have I brought so much bad karma into this life that I cannot even shovel out the density in order to feel devotion? Am I here to find the blessing of Sadhguru only to be denied the opportunity of “being with” Sadhguru because I can’t open my heart for the pain density? No one can answer these questions and I then feel increasingly alone. Josh has a deep perception and Josh is the only person I have found who has reached me at the level I need. Would you please give Josh an uninterrupted opportunity to fully talk about this very painful topic? It would save me from such suffering. 🙏🏼

[@TwistedReality108]

There is a podcast coming tomorrow. Make sure to watch it - it will definitely help. It is not with Josh but it covers the topic you are addressing. I am not sure if Josh will join us again, that is his choice.

[@creation7753]

🙏🏼

[@cofkotube]

"it's just too simple for people, they want to discard it. Tell them something very complicated, they love it." At least 2 things here : - people generally go with the easier option . In this case the complicated option is easier for them than the simple option, they love to jump on using their minds - intellect has a very high value on the market today, people value it, so the ego likes it. As the life is on an ego ride, complicated solution has value and simple one has none

[@OrlyCoverSongs]

Yes, there is much more, within my tradition it coincides perfectly with Sadhguru’s sharings this is not just what people think it is it’s much deeper . After my samyama it everything made sense

[@theboredPee-kay]

I still do not understand why people come to Samyama or do silence. It is such a mystery to me 😮

[@OrlyCoverSongs]

@ i understand. If you have not done other programs maybe starting there would help pave the way for you. Also In my experience and coming from a Latin/ Caribbean spiritual culture it made complete sense looking deep into my culture Sadhguru revived many things within me and forgotten cultural pillars within that have long been dead. Aside from many other benefits I will not disclose in the silence programs that cannot be done without a shivayogi of Sadhguru’s caliber.

[@theboredPee-kay]

@@OrlyCoverSongs Oh well. I have taken a number of programs, but not these particular ones. Idk why!!! :O :O :O But what you said makes sense :) I hope it works out well for you.

[@Merokh]

Thank you for the content. The background noises that are edited in make it harder to follow the audio track for me. This frustrates me, as I am interested in what`s said.

[@TwistedReality108]

Background noises of the voice recording?

[@Merokh]

@ The background noises of the voice recordings are not the issue for me. Of course there could be higher quality but it is what it is…a rather casual conversation without high end equipment. That’s ok and not my point. I mean the extra edited in music. My wish would be to completely remove it. If you like, please tune it down significantly in terms of volume. Of course, you decide about your channel. Thank you so much for this! I feel it’s very needed as many people leave Satsang in silence and don’t have so much exchange about their experience.

[@MsOwenj]

This maybe explains what I’m going through at the moment. I’ve been doing Shambhavi for over a year daily, and I’m feeling so much anger and resentment towards my parents. I think maybe it was always there, but I’d been suppressing it. It’s hard because I’m currently living with them and trying not to let it out on them. Any suggestions for how I can process it without causing any harm to relationships that are already hanging by a thread?

[@TwistedReality108]

I can relate! The more identified I became with being "spiritual", eating positive pranic, doing all that I can for "my growth" - the more conflict and friction it was causing because there was no space for others to authentically express themselves the way they are. Suppressing resentment can make it fester. What helps is to recognize that these emotions are present and then without judgment feel it, go to the root of it. Ask yourself why do you feel these emotions right now, start journaling those asnwers. Just keep this going every day. Become more aware of your emotions, who you are blaming for how you feel - start changing the way you speak to yourself through that awareness. Become more observant of your thoughts and emotions. Resentment often stems from unmet needs or perceived betrayals rooted in past experiences. What unmet need or boundary might be behind this anger? Sometimes resentment reflects a fear of being unvalued, unloved, or disrespected. From here start to Engage in Constructive Communication, Practice Forgiveness forgive yourself for the way you feel and others for they don't know what they are doing (mostly behavior is unconscious). Explore how attachment to specific outcomes (e.g., needing family members to change) influences your emotions.

[@akshayveeramally1069]

Can you make a video on tips for sadhanapada

[@TwistedReality108]

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[@LakshmanLak-yk2yy]

India is ಗ್ತೇಟ್

[@TwistedReality108]

What does the word mean? 😄🙏

[@yatisingh7775]

why this irritating music in the backyard __ please remove it

[@TwistedReality108]

@@yatisingh7775 which part is irritating? Music is very soft and low, where is it too loud for you?

[@rhinoara7119]

Rich people

[@TwistedReality108]

Who is rich? How did you come up with that conclusion :D

[@rhinoara7119]

@TwistedReality108 rich in hearts😁

[@TwistedReality108]

@@rhinoara7119 😹 Good one

[@Shruti-q2l]

Kindly Have one person at a time speak. Not needed for another person to explain the same. It interrupts. The lady is fidgeting, speaks in between and has to react to what another one is saying. Not welcome.

[@TwistedReality108]

Sorry to hear that you didn't like it :)

[@Shruti-q2l]

No I liked it very much, just not so much with the Lady interrupting in between. While the 2 men were talking from a place of personal experience, she was trying to teach/explain..

[@TwistedReality108]

@Shruti-q2l this was taken from a 2 hour long conversation it might sound like that but she was just sharing what she has come across and what she has learned and witnessed.

[@SujathaRammohan]

@@Shruti-q2l Oh shruthi - i normally do not comment :) - i feel so called to do it to you -- whatever you are feeling when she spoke is the society programming we are in - when ever a woman speaks we think she is interrupting :) - please have this with you - when ever you see a woman bless her and absolutely believe that she is Devi - this will flip your energy -- i had the same feeling as you before - Namaskaram :)

[@Shruti-q2l]

@SujathaRammohan Namaskaram and Thank you for your input. To let you know just because you find me addressing someone by their gender, it does not mean the content of my thought is based on their gender.

[@SachinKv-bl4vt]

All Isha yoga teachers madness

[@TwistedReality108]

Only one teacher is present here 😄

[@aleksanderpetancic7977]

man ,you are like zombie

[@TwistedReality108]

We will survive the Apocalypse then 😄

[@hansgloy413]

Thanks you for this one.

[@TwistedReality108]

Thanks for listening! So glad to hear that it helped 🙏🏼