Sunday sadhana

Street art found in Portland Maine, tiger, credit Kirsten Akens 2015

To me, sadhana is a daily spiritual practice allowing time and space for an individual to turn inward.

As Yogi Bhajan (of the Kundalini yoga tradition) says, "Sadhana is self-enrichment. It is not something which is done to please somebody or to gain something. Sadhana is a personal process in which you bring out your best."

Sadhana could be taking a walk in nature, doing breath work or yoga asanas on a mat, spending time meditating or chanting, reading and reflecting on a poem, or simply watching the sun rise.

Please accept this post as a possible starting point for your own practice today, including a quote by Shannon L. Alder (found today via a post on Rebecca Tillett's Instagram feed):

It takes a hell of a lot of courage to walk into your own story, but to be the hero of your own life you have to rescue yourself.