Darren Main

“A bird doesn’t attempt to swim, and a cat doesn’t attempt to fly. Yet both are completely content. Their dharma is anchored…

— Darren Main

“Non-attachment doesn’t mean you forgo possessions, pleasure, or comfort. It simply means you are at peace when those things fail to show…

— Darren Main

“The ego mind is like a plant growing in a very small pot. While the pot may be attractive and ornate, its…

— Darren Main

“There is a need somewhere in this world that only your dharma, fully expressed, can fulfill. The reason there is such overwhelming…

— Darren Main

“Hell is indeed a fiery pit—but it’s not found in death, but rather in your stomach when you fail to speak your…

— Darren Main

“Many look at the blessings in their lives—money, talent, love, abundance, and so on—and say, “I must be one of the chosen…

— Darren Main

“Most people spend years trying to feng shui their lives—to decorate and reorganize life in such a way that order and peace…

— Darren Main

“It has been said that the body is the temple of the spirit and the mind is the altar within that temple.…

— Darren Main

“Yoga and meditation not only give us the ability to enjoy the beautiful moments in life, but also the ability to fully…

— Darren Main

“To a yogi, the breath is the anchor that keeps the mind in the eternal now. Just as an anchored boat still…

— Darren Main

“Do numbers hold spiritual significance? Perhaps they do. For me, the most powerful numbers are two and six because when you multiply…

— Darren Main

“Typically, awareness is only directed to the pronounced sensations of the body—the pleasurable and the painful. In yoga, over and over again,…

— Darren Main

“A closet is not a prison cell. There are no bars on the windows, locks on the doors, or shackles binding your…

— Darren Main

“Why do we call yoga a practice? The yoga poses of life—the grief, the fear, the uncertainty—rarely offer us the option of…

— Darren Main

“It is easy to make the mistake of thinking yoga is about touching your toes when in fact yoga is about learning…

— Darren Main

“The practice of meditation helps us to organize our thoughts and structure our ideas. Through the practice of meditation, we can open…

— Darren Main

“A teacher’s job is to see students’ potential before they can see it themselves; teachers need to have the faith and foresight…

— Darren Main

“The mind is the only level at which any lasting change can occur—it is the soil in which we plant our hopes…

— Darren Main

“As a child, my father was a god to me—at times I loved him, at times I feared him, but I always…

— Darren Main

“Within each being exists the voice of wisdom: a quiet and unassuming voice that longs to guide us out of darkness, to…

— Darren Main

“Apathy is the bushel basket under which the ego hides its fear of being powerless. It is easier to become apathetic when…

— Darren Main

“The windmill doesn’t try to control the wind or demand that it blow in another direction. It simply surrenders to the wind,…

— Darren Main

“When we practice a yoga posture designed to challenge our balance, the use of a gazing point or drishti is a most…

— Darren Main

“The miracle of yoga is not that we get to reshape the external world—to bend the laws of time and space. The…

— Darren Main

“The law of karma is like the wind—blowing on all. Whether you are good or evil, bright or dim, kind or unkind,…

— Darren Main

“The mantra of the victim is, “If not for the events and circumstances of the world, I would be happy.” The world…

— Darren Main

“Each time we come to savasana, we practice dying—we surrender the body to the earth and prepare for our destiny in this…

— Darren Main

“Within your ego mind there is a prison cell. Its bars are made of resentment and the door is hung on the…

— Darren Main

“Although you could open a can of soup with a hammer, a stone, or even your teeth if you didn’t mind making…

— Darren Main

“Rather than sacrificing logic and critical thought, yoga invites us to more fully use our ability to think and reason. Rather than…

— Darren Main

“Yoga and meditation help us to achieve physical health, emotional balance, more connected relationships, and a more satisfying life. But to measure…

— Darren Main