September 2025

Finding Light in Life's Tests: How Our Practice Builds Unshakeable Resilience

Dear Yogis/Yoginis ,

Do you sometimes feel like life is testing you at every turn? That you're being pulled, probed, challenged in ways that bring up resistance, doubts, sadness, fears? There's a beautiful Sanskrit term for this: Diksha—the testing that occurs on your spiritual path.

You're not being punished. You're being invited to grow.

The Alchemy of Transformation

We find ourselves in what many traditions call a heightened phase of evolution—the dawning of the Aquarian Age. These aren't just pretty spiritual words; this is the lived experience of accelerated growth asking more of us than ever before.

But here's the profound truth: energy cannot be destroyed, only transformed.

• •Fear becomes determination

• •Grief transforms into peace

• •Resistance softens into trust and surrender

• •Doubts crystallize into unshakeable faith

If our goal is evolution, isn't it our responsibility to use every tool our practice offers us to build the capacity for wiser choices?

Beyond the Mat: Embracing Yoga's Full Power

We need more than just a strong physical practice. We need to honor all the limbs of yoga that Patanjali shared with us—breath practices that teach us to work skillfully with our life force, meditation that creates space between trigger and response, lifestyle practices that align our choices with our highest values.

When we embrace this complete practice, something magical happens. I feel it opens my heart in such a deeper way—there's a rawness that leads to feeling more connected to the life force that surrounds us. The capacity for unconditional love expands. More joy, more equanimity, more appreciation for life and who is in our life.

But it requires steadiness and commitment. As Yoga Sutra 1.14 reminds us, this isn't easy work. And when it says "practice," it doesn't only mean asanas—it includes breath, meditation, introspection, lifestyle changes.

Suggestions for a Deeper Practice

Be curious about your own patterns, reactions, and growth edges.

Commit to the practice with consistency, even when (especially when) it feels challenging.

Add variety to your approach—try new breathing techniques, explore different meditation styles, experiment with lifestyle practices that support your evolution.

Dare to see the truth within you—both the shadows and the light.

The practice gives back exponentially more than what we invest. It's a sacred exchange that yields more love, more empathy, more joy, more clarity of mind, and greater effectiveness in all areas of life.

What a gift we have been given.

In this time of collective and individual testing, may we remember that we have everything we need within us and around us. Our practice isn't separate from our challenges—it's the very tool that transforms them into wisdom, compassion, and unshakeable peace..

With love and respect for your journey,

Evelyne