by Betsy Marzahn-Ramos Executive Director, Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts “Self-observation brings us closer to the truth. When the mind is steady, we can see a little truth. When the mind is disturbed, we can’t see anything. Growth allows a portion of the mind to remain an objective witness even in a disturbed state. The witness is always there, if one can keep a wakeful attitude in one’s self.” - Swami Kripalu Have you ever experienced a time in your life when you felt completely out of control? Off-the-rails, reacting to everything, and feeling things spiral around and within you? Now, think back, had you let go of your yoga practice around that time, or perhaps for quite some time before? Stopped sitting quietly in meditation because that time was a luxury you felt you could not afford? Ceased practicing asana because of an injury, space constraints, time limitations, health issues, or other? Let go of the practice of pranayama because the time would fly by, day by day, ...