In many areas of practice, there is a widely held belief that doubt is an obstacle on the spiritual path. Doubting the teaching. Doubting your practice. Doubting your feelings. Sometimes doubting what you believe you are seeking. Throughout my own journey, several teachers have encouraged me to be wary of this doubt—to see it as a form of resistance. In order to progress, they say, one must surrender completely to something greater than oneself. One must trust. One must adher

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Today, people come to yoga for a multitude of reasons[1]: to relax, to relieve pain, to take care of their body... But the reasons that...