Yoga is meant to produce happiness, and in order to reach that end we must practice. We start by just pretending to be happy, by “impersonating a happy person,” and training ourselves to do the opposite of our instincts (which are usually 180 degrees wrong). Yoga, claims Lama Marut, is the inversion of the ordinary.

This podcast was taken from a yoga teacher training retreat weekend held in September, 2008, at South Lake Tahoe and sponsored by Zuda Yoga.

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