33. You are not enlightened and that’s okay

from The Inner Work Podcast · host The Yoga Couple - Mat & Ash

In today's episode Mat and Ash reveal a common misconception in the spiritual community that we're all supposed to be "enlightened" and if anything isn't that we should push it away and reject it. Mat and Ash break this misconception down and the suffering it causes and replace it with genuine approach from the yoga tradition which is to actually lean into the discomforts of life and learn to love all the parts of ourselves we are running from. To read The Inner Work: An Invitation to True Freedom and Lasting Happiness Click Here Come study with us in our Inner Work Yoga Teacher Training Follow The Yoga Couple on Tiktok Follow The Yoga Couple on Instagram Follow The Yoga Couple on Facebook

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In today's episode Mat and Ash reveal a common misconception in the spiritual community that we're all supposed to be "enlightened" and if anything isn't that we should push it away and reject it. Mat and Ash break this misconception down and the suffering it causes and replace it with genuine approach from the yoga tradition which is to actually lean into the discomforts of life and learn to love all the parts of ourselves we are running from.To read The Inner Work: An Invitation to True Freedom and Lasting Happiness Click Here Come study with us in our Inner Work Yoga Teacher Training Follow The Yoga Couple on TiktokFollow The Yoga Couple on InstagramFollow The Yoga Couple on Facebook

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