Love, Desire, Devotion: A Valentine's Day Satsangh with Yogacharini Maitreyi

Join Yogacharini Maitreyi for a special Valentine's Day satsangh exploring the yogic understanding of love, desire, and devotion. This heart-centered session weaves together guided meditation, breathwork, and the rich mythology of Indian traditions to illuminate the many dimensions of love.Maitreyi guides participants through Padma Mudra (lotus mudra) and Jyoti Mudra practices, opening the heart center and cultivating inner illumination. Through the story of Manmatha (the Indian Cupid) and Shiva, she explores how desire can be acknowledged, embraced, and transformed into higher forms of love—from kama (sensory desire) to prema (universal, elevated love).The session delves into the symbolism of Manmatha's sugarcane bow and flower arrows, representing the five senses and how desire awakens through them. Maitreyi explains how Shiva's third eye—representing discernment and focused awareness—transforms desire into formless, transcendent love (ananga).Drawing from the concept of Lakshmi's four hands representing dharma (righteous living), artha (material prosperity), kama (desire), and moksha4mmy6 (liberation), Maitreyi offers a framework for understanding desire as a legitimate stage of human evolution that can be refined and sublimated.This practice integrates body, breath, energy, emotions, and mind, offering tools for conscious living both on and off the mat. Perfect for anyone seeking a deeper, more integrated approach to yoga that honors the full spectrum of human experience.Key Themes: Heart-opening practices, Valentine's Day mythology, transformation of desire, the many forms of love in Sanskrit, conscious evolution, full-spectrum yoga