YOGVEDA JOURNAL SWITZERLAND. VOL 4: THE ARCHITECTURE OF AWAKENING
- Shahid Khan - Yogveda Yoga
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
The Reflection in the Lake
Dear Students and Seekers,
Welcome to the Yogveda Journal Switzerland Volume 4.
Our cover this week captures a moment of perfect symmetry: The stillness of the lake mirroring the stability of the Tree Pose (Vrksasana).
In modern life, we are obsessed with the "Spectacle"—the external world, the notifications, the noise. But look at the image. The reflection only exists because the water is still. If the water were agitated, the mountain would disappear into chaos.
Your mind is that lake.
This week, we challenge the artificial stimulants you rely on. We ask why you are drinking coffee to wake up when your biology was designed to ignite its own sun. We explore the "Fruitless Twist"—why you are moving your body but not changing your spine. And we ask the most dangerous question of all: Are you the prisoner of your own neuroplasticity?
The mountain does not shake. The reflection does not distort. It is time to stop rippling the water.
Master Shahid Khan Editor-in-Chief
THIS WEEK'S COLLECTION
WAKE UP! You Don't Need Coffee. You Need to Spark Your Inner Sun.
Coffee is borrowed energy; Surya Bhedana is owned energy. We explain why your metabolism is asleep and how to ignite the "Inner Sun" using specific right-nostril regulation. Stop renting your vitality.
Read the protocol
Walking and Eating: Are You a Biological Error?
Multitasking is a myth, but eating while moving is a biological crime. We explain the sympathetic vs. parasympathetic clash that happens when you eat on the go, and why it is destroying your digestion.
Correct the error
Neuroplasticity: Are You Both the Prison and the Prisoner?
Your brain is designed to learn, but it often learns to be anxious. We explore the concept of the "Golden Cage"—how your repetitive thoughts wire you for stress, and how structural Yoga breaks the loop.
Break the cage
The Fruitless Twist? Why You Are Twisting the Container, But the Contents Are Frozen.
Are you twisting your spine, or just dragging your skin? We break down the mechanics of Parivrtta Trikonasana and why most students are only twisting the "container" while the nervous system remains stuck.
Deepen the mechanics
The Song of Fire on Ice: Resolving the Winter Paradox of Internal Friction.
Winter creates external stillness but internal friction. We look at the Ayurvedic approach to balancing the "Fire on Ice" to prevent seasonal burnout and dry joints.
Resolve the paradox
The Spectator and the Spectacle: Seeing the True Self (Sutra 1.3)
“Tada Drashtuh Svarupe Avasthanam.” When the mind is still, the Seer rests in their true nature. We discuss the difference between the you that watches (The Spectator) and the drama of your life (The Spectacle).
See the true self
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