Sufism is the science of direct knowledge of God. Yoga is also the science of pranayama (breath) asanas (poses) and meditation that invokes a direct experience of the Divine. Shah Yoga is the union of the best of various styles of yoga and Sufi heart-opening practices to enhance your experience of the deep love and peace on a cellular level that you can apply to your daily living. Practicing self-inquiry and exploring Divine Names of God as we move through asanas (yoga poses) is the fastest way to experience the body as a divine instrument, allowing for physical ease and transcendence into the unseen worlds.
Pure Heart: In the Sufi Way, the heart is the locus of all healing. You center your awareness on the heart to discover the places that are in pain and contracted. You then are invited to invoke prescribed Divine Qualities to open insight into to the voices, images and memories stored there that can cause mistaken beliefs that not only cause pain but limit our ability to live fully in Presence. We then purify these mistaken beliefs that veil us from the true reality of Oneness with God, or Divine Source.
Pure Body: When Sufi’s take the Promise, the first promise is to take care of the body, which is a gift from God to be cherished. By practicing yogic and Sufi breathing practices, you clear out toxins, enhance energy, clear the mind and create the conditions for spiritual attunement. By stretching and strengthening your muscles and opening your joints, which also feeds your bones, you access the flow of prana (energy) that brings a joyful feeling of aliveness that permeates every cell of your body. Feeling good and looking good go hand in hand.
Pure Bliss: Historically the Sufi’s and Yogi’s shared knowledge of their paths. That is why breathing and movement practices are similar. Both paths led to the goal of Oneness. Yoga means to yoke, or bring together in union. Yoga prepares the body to receive more Divine light and presence. The Sufi’s were mystics that wore simple garments made of wool (suf). They lived only to be in ecstasy with God. In Shah Yoga, you learn to open your heart and experience your soul with the Remembrance of the Name and specific Divine Names. You experience that there is nothing but God, Divine Presence, Universal Life Force, Allah. All problems, limitations, painful experiences are vanquished in the experience of the Unity. You are in God. Then your life is a living song of mercy, compassion, love, freedom and justice.