"Seeing Through The Illusions That Hold Us Back"- Part 2 With Ted Cox, Owner Of Spirit House Yoga & YogaLAB

The Healing Conversations Podcast

In this segment, Ted and Jeff continue the conversation about the Malas and how they relate to chronic depression and how we actually manifest it through the Malas. He explains that if we believe the illusion(maya), we actually can make the Malas our own destiny along with all of the suffering that it entails. As we continue exploring the Malas, Ted shares a story about how his depression was manifested through the Malas and reflects about how it can be very beneficial to actually take time to see how our belief in the Malas actually reflects those illusions back to us like a mirror, and then we tend to believe those illusions to be true. He goes on to explain how our life is mirrored through our own Consciousness, which are like "mirrors" that are like puzzles "with not all of the pieces turned upright." He shares some very interesting thoughts that not only can we believe the illusions(maya) about ourselves, but we can also believe in the illusions we harbor about others that many times can be fed through our own mistaken beliefs about ourselves. Ted then illustrates how learning to be more kind and gentle to ourselves can be so very healing and will truly help us to see through our own hangups about our own self image and body image and through the illusions that we aren't good enough somehow. We wrap things up by Ted providing us with an overview of the goal of True Yoga practice in that this work can actually help us drop all of our illusions, thoughts, expectations, and baggage about what we think that we and others "should be" and instead, put our focus on what we and others actually are, which is Enough. At the end of the day, Ted firmly believes that this is ultimately the work and the practice. About Ted Cox- For over thirty years, TED L. COX, RYT 500, has cultivated his passion for music, teaching, and yoga especially yoga philosophy and the Bhagavad Gita. Ted s first book, Warrior Self Unlocking the Promise of the Bhagavad Gita, was published in 2014. In addition to teaching and writing books, Ted is a life-long musician performing with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic for the past 25 years. Ted released his solo CD, Bach to Bix Live, in 2009. Since 2004, Ted and his wife Martha McQuaid have owned Spirit House Yoga, opening their newest studio, YogaLab, in 2015, where they both teach a full schedule of classes as well as Yoga Teacher Trainings at the 200 and 500 hour levels. Contact Info- Spirit House Yoga 5107 N. Shartel Ave Oklahoma City, OK. 73118 405-528-4288 www.spirithouseyoga.com About YogaLAB YogaLAB provides quality yoga at affordable prices in a safe, supportive environment – offering yoga on a different level. Everyone in class is served through individual attention, clear instruction, and modifications to fit every level of practice – no matter what body type, age, or level of ability. Please watch our video to see what YogaLab is all about. https://vimeo.com/podgevision/yogalab In response to the growing demand and popularity of yoga, YogaLAB brings affordable yoga to the historic Plaza District in Oklahoma City. YogaLAB offers quality yoga at $6 per class. You do not need to sign-up for class beforehand, just show up. We have mats you may use free of charge. Every class is 60 minutes in length and are for All-Levels.