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Posted on 17 April, 2025
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One-on-One Mentoring

 If you are in need of insightful and life-affirming support that can change your life for the better, I offer you my services as a compassionate teacher and insightful…

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Posted on 17 February, 2024
Posted by Will Doran

Why I Love Ganesha

My whole life I have had a calling to seek out the spiritual. I was raised to know that God existed and was drawn to know more about it….

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Posted on 13 February, 2024
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Discernment through yoga

How do we cultivate the grounding and steadfastness to handle the rapid changes and pressures of our times? The answer lies in our power of choice and response to…

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Posted on 3 March, 2021
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Grace in the Time of Covid

This life is a field of refinement and an opportunity to align with the power of Grace. While under pressure due to the restrictions of living with a global…

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Posted on 29 August, 2020
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The Meaning of Om and Namaste

It is said that if we were able to somehow stand outside the universe and hear the sum total of all the sounds that were occurring in the universe,…

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Posted on 28 August, 2020
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The Eight Limbs of Classical Yoga

The foundations of Classical Yoga philosophy were written down in The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, approximately 200 AD. It is one of the most often cited sacred scriptures of…

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Posted on 28 August, 2020
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The Anusara Invocation

The Anusara Invocation is sung at the beginning of an Anusara yoga class so as to set the intention of opening our practice with devotion and the recognition…

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Posted on 28 August, 2020
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Anusara Principles and Practices

“The vision of Anusara yoga is grounded in a Tantric philosophy of intrinsic goodness. In this philosophy we take the premise that everything in this world is an embodiment…

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Posted on 28 August, 2020
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Chakras

Chakra is a Sanskrit word literally meaning “wheel.” These centers were named as such because of the circular shape to the spinning energy centers which exist in our…

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Posted on 28 August, 2020
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Pranayama

Pranayama is the measuring, control, and directing of the breath as a way to control and manage within ourselves the flow of our life-force energy (prana). It is…

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Posted on 27 August, 2020
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One-on-One Mentoring

There are times in an individual’s life when they can greatly benefit from the outside support of a compassionate teacher and insightful guide. I offer you my services…

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Posted on 27 August, 2020
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Yoga, The Holistic Path to Contentment and Inner Peace

“Yoga isn’t just a form of exercise, as is popularly believed; it is an integrated, wholesome way of life that also incorporates techniques for developing concentration and calming…

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Posted on 27 August, 2020
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Shiva-Shakti Tantra

Tantra is the spiritual teaching that is the backbone of our contemporary yogic practice. It is an art and science dedicated to removing our perception of separation between…

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Posted on 27 August, 2020
Posted by Will Doran

The 36 Tattvas, a map of Reality

The 36 tattvas (principles, or levels of reality) are a metaphysical map of the totality of the inter-connected levels of the Supreme. It was devised by the spiritual masters…

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Posted on 27 August, 2020
Posted by Will Doran

Concealment and Revelation

Living yoga means learning to see the Divine dance of Spirit in the wild ride of life. By not knowing our greatness from the start we get to live…

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Posted on 27 August, 2020
Posted by Will Doran

The Path to Opening the Heart

The Yoga Sutra is one of the clearest and widely respected sources for guidance on living the yogic life and the path to creating inner…

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Posted on 27 August, 2020
Posted by Will Doran

Micro Meditation Practices

The following are micro meditation practices that can bring you closer to a state of present-moment awareness. They can be used to deepen your connection with a vibrant consciousness that resides…

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Posted on 27 August, 2020
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About

Will helps his students living yoga as a means for creating a partnership relation with the Divine. With easy-to-follow language and instruction he makes practicing yoga relevant and fun.

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Posted on 27 August, 2020
Posted by Will Doran

Meditation Guide

Meditation is a foundational practice for expanding your spiritual growth; it will help you become fully present and aware in the moment. With practice it can become a…

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Posted on 12 December, 2018
Posted by Will Doran

Opening to Grace

Living yoga is seeing the wonder of life and all the interweaving threads that unite and connect us to Supreme Consciousness, the Divine, God, Goddess, Spirit. Through this…

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About Will

Will is a Certified Anusara™ Yoga teacher who brings extensive training, experience and love of yoga to his classes and personal support sessions.

wjddoran@gmail.com

(206) 861-2775

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  • Why I love Ganesha
  • Will’s Art
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  • Yoga Resources
    • Om and Namaste
    • Published Article: Beyond Gurus and Guides
    • Recommended Yoga Books
    • Recommended Yoga Music
    • The Chakra Energy System
    • The Heart of Anusara Yoga
    • The Key Principles of Anusara® Yoga
    • Yoga At Your Desk
    • Yoga, The Holistic Path to Contentment and Inner Peace
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  • Home
  • About Will Doran
  • Articles
  • Contact Info
  • Maps
  • Payments
  • Why I love Ganesha
  • Will’s Art
  • Yoga Classes & Schedule
  • Yoga Resources
    • Om and Namaste
    • Published Article: Beyond Gurus and Guides
    • Recommended Yoga Books
    • Recommended Yoga Music
    • The Chakra Energy System
    • The Heart of Anusara Yoga
    • The Key Principles of Anusara® Yoga
    • Yoga At Your Desk
    • Yoga, The Holistic Path to Contentment and Inner Peace
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