Reflection that goes somewhere
Self-attention splits into curiosity and rumination, and the question you start with does most of the deciding. oléyoga asks what and how, never why, and hands you one at a time in the evening.
The guides
- The ruleBeginner8 min readself reflection questionsAsking 'why am I like this' reliably produces rumination. Asking 'what' produces insight. Questions built on that difference, and how to tell them apart.Read the guide
- By the dayBeginner7 min readquestions to ask yourselfA stuck day and a heavy day need opposite questions. Prompts grouped by situation rather than by theme, including the ones for when you cannot decide.Read the guide
- The habitBeginner7 min readhow to journalThe best-evidenced way to journal is not a daily diary. What Pennebaker's studies actually asked people to do, and the version that survives a busy week.Read the guide
- The traditionBeginner7 min readsvadhyayaSelf-study is one of Patanjali's niyamas and one of the three limbs of kriya yoga. What the texts actually prescribe, and what it is not.Read the guide
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