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What Does It Mean To Surrender?

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Many of us are drawn to spiritual practices like yoga or meditation to make sense of the groundlessness we feel when things don’t go the way we planned. Yet we bring our same #ego, desire for #control, and war-like work ethic to our mats and our cushions. What exactly does it mean and feel like to #surrender in yoga or meditation practice? Learn more on #insighttimerblog.

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The Energy Of Surrender

4 min · Bethany Auriel-Hagan

Learning To Surrender

8 min · Sarah Blondin

Surrender To The Breath (Extended)

19 min · Gemma Gambee Lewis

Surrender to the Silence Within

16 min · davidji

Yoga Nidra: Surrender

33 min · Lynette Suchar

Morning Meditation: Surrender, Allow & Trust (S.A.T.)

11 min · Vanessa Loder

Surrender & Simply Be

17 min · Elliott Treves

Surrender and Letting Go Into Love

33 min · Arielle Hecht

Surrender Meditation

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Day 1 of Surrender: 11 Minutes of Meditation

15 min · Michelle Zarrin

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