Namaste, and welcome to Sutras Through the Seasons, a rereading and extension of Patanjali's second-century text, the Yoga Sutras. Providing accessible translations grouped into modern themes that serve as an inward-moving focus for a week or a month at a time, Sutras Through the Seasons integrates complementary asana (body work), pranayama (breath work), and dhyana (mind work) techniques alongside the "seasonal" progression of the bodymind according to Ayurveda (the "science of life"), offering a self-nourishing exploration of all that it means to be living consciously - to be whole. With the bodymind open we feel light and at ease, finding a deepening sense of joy and release in our experiences of the inner and outer world, the body, and the breath. As we unfold into a full expression of the Self, the still waters of the present moment are made available to us - as they always are, and always have been - as a reflection of our Buddha Nature. It is from this Essential Self - our true state of being, as Patanjali assures us - that one can live a life of present moments, and as musician Andy Desmond (a.k.a. Miten) reminds us, "Being present is the ultimate expression of love." To live mindfully, then, is our highest calling. And so it begins.