YMS Developing Your Inner Core

Journeying Beyond Our Inner Critic

The voice in our head can either help or impede our development.

What often stands between us and our spiritual development is our inner critic. While our inner critic can motivate us to strive for excellence, it can also hinder our growth. One effective way to address this inner critic is by developing our inner core.

To begin this process, choose a quality or condition of the soul that you want to cultivate at your core. This could be qualities like peace, strength, confidence, love, healing, or enlightenment.

Next, select your means or medium for development. If you love language, you might choose speech or mantras. If music or singing resonates with you, that could be your medium. Alternatively, if you prefer meditation, stillness, and silence, meditation could be your means. For some, sacred actions and the dynamism of movement may be the preferred approach.

Lastly, choose an overarching theme. If you identify with feminism, you might select concepts like the Ultimate Shakti. Others may prefer non-gendered approaches, such as non-dualism, while some might feel drawn to the sacred masculine with terms like Father or Lord Almighty.

Combining these three aspects—your core, your means, and your tradition—can create a powerful impact over a 90-day period. You can enhance your journey with specific courses available in our library to support your development.

If you enjoy group study, consider joining one of our monthly Zoom sessions. Alternatively, if you prefer self-study, you can engage with the content anonymously at any time that suits you. If you wish to share comments, you can use your real name or create an alias for interactions with me and other students.

Most importantly, you have the opportunity to work closely with Asha, Russill, or both, to support you through any challenges you may face or to help you develop specific skills or interests.

You have the flexibility to create a fully customizable approach tailored to your current needs, preferences, and inclinations as you navigate this next phase of your spiritual development and realization.

Let's customize a 90-day process for you so you can enter the new year (2026) with greater confidence.

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DEVELOPING A 90-DAY FOCUS AND PRACTICE

This presentation was designed for enrolled students in the Yogic Mystery School. Use it as a reference to discern how to direct your 90-day process.

PERSPECTIVE

YMS: December 2025

Download this PDF to have a visual record of the tutorials and tracks we've engaged over the last six months. Keep in mind that your process will be customized to your interests and goals.

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The audio-visual presentation below walks you through everything we've covered over the past six months and gives you the presenter's perspective on our curriculum development in community context.

During the first half of the school year, we focused on community development through the curriculum, supported by our group sessions. Private sessions were designed to address individual needs and make the learning process more relevant for each student.

In the second half of the school year, we are shifting our focus to the individual student, while still providing support through group sessions. The curriculum will evolve from each student’s unique process rather than adhering to a predetermined blueprint.