Kori Hahn - Rituals of the Soul: Using the 8 Ancient Principles of Yoga to Create a Modern & Meaningful Life

Personal, grounded rituals become daily habits that create steadiness within, no matter whats happening around you. Allow Kori Hahn to guide you toward creating practices that hold you every day.

Elena Brower, bestselling author of Practice You and Being You and founder of Essential Mentorship

The ultimate go-to reference guide for ancient teachings made modern. Heres to your more meaningful life!

Emma Mildon, bestselling author of The Soul Searchers Handbook and Evolution of Goddess

Rituals of the Soul is a truly beautiful book. I felt an immediate connection to Kori Hahn and the way she takes you on a journey toward living your most abundant, authentic life through her story. Like Kori, I believe up-leveling your life is available to anyone. That living in flow with your life rather than against the current is within your reach. That in order to unlock your soul purpose, you must tune in to your inner wisdom and challenge yourself at every opportunity. As a fellow yogi and travel lover, I can appreciate the pictures she paints in each chapter. This guide to a modern and meaningful life will support you in clearing limiting blocks that stop you from living in your flow and finding your souls purpose.

Sophie Jaffe, founder of Philosophie

Kori Hahns words are water for the dried desert flowers of this world wishing mightily to open their petals and be born again. This book contains eloquent and deep truths that the world has needed to hear for a long time.

Janne Robinson, CEO of This Is for the Women and author of This Is for the Women Who Dont Give a Fuck

This is the perfect book for intuitively connecting to the sacred rhythm of your life. With a deep understanding of both intuition and ritual, Kori Hahn masterfully guides you to create a unique personal practice for your souls purpose. Rituals of the Soul shows you how to find not just the way but your way one breath at a time.

Kim Chestney, author of Radical Intuition: A Revolutionary Guide to Using Your Inner Power

Copyright 2021 by Kori Hahn

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Illustrations by Tracy Cunningham

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Hahn, Kori, author.

Title: Rituals of the soul : using the 8 ancient principles of yoga to create a modern & meaningful life / Kori Hahn.

Description: Novato, California : New World Library, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: Yoga teacher, podcaster, and blogger Kori Hahn presents a new-age guide for harnessing the principles of yoga to manifest a better life. The book teaches readers how to develop simple, personalized rituals using techniques such as affirmations, breath work, meditation, journaling, and visualization -- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021030111 (print) | LCCN 2021030112 (ebook) | ISBN 9781608687527 | ISBN 9781608687534 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Yoga. | Spiritual life. | Spirituality.

Classification: LCC B132.Y6 H245 2021 (print) | LCC B132.Y6 (ebook) | DDC 181/.45--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021030111

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021030112

First printing, October 2021

ISBN 978-1-60868-752-7

Ebook ISBN 978-1-60868-753-4

Printed in Canada on 100% postconsumer-waste recycled paper

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Intuitive realization is the king of sciences, the royal secret, the peerless purifier, the essence of dharma (mans righteous duty); it is the first perception of truth the imperishable enlightenment attained through ways (of yoga) very easy to perform.

T HE B HAGAVAD G ITA IX: 02

Only the dreamer knows the dream.

C ARL J UNG

I am a dreamer, and just as John Lennon said, I know Im not the only one. Since I was a little girl, I have always found myself passionately pulled to try new things. In high school, I dreamed of playing the guitar like Sheryl Crow. In college, I imagined traveling the world with only a simple backpack. And now, in my late thirties, my heart yearns to feel as calm and cool as the Dalai Lama always appears to be.

Many people have told me that my dreams are a way of running away from my reality, and for years I considered this a truth, but now I realize that dreams are merely a fun way our soul gives us to learn our life lessons. Your dreams are illuminating the life path your soul wants you to take.

The reason you are here in your specific human body is to feel your dreams and act on them. From the moment of your conception, your soul picked you (and the skin you wear) because you are absolutely perfect for the purpose and mission your soul wants you to experience.

There are 7.6 billion other people here on Earth. Since most of us humans are designed fairly similarly, what makes us each truly authentic are our particular fiery passions and whatever it is that makes our hearts skip a beat. We all have unique things that make us tick, that bring us excitement and inspiration. For some people this may be music or writing; for others, it might be a particular sport or perhaps creating a successful career. There is no limit to the things we are passionate about. What do you do just because you love it?

This wild part of you that craves accomplishing certain things is your soul begging you to grow. If you feel that you were not born to spend 75 percent of your life working at a job you hate or staying in a marriage that keeps you bored or angry, this is your soul asking you for change. If you are looking for a sign to finally start making the changes you want to see in your life, perhaps that looking itself is the sign you need.

Every year, the bar-tailed godwit migrates from Alaska to New Zealand on a journey that takes approximately nine days, the longest known nonstop flight of any bird on the entire planet. Just like the godwit, every animal here on Earth is meant to take grand adventures that might at first feel daunting and scary but are such an important part of our life journey. The purpose of our human life is to commit to our souls magnetic migrations to listen for the guidance of our soul, our intuition, and then act on it.