Gassho — A Guru Practice Bringing You Clarity, Calmness, Confidence & Success

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Practicing gassho is a liberating reminder of your true capabilities.

But what is it?

Gassho is a commonly practiced ritual, the depth of which may not necessarily be understood by all who perform it.

Simply put, gassho is the simple, seemingly unaffecting act of bringing your two hands together in what is called the prayer or Namaste position.

In truth, it is powerfully so much more.

• Simple because you are simply joining your hands together. Something many do quite often and often with unintentional disregard.
• Seemingly unaffecting because on the surface, placing your two hands together in this prayer position doesn’t seem to be doing anything other than alerting observers you are in prayer mode.
• Powerfully so much more because the practice is really about acknowledging and reminding yourself of spiritual essence in everything and paying respect to it.

Let’s take a look at what’s going on within the space between your two joined hands.

What Is Gassho?

Gassho is the physical act of bringing your two hands together. Symbolically joining the left with the right, the spirit with…