Archive for October 2013
The 4 KEYS to Happiness
Last week my inspiration came from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali which is the text of Raja Yoga (Ancient Mental Science). Patanjali is considered the ‘Father of Yoga” and even though the Sutras (the word Sutra means thread), were written somewhere between 5000 B.C. and 300 A.D., these short two or three sentence “threads” of advice are applicable even today. My…
Read MoreThe Obstacles ARE the Path
I am always trying to be open enough in my mind to see and accept inspiration from whatever source it may come. Recently, it happened to come from an obituary of a women who lived on the other side of the country, who I have never met before, named Jane Catherine Lotter. Now, I don’t…
Read MoreGive UP and Forgive
When we hear “Giving Up” it usually has a negative association, but it can have a POSITIVE one as well…to Give UP means to surrender, to let go, to truly release up and out whatever is holding you down. This past week it was about Giving UP to find forgiveness. I recently ran into a friend who is…
Read MoreNever Say Never
This past week I asked my students to think of something they had accomplished (either off or on their mat) that they never thought they would. I then asked them to grab a bit of inspiration from it and dedicate their practice to that inspiration. They breathed and flowed and opened their minds to the possibility…
Read MoreCatch Your Breath
I have found myself using the phrase “Catch My Breath” quite alot these days; usually in the context of…. I am having trouble doing it….. with two children, my classes and various other responsibilities I have taken on. But last week I stepped back and made some commitments to myself including spending a little more time…
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