Posts Tagged ‘Religion and Spirituality’
“Embrace your Place” to be happy
After returning from my sunny, warm vacation, I could feel the never-ending winter getting to me. Last week when my daughter asked me if it was EVER going to be warm again, I had that tiny inkling of doubt myself even as I answered, “Of course it will”. Being angry and frustrated about the weather…
Read MoreBE the CHANGE you wish to see
Last week I happened to be in a sunny beachy place with my family which was a welcome respite from all of the unrelenting cold of this winter. As I stepped on to the beach our first day, I felt huge gratitude. I was enjoying the feeling of the warm soft sand under my feet…
Read MoreDon’t be Perfect, Be Enough
Usually at some point during my week, my inspiration for the next week strikes. I have realized that the more present I am in the moment, the more often it comes. There are weeks where inspiration is hitting me from all sides and then there was LAST week. I was looking and searching but I…
Read MoreBank your Karma for a Happy Future
Karma is a topic that I love to talk about. I find so much inspiration from it in my life and on my mat but it has been a challenge for me to write about. Last week the Third Principle of Karma was my inspiration. And with it, the concept of the Karma Bank; the idea that…
Read MoreFLEXIBILITY & STRENGTH are the perfect pair for YOGA and for HAPPINESS.
Two events occurred recently that made me think about the powerful relationship between Flexibility and Strength both on and off the mat. The first was a large event that affected many people, several much worse than my family, and the second was a small event that affected many fewer people. However both required Flexibility and Strength in the mind. The…
Read MoreThere is nothing INSTANT about GRATIFICATION
The concept of instant gratification has been a reoccurring theme for me over the last couple of weeks. Two weeks ago my 6-year-old son was complaining of a headache. After several complaints, I offered him a Children’s Motron. He had not even finished chewing and swallowing the tablet when he told me his head still hurt. I realized right then that…
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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