Posts Tagged ‘yoga philosophy’
Connect to the Power of Facing Things
Last week I experienced what is called in Buddhist Psychology “a river of feelings” as I watched my daughter play field hockey for the final time before she heads off to college in the Fall. I went home after the game and instead of fighting the feelings I let them all wash over me– sadness, joy,…
Read MoreConnect to Your Buddha Nature
I have been struggling lately with the quickness with which people jump to judgement of others and last week I had a situation where I noticed that reactivity in someone else’s behavior and then my instinct to do the same. I happened to read a Facebook post by an acquaintance that was very judgmental and…
Read MoreWe can choose to Take Our Time
My message changed mid-week this week. Sometimes the universe gives us very clear messages that we cannot ignore. This week, the first full week of school for my children and the beginning of spring baseball season for my son, felt more normal than any other over the past year. However, I am quite out of…
Read MoreNow is the Time to Grow
A couple of weeks ago my family and I took the opportunity to travel to Wyoming and visit both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. They were each extraordinary in their own ways but as we explored them we noticed many areas of woods that had been burned from forest fires and in various stages…
Read MoreBeliefs Create our Destiny
I think we can all relate to the struggle of not letting ourselves go down a dark path. When there is so much fear and suffering in the world right now, it really is an important practice. The below quote from Ghandi truly explains this power and it became the message I shared with my…
Read MoreFind the Joy in all your Seconds
Last week I watched a short Valedictorian speech given by an 18 year old High School Senior. I will confess I was skeptical at first. I questioned what wisdom this student could impart on me. Wisdom comes with age and experience after all right? Well as I watched the three minute speech, I realized…
Read MoreWhat seems like a Deviation from the Path actually IS the Path
I spent quite of bit of time last week thinking about the quote “Slow and steady wins the race” from Aesop’s fable The Tortoise and the Hare. Through many times in my life this has been a motto of sorts for me. As I checked the boxes from childhood to adulthood to motherhood and beyond…
Read MoreFind the Elements of Paradise on and off your Mat
There has been a bit of upheaval in my home and work life over the last few weeks. Both my daughter and my husband underwent significant, but scheduled (and non-life threatening thank goodness) surgeries one week apart. In addition, one of the studios that I have been teaching at for 11 years has unexpectedly closed…
Read MoreWhat Can We Set Adrift?
Last week, I arrived home from hosting my third Yoga Retreat. It was my second time hosting it on this special little Island off the coast of mainland Belize called Thatch Caye. The island is one mile long and only 11 acres. There are just 15 guest rooms so when you arrive on this island…
Read MoreIf You Don’t Change It, You Choose It
Two weeks ago when I was prepping to teach my classes I realized I didn’t have a message to share. I sat quietly the evening before my first class and thought about why that was the case. I knew it wasn’t that the universe had no messages for me, instead it was clear that…
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