“Humility and gratitude go hand in hand. The feeling of gratitude is an interaction between the mind and the body. Both will benefit from it. Awareness increases so that we become grateful for everything we are given. We have to learn, literally learn, to be grateful for what we receive day by day, simply toContinue reading “Reading from Class: Humility and Gratitude”
Author Archives: Vito Politano
Playlist: weeks of 12/3 and 12/10
Upcoming Workshops: Back Safe Yoga, Yoga Wall, and Deep Stretch Restorative
Back Safe Yoga Workshop co-teaching with Stephen Legate, DC @ Green Tea Yoga, Salem, MA Saturday, October 13, 2012 4:30-7p Stephen Legate DC and I designed this workshop specifically for those dealing with back pain or looking to keep their backs safe in their yoga practice. The goal of this workshop is to empower you withContinue reading “Upcoming Workshops: Back Safe Yoga, Yoga Wall, and Deep Stretch Restorative”
Fall 2012 Newsletter
Ben tornati Amici! * Welcome back! * Bentornato l’autunno! “If we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger – we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.” – Sharon Salzberg I really connected to the reading above in this season of home coming, change,Continue reading “Fall 2012 Newsletter”
Reading from Class: Salzberg
“’People’s beliefs about their abilities have a profound effect on those abilities. Ability is not a fixed property…there is huge variability in it; people who have a sense of self-efficacy bounce back from failures; they approach things in terms of how to handle them rather than worrying about what can go wrong.’ Albert Bandura…..If abilityContinue reading “Reading from Class: Salzberg”
Readings: Struggle
“Your work really begins when you release struggle. To let go of struggle initiates a change of vibration within you. This change puts you in touch with the flow of Life Itself, which is essentially what you are. To cultivate your awareness of this flow is your real work. When you’re in touch with theContinue reading “Readings: Struggle”
Summer 2012 Newsletter
Cari Amici, Che bell’estate!!! Hope you are having enjoyed a chill summer, a bit of slow down to accompany the beautiful weather and heat! That slow down has been literal in my completion of this email – originally June, then July, now July/August. And you will likely hear from me sooner than later as IContinue reading “Summer 2012 Newsletter”
Readings: Tarthang on inner nature
Taken from Georg Feuerstein’s Yoga Gems: “When our inner nature is truly free, we find within ourselves a wealth of treasure: love, joy, and peace of mind. We can appreciate the beauty of life, taking each experience as it comes, opening our hearts to it, and fully enjoying it. Realizing these qualities within ourselves isContinue reading “Readings: Tarthang on inner nature”
Reading: Pema Chodron
This week’s reading: “We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be roomContinue reading “Reading: Pema Chodron”
Readings: New Year’s Wish
My New Year’s Wish to you all…(from class) Sandra Sturtz Hauss: May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Always knowContinue reading “Readings: New Year’s Wish”