Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach This winter feels like the shortest in my life. Maybe this was the first year I more fully lived the energy of the season. I mostlyContinue reading “Hope Springs”
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Reading: Towards Full Acceptance of Self
“‘Normality,’ says Howe, ‘is the paradise of escapologists, for it is a fixation concept, pure and simple.’ ‘It is better, if we can,’ he asserts, ‘to stand alone and to feel quite normal about our abnormality, doing nothing whatever about it, except what needs to be done in order to be oneself.’ –Henry Miller FromContinue reading “Reading: Towards Full Acceptance of Self”
Reading: Do your work
“…the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception,…and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.” — The Bhagavad Gita 2.14
Reading: Towards Full Acceptance
“The art of living is based on rhythm — on give and take, ebb and flow, light and dark, life and death. By acceptance of all aspects of life, good and bad, right and wrong, yours and mine, the static, defensive life, which is what most people are cursed with, is converted into a dance, ‘the dance of life,’ metamorphosis.Continue reading “Reading: Towards Full Acceptance”
Spring Renewal – All Possibilities
“It’s never too late to completely change your entire life. To become a better person. To become an asset to this world. To be of service to humanity. To transcend your Earthly predicament with love, compassion and humility. Never believe it is too late to rise to a higher vision. Each day is a fresh, beautiful opportunity to attainContinue reading “Spring Renewal – All Possibilities”
Reading: Yogabody
“I think there is more than the body, but the body is all you can get your hands on.” — Ida Rolf The study of anatomy is a necessity to teaching yoga skillfully. Stepping up to teach the anatomy section of my current Teacher training with Larisa, has been an intimidating and important learning andContinue reading “Reading: Yogabody”
Reading: Emotional Resilience
“Joseph Goldstein: This thought which has arisen, is it helpful? Is it serving me or others in some way or is it not? Is it just playing out perhaps old conditions of fear or judgment or things that are not very helpful for ourselves or others? Mindfulness really helps us both see and discern theContinue reading “Reading: Emotional Resilience”
Re-post: Mind your business: Love thy neighbor
“Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy if anything can.” -Thomas Merton HappyContinue reading “Re-post: Mind your business: Love thy neighbor”
Readings: Obstacles and courage
Over the last couple of weeks I revisited these readings from the past: “Do not wait for strength before setting out, for immobility will weaken you further. Do not wait to see clearly before starting; one has to walk toward the light. When you take the first step and accomplish that tiny little act, theContinue reading “Readings: Obstacles and courage”
“The Vinyasa of Getting Your Point Across”
Janet, a marketing and communications consultant…and yoga student, recently interviewed me about the communication tools I use as a yoga teacher to effectively direct…and re-direct students. This follows my post “Teaching: work in progress” regarding Janet’s request. I am most grateful to Janet for her support and the confidence boost, as she saw and acknowledgedContinue reading ““The Vinyasa of Getting Your Point Across””