This is another favourite of mine to share that elicits a lot of response from students. Thanks to Willa for the reminder. “I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possessContinue reading “Reading from Class: “I got the Power!” by Goethe”
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Reading from Class end of May 2013: Pema Chödron on being fully present
This is a real favorite of mine, that I love sharing: “It takes bravery to train in unconditional friendliness, it takes bravery to train in “suffering with,” it takes bravery to stay with pain when it arises, and not run or erect barriers… As we become intimate with these tendencies, they gradually become more transparentContinue reading “Reading from Class end of May 2013: Pema Chödron on being fully present”
Playlist End of May: 5/20-6/2/2013
A mix of some old and new favorites:
Reading from Class weeks of 5/6 and 5/13 (Happy Mother’s Day!): Vyasa on Faith in Practice
I was inspired by these words on faith in practice also taken from the Letter “Faith and the Power of Practice” from Patricia Walden and her team — also found the nod to Mother’s timely. Here they reference Vyasa’s commentary on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra: “Faith sustains the yogi like a benevolent mother. At its simplest and mostContinue reading “Reading from Class weeks of 5/6 and 5/13 (Happy Mother’s Day!): Vyasa on Faith in Practice”
Playlist Beginning of May: 5/6-5/19/2013
Shared playlist from the beginning of February
Reading from Class week of 4/29/2013: Philippe Vernier
I read this quote in a letter titled “Faith and the Power of Practice” from Patricia Walden and her team. This was a great piece written on the power of maintaining faith and practice through the recent Marathon tragedy and trauma in Boston. “Do not wait for strength before setting out, for immobility will weakenContinue reading “Reading from Class week of 4/29/2013: Philippe Vernier”
Playlist: Earth Day 2013 (4/23-5/5)
Reading From Class Week of 4/22: Earth Day Inspiration
“Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.” – William Alexander
Reading from Class week of 4/16/2013: Yoga and Life = An Obstacle Race
From Georg Feuerstein’s Yoga Gems: “Remember, Yoga practice is like an obstacle race: many obstructions are purposely put on the way for us to pass through. They are there to make us understand and express our own capacities. We all have that strength, but we don’t seem to know it. We seem to need toContinue reading “Reading from Class week of 4/16/2013: Yoga and Life = An Obstacle Race”
Playlist: Transitioning to Spring – April (4/8-4/22)
Includes continued inspiration from the transition to spring, Sigur Ros live experience, as well as catching Patrick Watson live @ the new Sinclair in Harvard Square on 3/28. Also includes some of my most recent favorites: Jim James — A New Life Sleeping At Last — January White Olafur Arnalds — Old Skin Y LaContinue reading “Playlist: Transitioning to Spring – April (4/8-4/22)”