“The peace that we’re looking for is not peace that crumbles as soon as there is difficulty or chaos. Whether we’re seeking inner peace or global peace or a combination of the two, the way to experience it is to build on the foundation of unconditional openness to all that arises. Peace isn’t an experienceContinue reading “Reading from Class: Peaceful in the Face of Chaos”
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Reading From Class: Openness
“The openness to Life Itself that we cultivate frees us from a great deal of conditioning and many inherent and inherited assumptions…Life is not about answers. It IS about learning to live in the middle of complete uncertainty, and doing so gracefully.” – Swami Chetanananda Shared from Yoga Gems.
Reading from Class: “Balance is the state of the Present…”by Iyengar
“Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity. (…) One has to find the median line in each asana so that the energy is properly distributed. When one wavers from the median line, then one goes either to the pastContinue reading “Reading from Class: “Balance is the state of the Present…”by Iyengar”
Reading from Class: “Welcome the Present…”
“Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. It is all we ever have so you might as well work with it rather than struggling against it. We might as well make it our friend and teacher rather than our enemy – Pema Chodron I believe I got this from my friend andContinue reading “Reading from Class: “Welcome the Present…””