“’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”
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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”
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”
Readings: Rolf Gates
Very popular reading from his book Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga: “The obstacles in our path are the path. Every time we stretch beyond our resistance and our fear, we make a choice for life. And every time we choose life, fear loses its grip on us. We allContinue reading “Readings: Rolf Gates”
Readings: Aprile/Maggio
Class readings from aprile/maggio: “Not what you have, but what you see; Not what you see, but what you choose; Not what seems fair, but what is true; Not what you dream, but what you do; Not what you take, but what you give; Not as you pray, but as you live. These are theContinue reading “Readings: Aprile/Maggio”
Readings: Thoreau on the seasons
I’ve been sharing this in class over the last couple of weeks: “Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” – Henry David Thoreau
Emerson quote
People wish to be settled: Only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them.