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The Reality of Transforming Myself
I recently went through a significant life change, moving from begin an employee since age 16 to fully self-employed. I'm not through the change yet, but it's been fascinating to watch things unfold, as well as get a glimpse of conditioned patterns I wasn't...
Stop Stealing from Yourself – Asteya
Asteya, one of the ethical practices of yoga called Yamas or constraints, is the practice of non-stealing. Now most of us grew up learning that stealing from others is not okay. We learned at a young age when a playmate or sibiling took a beloved toy, how...
SATYA (Truthfulness) – A Practice of Self-Love
When we hear the word "Love," many times we think about others. We have been conditioned to search outside of ourselves for love and that we aren't 'complete' unless we have an 'other.' Love is taught to be more of a feeling than a state of being. In America, most...
Desire to Change is a Form of Self-Aggression…?
I've been reading"The Five Invitations, Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Fully Living," by Frank Ostaseski, which is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it. There have been so many wonderful morsels in this book that have stopped me in my tracks to...
The first Yama – Ahimsa
Yoga is much more than what it has been reduced to here in the West. Usually when we hear the word 'yoga', most people think of the physical postures or asanas. Yoga is thought of as a form of exercise,ways to bend the body, and the more bendy the body is, the...
Reflections on Joy
Earlier this week, after a meditation group, I was filled with joy in getting to see and receive hugs from a number of people I haven't seen in a bit that were coming in for the next yoga class. I felt like I was floating. In thinking about this feeling of joy,...
The Gift of Gratitude
Last night I watched a couple of episodes of "Modern Love," a new Amazon Prime series inspired by essays from a New York Times column with the same title. I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude for my long-time partner. I wrote him a text that let him...
Peaceful Mind State Comes From Within
Peaceful is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as "free from disturbance; tranquil" and "not involving war or violence."I've been on the path of transforming my mind to a more peaceful state through a daily practice of yoga, which for me is at minimum sitting in silence...
Find A Minimum Practice
Although I love the season of summer with warmer days, nature in the full swing of life, watching my flowers grow (the hollyhocks out front are about 9 feet tall this year!), and long days, I find myself wearing down from going all the time, trying to fit it all in....
Grateful for Awareness
If you have worked with me as a client, group member, or co-worker, you will know that 'awareness' is at the forefront of my mind. It is the first step in conscious change. It can be a mind-blowing explosion and quick, it can be a subtle process like cleaning a really...