The first question of yoga is, “are you paying attention?” The second question of yoga is, “are you paying attention from your heart? Yoga is Awakening. Centering yourself in the Universe. Anything else is a bonus. Without, it’s just exercise. — Arthur Kilmurray
Her name, appropriately, was Grace. She came two or three times to my yoga class at the university gym. A conundrum of drop in classes is that it’s impossible to plan a class sequence, and as a relatively newly minted teacher prone to anxiety, I managed my teaching anxiety by planning my class from start […]
With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, I have been coloring a lot more in these past few years. And counting. And answering questions. And being tested. Testing has become literal. Tests in first grade, in this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me on the Hilltown Families Blog the […]
Her name, appropriately, was Grace. She came two or three times to my yoga class at the university gym. A conundrum of drop in classes is that it’s impossible to plan a class sequence, and as a relatively newly minted teacher prone to anxiety, I managed my teaching anxiety by planning my class from start […]
What do you see when you look in the mirror? What do you hear when you listen to your inner chatter? What do you notice when your kiddo reflects your habits, like it or not? A reflective look in this month’s column Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday […]
Practice being open this week. Open your eyes, ears, senses to the world all around. Open your mind and heart and gut. Open a new book – a new chapter. Open a door, a window. Let the light in. Weekly Practice offers simple ideas for nurturing your body, mind, and spirit. Play along and share […]
Human beings are in fact a rolling wave of consciousness with no fixed identity. We are programmed to continually hit the shores of our limitations and dissolve into something else. Richard Rudd
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. Rumi
“You have a power that has nothing to do with what you do or what you say or who you know or what you know or where you are or what you look like or your skills or your talents or what you have. It is the power of your presence. It is the heat […]
In stillness true power requires no exertion, no effort. Simply practice yoga. Then awareness will case to waver, untouched by the swirling winds of thought, worry, and desire. — The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 3.10 from Yoga, Power, and Spirit: Patanjali the Shaman by Alberto Villoldo
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