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Who are you, exactly?
If someone were to ask you, “Who are you” how would you answer? Would your self-description consist of hair color, eye color, job, family status, race, religion, gender? In yoga, there’s a sutra...
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Don’t think with your brain full
Remember when your mother would say, ‘don’t talk with your mouth full’ reminding you of your manners? Or, what about, ‘chew your food. I was a hasty eater when I was a kid. Always anxious to get...
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Savor the cookie of consciousness
Many of us, in the west, devour life unconsciously like Cookie Monster chows down cookies. What we’re often left with is a bloated, but unsatisfied feeling, a bunch of life crumbs and the desire for...
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Have yourself a thought-b-cue
If you’ve ever undertaken a move to a new home, you know how overwhelming it can be — where to start, what to pack, what to toss, the transition itself. In many ways, our thought patterns are the same...
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10 Ways to Be Great Today
One of my favorite blogs today is Tiny Buddha. If you don’t already subscribe to it, check it out. Friday, Lori Deschene (founder) wrote a post on how to be great or realize your existing greatness by...
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Rest your soul with yoga nidra (and Sara Ivanhoe)
This weekend, I had the pleasure of attending Sara Ivahoe’s Yoga Nidra workshop at the Southeast Yoga Conference. I wasn’t quite sure what I was in for, as I had not experienced a yoga nidra practice,...
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How animals see the world [Infographic]
It’s impossible to see through someone else’s eyes, to truly understand what they are interpreting when they see something. Phenomenologists like Kant and Heidegger have very different theories of...
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Accepting the unacceptable
At times like this, it’s hard for me to make sense out of the violence and suffering that occur in the world. I talk often about acceptance and awareness, and yet here I sit, a hypocrite, finding it...
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Give it up for happiness
‘Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder ~ Thoreau’ We all want...
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Don’t look for thoughts where there are none
Have you ever been merrily going about your business, perhaps living purely in the moment, when your unconsciousness interjects with some type of made up problem? Perhaps you thought you’d moved on...
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You are bigger than your wheel of emotions
Lately, I’ve incorporated a new ritual into my morning practice. As soon as I wake up, even before I’m out of bed, I recite a set of affirmations from A Journey into Wholeness given to me by Benita...
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Emotions are like blood sugar
Since I was a kid, I’ve had to ‘watch’ my blood sugar. If I don’t eat regularly or try to maintain a healthy level, I can get quite cranky. In fact, an ex of mine used to joke that if … Continue reading →
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Go ahead and ‘What if?’
Most of us spend the majority of our time living in either the past or the future. Neither of these states actually exist, nor can we control them. This lack of control of something we CAN’T leads to...
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