Sometimes doubt can be overwhelming. Especially when it seems like love happens for everyone but you.
Read MoreWhen it comes to COVID, it’s completely understandable that you might be feeling kind of mad. The injustice of it all against our personal freedoms is exasperating, but what if you decided to stop resisting what is and realize that this may be the most amazing gift of your life?
Read MoreFaith is having a belief in something greater than yourself. “Kriya yoga” means “yoga in action” and is described in The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali to include three valuable keys for establishing the skill of surrender…
Read MoreI’ve had an epiphany this year.
Read MoreWould you agree that coming to the mat is coming home to yourself? ... That through the practice of yoga and meditation, one can access their higher self, or at least find themselves in some way?
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Read MoreIf not for the tools and practices of Self-knowing, the opportunity for change lies dormant, buried beneath the constructs of self-identity. This is where I was stuck. I was “asleep”, unaware of my power to create change. I’m talking about real change here. Not just superficial change. Not a change of environment, job or relationship. I’m talking about changing myself. Changing my belief. Believing that I am a being worthy of love.
Read More“Dis”- Commonly defined as the present tense verb “to disrespect.” An etymological analysis yields that this abbreviated verb form actually refers to the antithetical state of a broad spectrum of positive attributes when applied.
Thus, “to dis”, “to be diss’in”, or “to have diss’ed” is contextual (i.e. not relegated to disrespect) but ALWAYS connotes the infliction of some wound to a person’s psyche, ego, or general well-being. -[Urban Dictionary
Read MoreInjury, disease, handicap, disappointment, failure, resistance, diminishing returns, hopelessness, loneliness and more come to mind when I think of obstacles. It’s easy to get mired by the feeling of defeat leading us to settle, blame, give up and stay small.
What if these very obstacles were, in fact, energetic projections manifested by our own soul’s desire to reveal an aspect of ourselves that we have yet to discover and is asking to be known?
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Pancha Karma - 21 day Ayurvedic Detox for my Soul
Live simply, live healthy, live well and live happy. These are the goals of Vaidyagrama, the ayurvedic healing village in southern India where I received my first pancha karma treatment this spring.
I have always wanted to experience pancha karma, the Indian system for health rejuvenation that is born of Ayurveda, the "science of life."
The early light filters softly through the trees and lands on the backs of the painted cows who have been yellowed with turmeric, their horns rubbed with kumkum and some lovingly adorned with head ornaments showing evidence of the pujas or ritual offerings of worship to the sacred cow of India. In turn, the cows like to wade in the piled trash at the corner of our small street, sorting, sucking and licking the trash clean of anything organic.
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