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Are We There Yet ?
This is so funny and so appropriate ! It can feel at times like the modern yogi(ni) is always in between “here” and “there” – “on the way” so to speak. Sometimes the destination is a physical location but sometimes it is just plain old metaphysical 🙂 LOL ! It’s like we are in a hurry to ‘achieve’ inner peace. The truth is, peace is simple and seeing it is much like polishing old silver – the shine is under a bit of soot. We are so busy ‘doing’ things sometimes, we forget to just ‘be’ and it is in sitting still for a moment, truly relaxing the mind, that we can see the light of our uncomplicated free and easy self. Try it for a moment, just simply sit, simply ‘be’ and you may just feel like the chase for ‘enlightenment’ is over who knows?
Path
My yoga practice helps me navigate through life, and calls on me to make nourishing choices for my well-being. Continue reading
How do you start your day?
Waking up
Do you tend to say “life is too short?” or are you a “life is too long!” kind of person? I like to nourish the positive so I am going to go ahead and say that sometimes it feels like there is so much to learn, read, experience, grow from, express….this being admitted, if I future-ize all my energy with every next thing from the afore-mentioned list, I may not enjoy what I am doing in the now. There is a lot to be said for building happiness in the present moment. So whatever your pleasure is this morning (coffee, green tea, juice, hot H2O w/lemon) – focus on it and enjoy! If you can enjoy this moment, you will carry that amazing attitude in with you when life feels hard and too long, guaranteed!
Listening to Yourself
This is hilarious! It really made me reflect about listening to oneself, resistance, and following the beat of one’s own drum. In this season of partying and group gatherings, I would just say the same thing I tell students in a group yoga class “listen to yourself” … It is so easy to feel completely pressured and overwhelmed, and sometimes this pace drowns out the quieter inner voice that says, “I’ve had enough” or “I need rest”. Whatever the circumstances, keep a smile inside as you look at the little guy here who did his own thing shamelessly!
Why You Need To Carve Out TIme For Silence
Why You Need to Carve Out Time for Silence
How to Handle Major Life Changes Like a Spiritual Warrior
How to Handle Major Life Changes Like a Spiritual Warrior
- Stand tall and straight in Mountain Pose, legs parallel
- Step one leg forward, while keeping the back leg straight, rooted through the heel, and slightly angled
- Exhale and bend front leg without lunging forward
- Keep spine vertical
- Inhale raise arms to align with ears or where comfortable for your shoulders or just resting them
- Tuck pelvis under, and by pushing into feet, feel the upper body become light and free as you reach up through fingers
- Breathe steadily for about 10 breaths, comfortable in balancing with one leg forward, and the other leg back then repeat on other side…process by standing still after…
The Modern Yogini Goes Retail Shopping
The Modern Yogini Goes Retail Shopping. ~ Rana Waxman
just published on Elephant Journal!
Mindful Shopping
“Intuition is soul guidance, appearing naturally in man during those instants when his mind is calm… The goal of yoga science is to calm the mind, that without distortion it may hear the infallible counsel of the Inner Voice.”
“In order to rise above our conditioning, free ourselves from suffering, improve our relationships, or find a deeper meaning and purpose in life, we must ‘go within ourselves.’”