A wake-up call is any energetic event prompting you from one state of consciousness to another. Have you ever been driving late at night and you are so drowsy your eyelids feel like they gained 5 lbs., and all the sudden you get a bolt of energy. Or you are in a rush in the morning on your way to school or work, and a deer, fox, squirrel or other animal darts in front of your car so you slam Continue Reading
How Emotions Work: Spring Cleaning with Yoga!
When we are in love or in a state of love, all is well. Harmony, abundance and joy exude from our pores. Our sensate memory of pain, suffering and loss recede into the background of our consciousness. They seem to magically fade away at least for a period of time. And, although they may still occupy an apartment in our resident temple, they are not blocking off the entrance doorway. The same Continue Reading
Detach From Your Phone
In our effort to connect, we are even more disconnected than ever. As I walked through the airport both on my journey to Costa Rica and coming home, I saw and felt the kleshas in action through one of the most powerful demons of all – our phones. Yes, the smartphone is brilliant. It has cleverly captured the minds, bodies and spirits of our society. Even as we left one of the most profoundly Continue Reading
Free Compassion: Practicing Yoga Off The Mat
What is Free Compassion? A liberated state of being unattached to the craving desires grounded in lower self (ego-fear), and openly – willingly extending heartfelt love, empathy and understanding freely to all. Random Acts of Kindness are one way to practice yoga off the mat and in the world, so is FREE COMPASSION. Our technologically focused society has disrupted our connection to one Continue Reading
Costa Rica Retreat Questions Answered
Stressed - scattered – overwhelmed – disconnected – running on autopilot – exhausted? Yeah, I know we all suffer from this stuff especially this time of year. Which is exactly why you need to recharge, and yet fear … is what keeps you from taking steps forward. Fears Surrounding Yoga Retreats: I’ve never traveled alone Afraid to be by myself Nervous about leaving the country Fear of the Continue Reading
Practice Kindness
I remember the first time I heard about the cycle of birth and death, known as samsara in Indian philosophy. For those of you unfamiliar, it means that we as humans are destine to death and rebirth of life in the material world, bound by our samskaras (cellular manifested energy created through the false perception of ego, attachment, aversion, fear, ignorance) and vasanas. Liberation is bestowed Continue Reading
Reclaiming “Self” with Yoga
From my journal October 12, 2016 Bit by bit, we reclaim ourselves – the lost pieces that were discarded, stuffed, repressed, hidden and denied. We find and reclaim the parts we didn’t know existed, the ones we are deathly afraid of, feel guilty about or ashamed of. When we begin our practice, we embrace, empathize and forgive the inner child. We find the truth – the real, raw, energetic Continue Reading
Think Your Way to Health with Yoga
Can you really think your way to healing and health? Absolutely! Dr. John Demartini shares his insight on the power of thought to heal: "We've known in the healing arts of the placebo effect. A placebo is something that supposedly has no impact and no effect on the body, like a sugar pill. You tell the patient that this is just as effective, and what happens is the placebo sometimes has the same Continue Reading