I have to thank you guys--I can't tell you how wonderful it is to have this community to turn to. Through our experiences, our education (life or otherwise), our family dynamics, we each hold a piece of this gigantic puzzle. And when we come together, we learn about ourselves and we teach each other. This… Continue reading Under your own conditions.
Tag: breathe
Your focus.
I almost believe this, and that's a huge thing. Despite my years of study, teaching, and immersion in the world of yoga and meditation, I never thought my anxiety would let me sit still long enough to do anything but check meditation off of my daily to-do list. But recently? Something clicked. Something clicked, and I stumble… Continue reading Your focus.
What moves you?
I don't think I'm alone in thinking that changing the view will change everything. Sometimes it's what we need, the jolt of a culture or landscape shift. And somewhere in the jostle of the journey, our perspective settles and stakes rearrange themselves. Sometimes. But even then, eventually the new becomes routine, and the question--can we hold… Continue reading What moves you?
Better humans.
I doubt anyone here will misunderstand me when I say you don't always have to choose the difficult path. On the contrary, to choose difficulty simply because it's difficult leads, in my experience, to little peace and much exhaustion. Of course I don't mean that we won't do (and shouldn't do) difficult things. But level… Continue reading Better humans.
May we refocus.
Oh, Petals. Some days just begin worn-out, fatigued, don't they? Some days the world is lucky we get out of bed, get dressed, find a comb. But you know what? The world IS lucky. the world IS lucky that you've decided to find space here. I know you'll forget. We all do. It's the boulder… Continue reading May we refocus.