Heart: “ooh, shiny!” Brain: “ugh, here we go again…” “My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I’m going to let it do all the talking,” Black Horse and the Cherry Tree by KT Tunstull. Are you observant? Sometimes I notice the most minute details, and sometimes I see a squirrel seeing anotherContinueContinue reading “Squirrels seeing squirrels…seeing squirrels”
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On freedom
“There is freedom within, there is freedom without” – Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House What does freedom mean? Is it freedom from debt, freedom from suffering (yours or others’), freedom from your over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder, or freedom from your mask at day’s end? Today let’s explore the concept of freedom within, and contrast that withContinueContinue reading “On freedom”
Climbing as we fall…
“Climbing as we fall, we dare to hold on to our fate…” The Stairs, from the album X by INXS. In high school, INXS was my all-time favorite band. Their cassettes are still in my room, and their CDs still in the car. Although their music is also somewhere in the Cloud, nothing will replaceContinueContinue reading “Climbing as we fall…”
“Don’t waste away ’til you’re gone…”
“Don’t waste away until you’re gone” – Kocaine Karolina by Elle King Elle King is a country singer who dabbles in country, rock and blues. But that’s not what this is about. Let’s go back to the quote, shall we? To me, this smacks of Dharma. Loosely translated as purpose, it can be said toContinueContinue reading ““Don’t waste away ’til you’re gone…””
Alright tonight
“You came down a twisted up road…you’ve been traveling for light years…wait to begin again, lifted above by a love that does not end,” so penned John Hiatt. What does it mean to ‘practice with a beginner’s mind’? We are shaped by our experiences, this much is true. We are not, however, those experiences themselves.ContinueContinue reading “Alright tonight”
Bandanas
Aparigraha, or non-grasping in Sanskrit, is a tough one for yours truly. One of my orange bandanas is almost as old as my Yoga practice. (Ahem, 2k!) It is discolored, and paint-splattered, but it’s mine. It has a logo of sorts (a tourist trap from a cruise to Mexico taken 100yrs ago) so it canContinueContinue reading “Bandanas”
Salt water, for whatever ails ya!
“The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea,” Isak Dinesen Ain’t that the truth! (Also known as Satya – Truthfulness) Who doesn’t feel better after working up a good sweat? Truth be told, I hate sweating when I’m not supposed to be, but that’s a whole ‘nuther post. When you’re sweating,ContinueContinue reading “Salt water, for whatever ails ya!”
“Alright: stop, collaborate & listen!”
While the 90s rapper born Robert Matthew Van Winkle (whom many of us all know better as Vanilla Ice) isn’t necessarily the first name that pops into one’s head when thinking yogically, this quote really spoke to me. (Try not to “sing” the next lyric, and come along for the ride.) Alright. Is it aContinueContinue reading ““Alright: stop, collaborate & listen!””
“We need the storm…”
“It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but the thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, & the earthquake,” Frederick Douglass Tapas is one of the branches of the Eight Limbs of Yoga. It means “Spiritual Discipline,” or burning zeal in practice. Some say how you doContinueContinue reading ““We need the storm…””
“Rest is not idleness”
“Rest is not idleness & to lie sometimes on the grass, under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” So wrote John Lubbock. What can we do to better allocate our precious energies?ContinueContinue reading ““Rest is not idleness””