At Peace and in Place in the World
At peace and in place in the world. By practicing yoga and meditation we observe the passing moments that make up our days. As we witness things passing, we acknowledge the inherent fragility in being. First off, we notice how our bodies are vulnerable to wear and tear.
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Trans in America
Trans in America Let her be. Just who she is. This remarkable documentary captures the spirit of 7 year old child Kai Shappley. Born in the heartland of…
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Caught in the Web
Sometimes it feels like my heart will just melt, and my blood will spill onto the street and mix with those who struggle, those who cry out, those who want for a better world. When the heart breaks, it releases an elixir, an exquisitely fine substance that spreads throughout both …
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The Mystery of the Breath
Time for a deep breath. A deep, spontaneous breath is suggestive of our very first breath when we emerged from a watery, maternal, uterine environment. But often the first breath at birth is labored, strained and gasping. The strain imprinted onto the respiratory rhythm may continue for a lifetime. Many …
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The Feet are the Foundation to the Temple of the Body
Do you like your feet? Do you think they are too crooked, too big, too misshapen or too ugly? Many people have an antipathy toward their feet and assume that their feet are best “out of sight, out of mind”. Yet, it is only by strengthening, stretching, balancing and yes…loving …
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Spring, and the Upside of Change
Spring, and the Upside of Change by Janet Curry Yesterday the Sun inched across the equator, making its journey northward in the sky, and here in this northern hemisphere, marking the onset of Spring. In Colorado, the vernal equinox is a tease; spring plays a ‘hide-and-seek’ game that in this …
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Best Enemy
Best Enemy shared by Guest Teacher: Janet Curry When my son was 5, he came home from preschool one day and asked if Emily could come over to play. “Emily?” I inquired, surprised. I had heard about Emily before—how she intruded on his games at recess, ran through forts he’d …
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Be Humble
In this day and age true humility is a rare commodity. Around the world today, societies put on a pedestal self-promoting Big Achievers, who are loud and bombastic. There are many leaders in power today who are conceited, over-confident, born of hubris. In the journey of the soul, hubris has …
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The Culture of Craving
In this topsey turvey time when everything seems to be coming to pieces, I often feel shadows of doom and despair creep over me. Some days it is hard to just stand upright in tadasana, so instead I crawl into a little ball in child’s pose. Fires, hurricanes and drought …
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Right Effort
Right Effort is part of the Eightfold Path of the Buddha’s teaching. It suggests not pushing too hard and not going slack. I find that every day and in every situation I have to practice right effort. In every pose, every pranayama breath I must find “right tension”. It really is an art, an internal art and I caution to others in this chapter not to push too hard in their practice.
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