I DID IT! I DID IT! YAY!!!!!!!!! I finished my Yoga Teacher Training!!! Please understand that I haven’t “accomplished anything” in years! To be standing at the top of the mountain: I forgot what this feels like! Even though I am very passionate about yoga, and I selected a very gentle program, completing this training…
Read MoreA Meditation Technique: Surfing the Breath
After spending numerous hours in meditation these last few months, I’ve come to the realization that I’ve uncovered a great meditation technique for staying focused and quieting the mind. As you look inward and subject yourself to the contents of you mind, thoughts will easily arise. Before, I would simply observe my breath: watch the inhales, watch…
Read MoreMeditation Saved My Life
Yes, that’s right. Meditation saved my life. Not once, but twice, and possibly in more ways than I’m capable of being aware of. For the sake of time and energy, just understand that a daily, healthy mix of yoga and meditation previously pulled me out of a 10 year funk. (My story here.) With that…
Read MoreCloud Space
Since this has happened twice, I feel as if it is worth some documentation. I’ve been fortunate enough to witness many a great meditation moments: from receiving images to assist me on my path, to accessing waves of ultimate bliss. In the past month, I’ve had a recurring experience: About a half hour into my meditation,…
Read MorePassing Insights from a Meditation Master
Sometimes it seems as if life can be likened to a big game of chess: Pieces being moved about, each with their own attributes and capabilities. Forces from above, calculating: which way, and when to move. Black, white. Moving ahead, falling back. Last night I spent an hour with a Meditation Master, for the fourth time in the past…
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Awaken the Guru Within
“Ask, and you shall receive.” Standing just ten feet within the front door of the nearest “New Age” store, I was amazed to find exactly what I wanted. Even though I did not come to this store for them, there they were, all four of them: Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar Giri, and Paramahansa Yogananda. Just the other week…
Read MoreYoga: Free Videos for a Beginner’s Gentle At-Home Practice
We’re all so accustomed to looking outside of ourselves for answers, for direction, even for stimulation, but happens when one decides to practice one of the most introverted exercises out there? When I started my own yoga practice, it was nine years before I even stepped foot into a yoga studio. Why was that? Well, for…
Read MoreDear Nose, A Letter to My Least Liked Part
Dear Nose, I write this letter to you so that we can have a better relationship. We’ve been through a lot, and I’ve realized that I have never really shown you the love that you deserve. Over the years I’ve come to truly love myself; however, I feel as if there is a lot of…
Read MorePumpkin French Toast Bake (Gluten & Dairy Free)
“Change is the only constant in life.” A quote made famous by one of my favorite philosophers, Heraclitus. A quote that has uttered from my boyfriend’s lips, too many times to count. I don’t know about you, but I like to change things up when it comes to breakfast. Of course I cycle through the…
Read MoreFalcon-headed Mary
Mind never ceases to amaze me. If we are open enough, we are able to realize that mind is not just what is in our heads. Mind is universal: an open field of consciousness. In moments of deep mediation, usually after a yoga practice where I am able to let go of every fiber of my…
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