This year has been the least busy year of my life and for that I'm truly grateful. An article I read this morning on elephantjournal.com helped me clarify this for myself. Magic is actually very down to earth. It’s a part of our lives. It’s going...
Day off! Today is a day of studying for the final, packing up in preparation to move from the house of my fellow affiliate trainee, Shrutee, to my friend Bob's house for the rest of my stay here, and of course, taking a class at...
Today is the day! After a brief meditation, we will teach the Beta Sequence for Aadil Palkhivala as part of our learning experiences in the College of Purna Yoga at Alive & Shine Center. I can't wait to be a part of this group-led sequence...
I've had two full days at Alive & Shine Center in my final session for my 500 hour training, and I do mean full. We've gotten our test so we can prepare for our written and oral exam fully. We've team taught two classes, gone...
What begins as a explanation as to why comedian Louis C. K. won't get smartphones for his daughter, leads to an examination of what for many is the #1 first-world problem: fear of feeling alone. Just imagine what your day would be like if you focused...
It's likely that I'll spend a fair amount of time sitting today as I've got homework, bill work and computer work on the agenda. Whenever I know I'm going to be sitting for nearly any period of time, particularly if it means working on the...
Spending the day in meditation, listening to the rain...
Though written in 2011, I just recently came across The Psoas: Muscle of the Soul on Danielle Prohom Olson's blog, body divine yoga. Talk about food for thought! As avid readers know, I've been focusing on the psoas lately, in my own practice and in...
I take great joy in my meditation practice. Generally, I practice meditation using the heart-centered techniques of Savitri. These deeply profound techniques, which Savitri calls Snacks, give me a method to move away from the thoughts of my mind and instead choose to connect deeply...
Fall is definitely in the air in Asheville, even though Thursday was a lovely, sunny Summer day. But hot days aside, when the evening comes around, there's a little chill in the air. The air conditioner seems no longer necessary. In the morning, there's a...