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Listen to Your Feelings
Thursday, Nov 3, 2022 - Today we tune in to the information that the body is sharing with us.
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Finding In Here
Monday, Nov 1, 2022 - The thing about yoga is it's a reminder that there is always an "in here" we can escape to. Let's do that today. :-)
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We Are Well Made and Our Essence is Joy
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 - In the writings of the Upanishads it says that we are "well made" and our essence is "joy." That's nice to think about, isn't it. We'll consider and experience that today in class.
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Life is Full of Potential
Monday, Oct 31, 2022 - This morning I was thinking about my Dad and his willingness to do different things than the norm, and live a life looking at the possible. We'll think about that today.
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Karma Yoga
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 - The practice of karma yoga is to take action that is "good" action, without regard for the fruits of the action. Today we think about that and work on it as a yoga practice.
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Finding Your Grounding in Your Breath
Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 - Over the last 3 days I've been teaching the UVM Teaching Training. After doing something like that, it's great to get back to being grounded, and the breath really helps with that. We'll enjoy the breath today. :-)
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Finding the Space in the Breath
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022 - Today we find the space between the inhale and the exhale, and the exhale and the inhale.
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Teaching on Bhakti Should be Reflected On
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 - One of my favorite teachings from sacred texts is this one, "Teachings on Bhakti (love) should be reflected on, practices that awaken it should be undertaken." We will do practices that awaken it today. :-)
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Practicing Kindness
Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 - Today the Dalai Lama reminded me that people are kind to you, you appreciate it. So, being kind to others will also be appreciated. :-)
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Sattva Means both Goodness and Existence
Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 - In yoga philosophy, the word "sattva" have many meaning, but two of them are "goodness" and "existence." So, think about that for a hot second. A word that means both goodness and existence. Which, of course, would mean, if it exists it is good, and if it is good, it exi...
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Appreciating Your Consistent Practice
Monday, 9.26.22 - Something that I am really feeling today is gratitude to have something I do everyday that makes me feel good...which is the yoga practice. And, you know, it doesn't have to be yoga. What I recognize is having something in life that is a regular thing can feel really good. En...
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Like a Candle Flame in a Windless Room
9.21.22 - In the Bhagavad Gita it talks about meditation like having the calm of a candle flame in a windless room. I love that imagery. In class we imagine the flame and do our best to keep it still, through smooth movement and a calm mind. I think you'll enjoy it.
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Pearls on a Thread
9.20.22 - In the Bhagavad Gita it talks about the idea that we are all connected like pearls on a thread. The pearls are each individual person, and the thread is the goodness that connects us. A nice idea to ponder. :-)
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Counting the Breath of Focus the Mind
Sept 15, 2022 - Today we using counting along with the breath to help with mental clarity.
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Opening Up for Deeper Breathing
Sept 14, 2022 - Today we'll do a breathing exercise to start, and then a practice of opening the body for deeper breathing.
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Finding Truthfulness is a Practice
Sept 6, 2022 - One of the practices is yoga is "satya" - which means truthfulness. What I've come to recognize is, like everything in life, truthfulness isn't black and white and you can struggle with it. Today we consider truth as we practice.
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Misconception of the world isn't helpful
Sept 2, 2022 - In the Sutras of Patanjali, the first part of the book is about how you want to calm the fluctuations of the mind, but there are things that get in the way of that. One of them is misconception. I realize this is something everyone does. It happens all the time. In class we'll ...
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The Breath Helps Remove Mental Obstacles
Sept 1, 2022 - In the "Sutras of Patanjali," it says that by concentration on one thing you can remove mental obstacles. Today, we'll focus on the breath and see how it goes. :-)
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Balance Your Breath, Body and Mind
August 29, 2022 - Today we practice finding balance in all aspects of the practice.
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Creating A Fishbowl For Yourself to Find Freedom
August 23, 2022 - I saw a TED Talk Video by Barry Schwartz called "The Paradox of Choice." It's all about the idea that more choice is actually worse for you, and actually it's helpful to limit choices. He showed a funny slide of two fish in a fish tank, with one fish saying to the other, "You ca...
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Seeing the Good in America
August 22, 2022 - We just returned from riding motorcycles across the US for the last 97 days. A big take away is there is good everywhere.
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Senses In Yoga, and Motorcyles
Yoga, like riding a motorcycle, can be an sensory experience. Enjoy!
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Finding Yourself In Your Practice
It's nice to think of the yoga practice as creating your own safe space you can escape to. We do that today.
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Hope and the Kentucky Derby
The amazing victory at the 2022 Kentucky Derby is a reminder of what hope and belief and can.
