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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.
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Your Body as Your Meditation Hall
In today's class we use the body as our focus of meditation.
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Thoughts Like Leaves on a River
Today we consider viewing the mind like a river, and thoughts like leaves floating down the river.
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Escaping Into Yoga
Today we escape into our yoga practice, finding our octopus' garden beneath the waves.
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Adventure As I See It
We will soon be heading on a motorcycle book tour promoting Jane's book "Spirit Traffic." One thing about the book readings Jane does is ask the audience to share a story, with the theme "Adventure As I See It." It's been great hearing these stories, and it really has opened me up to the questi...
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Be With How You Are
Today we enjoy being with how we are in our mind, body and heart.
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Yoga is Like Brushing Your Teeth
A good way to think of yoga is like you think about brushing your teeth. You do it every day, you know it's a good idea, and you feel better after doing it. Low pressure, high rewards. :-)
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The Power of Imagination
Today Jane has her book launch party at ArtsRiot. I found an "imagination drawing" we made on December 4, 2015, about her writing Spirit Traffic and having this party. It is incredible that after more than six years, this thing that was imagined is happening!
Today, I hope you'll appreciate yo...
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Appreciating Yourself and Others Through Loving Kindness
Today we practice the Loving Kindness meditation to remember the people in our lives.
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Feeling Hopeful
Every semester at UVM is when students register for the next semester. I always wonder what's going to happen, and if anyone will sign up for the classes I teach. The keep signing up! What I see is the appreciate the content. They see the value in the simple act of breathing, moving, connectin...
