Tag: unity
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How I define Yoga
I was recently on vacation in northern Maine and carved out time to film a yoga practice on the dock of our very private and quite rental cabin. Honestly this quality of Maine is what keeps drawing me back to the northern woods. There is a reverence in the quiet and a real sense of…
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You are the salt of the earth
I wrote this blog a while back but hadn’t posted it here. I am listening to a sermon series on the Sermon on the Mount, this week Pastor Travis focused on some of these themes. Interestingly, the other day on Sunday, I randomly said to one of my son’s you are the salt of the…
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The divine not knowing
I was on my morning walk this morning, musing about a few things. Foremost, I have new stomping grounds, we took the bold leap of moving a few towns over seeking peace, wonder and solitude at a somewhat remote lake house. So, I have new trails to explore just across the street and all around…
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Releasing expectations
Lately I have been thinking about expectations, it is now summer and we all have some sort of expectations about what a ‘good summer’ should be like. We all have expectations, expectations about how our life should unfold, how our children and spouse should behave and the meridian of expectations we hold for ourselves down…
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Mercy
Mercy .. Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord;may your love and faithfulness always protect me. – Psalm 40:11 Mercy. Sweet. Mercy. This word has been buzzing around my heart lately, so I sat to ponder a bit about what it means. Without going to google and first consulting my heart, I closed my…
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Righteousness- getting right with God
A vibrant discussion about righteousness with my wise son, led to this blog. We were talking about all the righteousness in the world these days and how it stems from ego dominance and the inability of folks to be wrong or to see things from a broader lens of compassion and acceptance. We got to…
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Look up!
I have been feeling a bit in the muck of it lately. You know the feeling when life gets a bit heavy, your mind gets way too crowded and your heart and time feel squeezed. You see my youthful 85-year-old mom had knee replacement surgery last week involving hospitalization and a stint in rehab. I…
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Timeless yoga wisdom, exploring the Klesas
“Ignorance consists of regarding a transient object as everlasting” – Yoga Sutra 11.5 and a parallel saying from the Bible: “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For…
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Releasing Judging Mind
Lately I have been dealing with judging my judging mind. Can you relate? I often make this my new year’s resolution or try to give up judging for lent. But the thoughts in my mind can be relentless, even more concerning to me are some of the judging words that I release to the world. …
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Wisdom from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Last week I was called to revisit a classic read, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I had been enthralled with Coelho’s writings in the early 2000’s and had read most of his work. I had actually picked up a new copy of the book hoping to entice one of my young seekers, but not yet.…
Therapeutic Temple Musings 