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True Humility Is Always Optimistic
I just finished reading all the entries of this new blogger:http://yogadragonden.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html and he very generously posted a fantastic interview with Kino McGregor, who helped me realize that it is okay, in fact it is great if you find your edge … Continue reading
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It’s The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year
Like in the movies, my life went from black and white to color in 1982. Mother and child circa 1984. Woke up at 4 AM, could not sleep. Stepped on the mat, full primary-awesome! Total fluke, but I’ll take it. … Continue reading
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Capturing The Moment
Capture/catch. Is that like preventing something/someone from continuing? I make the most bizarre wincing faces when someone points a camera at me. It is one of the reasons I cover my face in my “progress” pictures. Even the words for … Continue reading
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Seeking Wisdom When HAPPY
I usually watch videos or listen to podcasts about Dharma or mindfulness when I am feeling fragile/frazzled/fearful. One of my never fails me guys is Mathieu Ricard, A Buddhist monk and scientist who speaks to both my practical and emotional … Continue reading
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Unclench Your Jaw
Your upper jaw if you clench like I do. I always read what the very bright and on top of things Jason Kottke recommends. But I wish I had not read the article posted below so early in the morning. … Continue reading
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The Yogi As a Shaman..
I read a very interesting review in Book Review: Sinister Yogis I The Magazine of Yoga. And felt compelled to add the following to my tower of babel book pile: You know how yesterday I mentioned that there were 9 … Continue reading
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Satisfaction
At some point during my daily meditation I perform a ritual prayer (more like a fervent plea) requesting among other things: fearlessness, generosity and to feel satisfied. The list is way longer, and that is a post for another day. … Continue reading
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October Euphoria
I realize that it is a little childish to have a favorite month, But I do have one and it is October. I also have a favorite season but everyone has one, and mine is of course autumn. Autumn is … Continue reading
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30 Days of Yoga- Beautiful Example of Yoga & Entrepreneurship
Among all the talk about commercialism and tackiness and opportunism among yoga business people/teachers/studios/workshops, we sometimes find a beautifully planned product if I may call it that. Entrepreneurship and philanthropy combined to offer something that people might actually benefit from … Continue reading
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How To Convince Yourself
I am beginning week 39 of my 12 month experiment. After a particularly rewarding past week, I started to reflect on the things I am doing differently this time, and that are allowing me to stay in the game. Every … Continue reading
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