Author: Val T Boyko

Val Boyko is originally from Scotland and came to the United States over 30 years ago. At "Find Your Middle Ground" Val brings together her experience as a life coach, yoga teacher, spiritual explorer and mentor, to inspire awakening to the light and greater understanding within us all. This blog is a place of exploration and discovery as we explore opening our hearts and finding harmony and peace in the highs and lows of life 💛

by Val T Boyko June 27, 2015 35

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* Choose Yin

“Our planet will be saved by women not men. Men think they can solve their problems through violence. Jesus, GandhiContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko June 26, 2015 12

be soft…

Originally posted on Known is a drop, Unknown is an Ocean:
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you…

by Val T Boyko June 25, 2015 21

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* Roots of Hope

This poem was shared at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in our 300 hour Mod 4 sangha. It fillsContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko June 22, 2015 40

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* Stressed? Quick Tips to Nourish and Restore

When you notice your body and brain are no longer cooperating and you are looking blankly at a blank screenContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko June 21, 2015 25

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* Haiku – life’s highs and lows

~ Watch life’s highs and lows Changing clouds and rising tides From your Middle Ground ~ If you are newContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko June 18, 2015 29

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* Be the Being you are

Let yourself be the being you are This being that you are, is in the deep core of your livingContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko June 17, 2015 4

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* Being fully, honestly, here

Originally posted on Mindfulbalance:
Episcopal Priest Robert Farrer Capon warns “We spend a long time wishing we were elsewhere and…

by Val T Boyko June 17, 2015 35

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* Good Morning Patio!

~ Morning sun comes up What a welcome to the day Thankful to be here ~ Take a moment toContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko June 16, 2015 17

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* Wu Hsin – Explaining the Unknown

“Trying to explain the unknown Using symbols and words of The known is like Trying to smell one’s nose.” WuContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko June 15, 2015 14

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* Lighten up – man’s best friend

“Outside of a dog, a book is probably man’s best friend, and inside of a dog it’s too dark toContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko June 13, 2015 18

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* Haiku – spins

~ Find your middle ground Connect to inner stillness while outer world spins ~ If you are new to thisContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko June 11, 2015 31

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* Pondering – accepting what is

I woke up this morning pondering how it is so hard to accept what is. Our brains say – yesContinue Reading