-
Haiku – breathe
Settle in and breathe into your center of Being Find your Middle Ground It only takes a moment to pause, slow down, and bring awareness to our breath. Imagine breathing deeply into the center of your Being. Slow, full diaphragmatic breathing settles the nervous system and brings about relaxation in the body and mind. In…
-
🌺 Summer Online Event 🌺
July is a heartwarming time for vacations and activities! I’m excited to offer an opportunity to slow down with a Yin and Qi Gong workshop via Zoom on Saturday July 17th from 10.00am-12.00pm EST. We will come together in Community to celebrate the season of Summer. In Chinese medicine, Summer is associated with the Fire…
-
“Confidence is Very Attractive”
I’m re-posting a series of mantras that I have found inspiring and grounding. A mantra is a phrase to repeat to oneself. It guides us in our yoga practice, and I have found it can be used to inspire us in our daily lives. Today’s mantra is for when you want to make a positive…
-
Let the Mind Be the Mind
When you notice your brain is bouncing from one thought to the next, or emotions rise up such as anxiety, fear, anger and overwhelm and … do you notice what you do? For me, I used to distract myself with entertainment or find solice in smoking, alcohol and icecream. For others it was cleaning house,…
-
Haiku – noise
~ Ignore all the noise Start listening for what’s real Find Your Middle Ground ~ We are bombarded with noise these days. In Social Media; declarations, fueling greed, gossip, judging others and clamoring for attention. On television; diverting us with violence, selling happiness, fanning greed, divisiveness and lies. The Cymbal Monkey seems a perfect image…
-
Always Into Love
Photo by NEOSiAM 2020 on Pexels.com On this voyage of the soul, may we be bridge builders, our common ground visible beneath the surface differences. May we braid the threads of reconciliation into a chain of possibility that joins, heals, and includes what once seemed separate. May our shared prayer be answered: to grow so…
-
🌷Refine and Align Yoga Workshop – Tues June 8th
For local yogis! Please join me in my garden for a workshop focused of refining and aligning your yoga practice. After over a year of Zoom, I am delighted to be able to offer you in-person guidance and gentle adjustments for a safe and evolving yoga practice. This will be an interactive and fun learning…
-
Self Acceptance and Compassion
I came across this old photograph (of me and my twin brother) and not longer after, found an exercise on self acceptance. Turns out they both went well together. To find out why, please read the exercise below…. and perhaps take some time to do it for yourself. Step OneImagine someone you love and admire…
-
Inspiration – Life
Our lives are a series of highs and lows. Like streams tumbling down mountainsides or waves crashing onto shores Cleansing waters and renewal. Each waterfall and wave brings possibilities and gifts. The gift of noticing, listening and of becoming present. Being open to whatever comes next. No matter the ups and downs of everyday Knowing…
-
Inside the Bull’s Eye
From the moment we are old enough to listen, we receive instructions to improve our aim, buy better arrows, refine the grip of fingers on bow string. Think of the irony. Here we sit within the bull’s eye, aiming at externals. The good news is that every practice done with love and focus eventually reveals…
-
Inspiration – Beyond Thought
Realize deeply that you are beyond thought You are not the thoughts you hear in your head. You are so much more. You are the awareness in which you perceive and see it all. Listen closely without judgment. Step inwards and discover your Middle Ground. Dive deeper and open up to the Peace that is…
-
New Yoga Community Page
“Come practice with me Come share in community Find Your Middle Ground” This post is a copy of my new Yoga Community Page. Starting on June 1st I will be sharing my own yoga classes and offering workshops via Zoom. I am so excited to expand this offering and growing a yoga community far and…
-
Middle Ground Principles
As I prepare for our new online classes and gatherings starting in June, I thought it helpful to share some guiding principles for followers of our Yoga Community Wherever we are on life’s path, we can open ourselves to new insights and awaken to a new way of expanded being. These principles come from the…
-
Steps to Find Your Middle Ground
Here are the steps I have discovered for myself and others, for finding our middle ground and living life in balance 💛 Notice! Take time to pause and be aware of the incredible gift of life that you share with others and with nature. Wake up to the little things. Wake up to your self.…
-
Be There for Yourself
At the end of the day all we can do is to be there for our selves.Taking time to pauseand being present to our inner state, without judgment or temptation to fix.Setting aside our urge to make things different or somehow “better”.Evaluating the pieces and trying to mould them into answers that make sense.Or rushing…
-
Overcoming our fears
The mind creates the abyss, the heart crosses it. Nisargadatta Maharaj, 1897 – 1981, Indian non-dualist teacher Overcoming our fears Thank you Karl Duffy for sharing this wisdom today 🙏
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Find Your Middle Ground 