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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.…
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Inspiration – The Open Door
The Open Door A door opens. Maybe I’ve been standing here shuffling my weight from foot to foot for decades, or maybe I only knocked once. In truth, it doesn’t matter. A door opens and I walk through without a backward glance. This is it, then, the moment of truth in a lifetime of truth:…
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Help for Falling Asleep
Enjoy this video where I share a yoga approach to falling asleep when the mind is overactive or anxious. May you sleep a little better tonight 🙏
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Change your Breath, Change your Life
This is a reblog of a post that reminds us all about breathing and living well. Take three full breaths and dive in… Do you know how are you breathing right now? Take a moment and simply notice your breath. Perhaps place your hand on your navel and the other above your heart. Notice the…
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Yin Inspiration
This is an inspiring poem I shared at the end the last Find Your Middle Ground and Winter Yin Workshop. Yin yoga is about going inwards and deeper, through the layers of our being until we touch that precious peace within. Beautiful words from Danna Faulds to bring us home to our guiding presence. Here…
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Awakening to What?
Those of us who see ourselves on a journey of self realization or spirituality, have a sense of awakening. But an awakening to what? I wonder if we all awaken to the same thing, or if we awaken to whatever we are ready to awaken to… Whatever it is, when we find it we think “This is…
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Let Go of Something
Let go of something, somewhere. Use yoga to become aware, to touch what lies beneath the surface of the skin. Is there tension longing for release; a knot of fear so deep and familiar that you believe its part of who you are? Ease into dark corners, locked rooms, unexplored hallways. Gain entry not by…
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Authenticity and Tension
Photo by Matheus Bertelli on Pexels.com Are you dealing with constant tension in your body? … Have you considered that you might be living out of alignment with who you truly are. Could you be living an inauthentic life? These are powerful questions that came up as I was revisiting John J. Prendergast’s book: In…
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Real Yoga
For most people, yoga is a type of physical exercise that takes place in a studio or gym. It’s advertised as being good for the body and helps you become more flexible and fit. I hope readers of this blog now realize that there is so much more to yoga. Modern yoga has dropped much…
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Pain as Your Teacher
“Pain is your best friend. It is infinitely more honest with you than pleasure. Despite what you might think, the painful experiences you have had benefit you far more than the pleasurable ones, even though most of us spend our lives trying to duck and hide from them. But when you can center yourself and…
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Inspiration from the Buddhi Bird
Why is it that some of us are suffering right now, while others are doing well, despite immense challenge and adversity? How we relate to what is happening in our lives comes from our mindset and beliefs, and our experiences in the past. Let me bring you back to story of the two birds, as…
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Embrace this Liminal Space, Sing and Let Your Yoga Dance!
Today I attended a powerful meeting via Zoom from Michael Meade and the SAND community. SAND represents the cross pollination of ideas from science and spirituality. Michael Meade is a renowned author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology. He took us into todays’s crisis and explored the myths and stories from ancient sources that…
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Breathing to Let Go
This quote stood out for me today: “Sometimes you don’t realize the weight of something you’ve been carrying until you feel the weight of its release.” https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-sitting-on-bench-under-tree-1280162/ When you find yourself tense, overwhelmed or feel the weight of the world on your shoulders. Take a moment to sit comfortably and simply notice your breath. Every…
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You Don’t Have to Be a Yogi to Do This
Today I am sharing a yoga practice with a chair. You don’t have to be a yogi to do this! Please join me for centering, letting go, and getting a good stretch. You can even do it at your desk. Let’s find our middle ground together! Chair Yoga with Val from Val Boyko on…
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More Than Ever – Find Your Middle Ground
These are such challenging and fast moving times aren’t they. I have been reluctant to post about COVID-19. There have been too many conversations about the threat of the unknown and constant updates in the media. Last Thursday I stopped teaching classes in public and I lost the structure of my days. I told myself…
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