Find Your Middle Ground

Category: Yoga

  • Choose Yin

    “Our planet will be saved by women not men. Men think they can solve their problems through violence. Jesus, Gandhi and other great souls knew that men have no fear of violence – they’ve been killing since Cain and Abel. So they conquered men by acting like women. They brought yin to the planet, not…

  • Let Go and Find Yourself

    ” In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.  It will be a permanent Self, rooted in awareness and creativity.  Once you have captured this you have captured the world.”                 ~ Deepak Chopra Life is a…

  • Why do People Blog?

    There are so many diverse people and approaches to blogging in the WordPress community. It makes me reflect on what my motivation for blogging has been, and to be curious about how others have experienced blogging. (Please add a comment below if you would like to share here) I started blogging as a way to…

  • Yoga with Val – Teaching Schedule

    Here is the latest update on my teaching schedule. Good Karma Yoga and Barre, 55 State Road, Media (at the corner of S Overhill Road),PA Hummingbird Yoga and Massage 940 Haverford Road, Bryn Mawr, PA Monday          9.30-10.45 Mindful Hatha at Good Karma Yoga, Media, PA Tuesday: 11.15-12.30 Dynamic Gentle Yoga at Hummingbird,…

  • Learning Something New – Be Like a Toddler

    Learning Something New – Be Like a Toddler

    This re-post is dedicated to the people I have the privilege of teaching and mentoring. ooOoo As adults we are so used to being competent and knowledgable…. at least in some areas of our lives! So when we take on a new challenge or want to learn something new it can be difficult. I teach…

  • At Every Fork in the Road

    The Path to Freedom “What is the path to freedom here? The answer is clear the moment I ask. At every fork in the road, there is a conditioned response and one that is unpatterned, bold and free. The old, known way is more comfortable, but the other path holds mystery and wonder.” ~ Danna…

  • Dealing with Ego on a Spiritual Path

    When we are on a spiritual path, the idea of ego becomes something to overcome and get past. It feels contrary to how we want to be in the world. Its the part of ourselves that we would rather hide or deny rather than show. So we battle with it or suppress it…. or disguise…

  • Self Questioning

    “To have the courage to Question one’s certainties, is True courage.” ~ The Lost Writings of Wu Hsin translated by Roy Melvyn Sit with this a while and see what comes up for you… Bringing our awareness to the beliefs that we hold, and usually take for granted, is the first step in our personal…

  • Ego in Yoga

    This is a re-post  especially for those on the spiritual path of yoga. “Ego can take many different forms and shapes. It is like the hydra. You cut off one head and another head replaces it. You cut off that head and see a third head and a fourth head ad infinitum. This is because…

  • Release the Need to Save People from their Problems

    Release the Need to Save People by Sanaya Roman* ”You can dissolve obstacles to love by releasing the need to save people from their problems. You can love others as your soul does by allowing them to be responsible for their own lives. Taking care of others, worrying about their lives, and solving their problems…

  • Ahimsa and Kindness

    Ahimsa or non violence is the foundation of all yoga philosophy. Most of us might think we are not violent people. We don’t go around bullying or hurting others or animals. We are loving and giving, and would never want to do any harm. However, there are many ways that we unconsciously do “violence” on…

  • Understanding Violence

    “When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European, or anything else, you are being violent. Do you see why it is violent? Because you are separating yourself from the rest of mankind. When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence. So a person…

  • Want to feel Secure? Breathe!

    “There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. But the contradiction lies a little deeper than the mere conflict between the desire for security and the fact of change. If I want to be secure, that is, protected from the flux of life,…

  • The Other Side of Comfort

    “Those who want comfort in life have to seek conformity. The result is false compromise and hypocrisy, and a life without integrity becomes a patchwork.” ~ Swami Avyaktananda I read this inspiration today in class and it seemed to resonate on many levels. Enjoy connecting with what is true for you. Namaste

  • How Yoga Heals

    This is a re-post for those of you who are interested in exploring yoga for your health and wellbeing. oooOOooo Thanks to Nancy over at Spirit Lights the Way for sparking some yoga inspiration! I take a therapeutic approach to my Yoga teaching; focusing on body awareness, mindfulness and the breath. To me its more…

  • Yoga off the Mat – Breathe Deeper

    Enjoy this re-post and reminder to breathe more deeply to stay balanced and reduce stress in life oooOOOooo “Yoga is about changing our habits”. ~Rodney Yee One of the habits that shows up for everyone as they begin their yoga practice, is how we shorten and even hold the breath when sensation increases. Holding our…