self compassion – Find Your Middle Ground

by Val Boyko February 7, 2023 17

Delight in Waking Up

Believe in the goodness of your soul. Acknowledge how well it has guided you. And yet know that you willContinue Reading

by Val Boyko April 9, 2022 28

“We are so unused to emotion that we mistake any depth of feeling for sadness, any sense of the unknown for fear,Continue Reading

by Val Boyko August 18, 2021 26

When we are on a spiritual path, the idea of ego becomes something to overcome and get past. It feelsContinue Reading

by Val Boyko July 25, 2021 4

I enjoy delving into books that have been important in my personal journey of growth and awakening. Have you noticedContinue Reading

by Val Boyko May 21, 2021 39

I came across this old photograph (of me and my twin brother) and not longer after, found an exercise onContinue Reading

by Val Boyko July 16, 2020 25

“Self-compassion is a way of relating to the ever-changing landscape of who we are with kindness and acceptance—especially when weContinue Reading

by Val Boyko March 2, 2020 23

I came across this earlier post … and boy did it take me back. May we all find grace byContinue Reading

by Val Boyko February 17, 2020 29

“We feel conflict. The conflict we feel is not a problem. It is a messenger. We do not need help;Continue Reading

by Val Boyko November 23, 2019 44

These words made me pause and touched me deeply. “Inside our loneliness is a longing to be released from theContinue Reading

by Val Boyko August 30, 2019 47

Ahimsa or non violence is the foundation of all yoga philosophy. Most of us might think we are not violentContinue Reading

by Val Boyko August 21, 2019 52

“There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. ThereContinue Reading

by Val Boyko November 11, 2018 25

“Do you suffer sometimes, want to be happy, but don’t always know how to make that happen? Congratulations! You’ve justContinue Reading