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Acceptance

Acceptance

AcceptanceAcceptance is a loaded concept, at least it’s always been for me. In the past, when a well-meaning friend or family member would counsel me to accept a situation that was clearly upsetting and disturbing for me, I was indignant! My belief system was such...

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Choosing Your Yoga Style What is your yoga style? Twenty-five years ago in the U.S., yoga was an activity that most of us had rarely heard of, let alone practiced. We were familiar with the term yoga, but it conjured up images of something exotic and inaccessible. ...

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Nurturing and Cultivating Love through Presence and Awareness Happy April, Yogis! Welcome to Spring, 2023! With the change of season, many of us may be noticing a lightening of our burdens, an openness in our minds, a lifting of our spirits, and yes, a spring in our...

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Planting the Seeds of Growth Yes, it’s almost Spring! Currently, I’m looking out an open window, watching the birds, enjoying the breeze, and loving the sunshine. Beautiful days like this one help me put aside my problems to instead focus on new beginnings,...

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A Journey to the HeartPatanjali’s Yoga Sutras are the guiding light on our experience and journey of yoga. Yoga means Union, to bring together, to yoke. What is it that we are bringing into union? Nichala Joy Devi offers a beautiful interpretation: “Yoga is the...

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New Year, Fresh PerspectiveHello everyone, and Happy New Year! The beginning of a New Year is certainly cause for celebration! Although 2022 has been a step up from recent years for most of us, we do still have COVID19 making itself known. Furthermore, many of us...

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Giving the Gift of ReceivingFa La La, Ho Ho Ho, Season’s Greetings, and Let’s Go Shopping! The holidays are upon us; we’ve got gifts to buy, lists to check, and people to make happy, right? This busyness is a prequisite to get into the holiday spirit, right? If you’re...

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Yoga and TranscendenceYoga and transcendence are weighty words with significant meanings and potentially life-changing implications, but most of us don’t realize just how much the two have in common. Generally speaking, we revere transcendence as a state reserved...

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Establishing a RoutineHey everyone, welcome to September! For many of us, our kids have been back in school for the last couple of weeks, recommitting to their education and growth and establishing a whole new routine for themselves. Some kids get super excited to...

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