What you practice improves. What you don’t practice doesn’t usually improve. The concept of a practice implies that whatever you’re working on is a work in progress. We call yoga a personal practice because the effort of expanding consciousness and awakening is eternal, limitless, and endless. There is actually no mountain top that marks the…
Read MoreI was once giving a lecture on Tapas. As I spoke about the principles of yogic practice and purification, one woman looked exceedingly confused. She raised her hand shyly and said she had a question. She asked, “Are you talking about appetizers and small plates of food?” I smiled and instantly knew why she was…
Read MoreMindfulness seems to be the latest trend in wellness. Some have even branded the current obsession with the benefits of mindfulness practice as McMindfulness. As apps proliferate that sell courses in this meditation practice originally taught by the Buddha, it can be daunting to find the core message and meaning of the technique. Translated into…
Read MoreThink of a time in your life when you felt pure joy. It may take you a moment to remember, but I guarantee that you’ll find at least one. Perhaps it’s a memory of a sunrise, the birth of your child, or maybe a moment shared with the innocence of a cherished pet. Now, what…
Read MoreI am not a naturally patient person. In fact, I would say that my resting state of mind is rather impatient. In Sanskrit, patience, called Kshanti, also includes the attitude of forbearance and forgiveness. In Buddhism, patience is one of the paramitas, the six perfections that are evident in enlightened beings. Yoga has taught me…
Read MoreYoga is a process of training the mind, as much or more so, than it is training the body. Thoughts, emotions, and other states of being are practiced and cultivated just as strongly as the poses. Without this inner work, yoga is a two-dimensional fitness-based stretching routine far from its original intention. Sorry if that…
Read MoreCompassion = empathy + action. The practice of yoga cracks your heart open so that you are strong enough to feel and be present to your own suffering and all the suffering beings of the world. Then, the next step for a yoga practitioner is action—conscious action taken with the intent to alleviate suffering. Empathetic…
Read MoreBe happy where you, as you are, right now. Or, even when you achieve the soaring heights of your dreams, it won’t make you happy. The idea of delaying happiness until the distant dreamed-of day in the future when you finally check off all the right boxes is a flawed way of thinking. This trope…
Read MoreWe are friends. We are kind and forgiving to one another. We support one another. We love, honor, cherish and respect one another. I’m grateful for that and I appreciate your friendship. The decision about who your friends are and who your enemies are has the power to determine the entire course of your life….
Read MoreNo more war. But, also, then, no more fighting for peace. Just peace. The Buddha says in the Dhammapada, “Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world; it is appeased by love. This is an eternal Law.” But, we cannot make peace in the world if we are not at peace with ourselves. There…
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