Yoga as we know it is quirky pretzel postures, zen-like grins and lots of Namaste. There are, however, 7 other “limbs” or steps that make up the practice of yoga,…
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Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into…
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Do not plague your heart with falsehoods and expectations of some disembodied perfectionism! The perfection of your heart is that it loves still, even if you try to stop it…
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Do not fight the dark, just turn on the light, and breathe into the goodness that you are. -Swami Kripalu, Self acceptance At Wanderlust Vermont last weekend, my friend Chelsey Korus…
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“…when is light more precious than when it arises from darkness? When is trust more admirable than when it involves an uncertain, yet bold, leap of faith? …your path is…
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In the end / you won’t be known / for the things you did, / or what you built, / or what you said… What you’ll want a thousand years…
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…what is there left to do but breathe the grandest sigh of relief and allow yourself the essential luxury of peace within? So then, everything is all right – even…
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I believe it was Yogi Swami Satchidananda who said something to the extent of, “Enlightenment feels like space in the joints.” In my case recently, enlightenment has felt like space…
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of all the things i could’ve been, i am so glad to be this thank god i didn’t actually become who i pretended to be back when i had no…
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Happy new year! Have you have made intentions for 2016? Or is it just like any other day, neither anticlimactic nor obsessively goal-oriented? Whether it’s a new year or a new morning, we…
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There is never a “wrong” time to start practicing mindfulness, which will inherently lead to practicing sustainability in all areas of our life. The holidays offer an excellent, if challenging, platform to…
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*Photo above: skimming the seafloor with stingrays during Fitness + Foolishness Cayman Islands. Trust in the tides, because the flow always returns from the ebb. -Colette Baron-Reid Have you ever done something…
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