"I ran my mouth off a bit too much, ah what did I say? Well, you just laughed it off and it was all okay. And we'll all float on okay; And we'll all float on okay; And we'll all float on okay; And we'll all float on anyway, well" - Modest Mouse, Float On [...]
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When I find Happiness . . .
When I find happiness I find love in my heart. Neither happiness nor love presuppose comfort. Much like the duality between Yin and Yang, light and dark, we ourselves experience a duality in our happiness. When we are truly happy, we feel safe, connected to our authentic self and at ease with the people around [...]
Forgiveness
They said that words cast a spell, a prayer. So, what can be said for the words "I'm Sorry"? I believe that to give or receive forgiveness is the highest form of grace. We have to understand that forgiveness is an essential part of healing - both forgiving others and forgiving ourselves. With holding forgiveness [...]
Yoga with Alexa
Allow emotions to come and go using the breath as a conscious anchor. Connecting to our physical body in safety and silence can allow us to transcend painful experience. "Be here to become, let go, for it is all done" Can you give yourself permission to forgive and allow yourself to simply just be? Let's [...]
Feel Good Friday
The only relationship that really matters is the relationship you have with YOU. If you can not love and accept yourself it becomes very difficult to be satisfied in the world. Physical pain, emotional pain, stress and disease can all threaten our relationship with the safe. Sometimes the body just doesn't feel safe. I have [...]
Wellness Wednesday
Wednesday, commonly known as "hump day" can be the longest and hardest day of the week to get through. You are halfway through your to-do list and the lines keep coming, but you know the sweet release of Friday is just around the corner. How do you survive? I find the trick is taking that [...]
Say Yes to YOU
If we are simply vehicles hurdling towards our destiny why not pay attention to the machines which sustain us? Loving our physical, emotional and spiritual self allows us to interact not only with the self but also with others in compassion and loving kindness. Love yourself first, then love others. Compassion and understanding come from [...]
Dwell in possibility
Some words when perfectly put together have the power to move you deeply. Words have the power to make you think, reflect and become critical about the assumptions made in your life. This particular poem is a favourite to read in class. It reminds us that we are not our thoughts, and we are not [...]
Why do we hold on?
It hurts to let go, but sometimes it hurts even more to hold on. Why do why hold on to the things that hurt us? I think it is because we think they define us. In many ways our experiences are like the things we bring back from vacation - a key chain, that blanket, [...]
Garudasana/Eagle Pose
Garudasana/Eagle Pose Find strength and concentration like an eagle perched up top the highest mountains. This pose is translated as eagle or "the devourer" after an eagle-like God who would devour fire and light or "would devour the all consuming fire of the sun's rays" which is fitting because the pose is also very heating, [...]
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