Verbal Flow Archives
Evolving
From "Evolving"--Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?
Super Healthy Heather Crosby
She's a wonderful mix of energetic and calm, Heather Crosby a health coach who founded and runs YUMUniverse.com, the colorful collection of plant based recipes and health advice. Heather is also a devoted yoga practitioner. Read more about Heather...
There’s No Such Thing As A Dragon
One of my favorite children's books is There's No Such Thing As A Dragonby Jack Kent. It's the story of Billy Bixbie, who finds a tiny dragon sitting on the foot of his bed. His mother is firm in her assertion, "There's no such thing as a dragon."…
Counterbalance
I often hear people say, "I can't try yoga. I'm not flexible" (or, "I can't sit still," "I'm not strong enough," "I can't balance"). What I hear them saying is, "I don't know how to do something counter to the way I normally do," and often,…
Lessons From a Buddhist Mandala
We are like the spider.
We weave our life and then move along in it.
We are like the dreamer who dreams and then lives in the dream.
This is true for the entire universe. The Upanishads
There are few things as beautiful a reminder of impermanence…
Agni: Stoke your fire
Ayurveda teaches that we are made up of more than the triad of body, mind and spirit. Yes, those three are important and must be in balance for true health. However, we are also made up of our environment. All that we see, hear, speak, do and…
Contribute to Your Bliss
One of the few statements that I could make at anytime and have it always be true is that all of life is impermanent. This is evident in myriad ways--the weather, the seasons, jobs, our growing children--but it seems that no change is so profoundly…
How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body
Why would I, yoga studio owner and teacher, ever create such a title, one might wonder? In fact, I didn't. It is stolen from the recent NY Times online article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/magazine/how-yoga-can-wreck-your-body.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all%3Fsrc%3Dtp&smid=fb-share
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Out with the old…
Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote:
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
The year is going, characterized by the now dimly lit winter days…