And I think she's right.

Yet again I'm feeling pissy on a Tuesday. The Shambhala Meditation Center just moved to Cleveland Park, and there's a sitting tonight at 7-8. Seeing as I have no discipline to meditate on my own, I'm going to attend. It's been a while since I've seen anyone there (except for those in my writing group) and some peace from ( Read more... )

Sheesh, my mind has been all over the place lately. I must needs start meditating again ( Read more... )

Two things of import ( Read more... )

When I talk about yoga, I always make sure to mention what the teacher said in my first ever yoga class. It was an intro class and she knew there were a couple of us who’d never practiced: myself and Alexa’s mom. During the final savasana she talked about the feeling of satisfaction and contentment, the awareness of unity between body and mind. She ( Read more... )

I kind of had a crappy day ( Read more... )

The key to moving beyond the ego’s guilt-based perceptions is not through more guilt, but rather through letting go of guilt. As a modern yogi, the key to finding peace through yoga is to keep coming back to the practice. It doesn’t matter how often we get distracted by the ego, or for how long we play the ego’s game. The only thing that matters it ( Read more... )