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  • Noble Silence

    Noble Silence

    (My thoughts after spending 24 hours in noble silence. No speaking, electronics of any kind, books, music, etc.) Silence. How could something that which is nothing be so intimidating?  I was scared. I was excited. I wasn’t sure if I was ready. I watched the clock.  The hour appeared. And then…  there was… space.  Space…

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  • My Edge

    My Edge

    For most of my life avoiding the edge was paramount. Comfort and stability were key. Any edge I encountered was not instigated by me. However, I was vaguely aware of the growth that happened in my life with each unintentional brush. It was the way I was raised. It was my personality. It was how my small community…

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  • A Moment of Connection

    A Moment of Connection

    Tenderness. Support. Understanding. A mother-daughter connection more ancient than time itself. A moment of shared energies, hearts, and love. I. See. You. It’s the little things… —V

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  • Yoga Teaching Mantra/Prayer

    Yoga Teaching Mantra/Prayer

    Like many new yoga teachers, when I first began guiding classes I had a shiny, new teacher certificate in my hand, a love of the practice bursting in my heart, and a blooming desire to share that passion with the community…I also had many concerns, worries, and fears. “Will they like me?” “Do I know…

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  • The Other Side of Fear

    The Other Side of Fear

    Fear. It’s blinding. It’s all consuming…seemingly never-ending. It claws at your soul until there is only a defeated husk left. It turns a proud person mean; a timid soul into a hermit; a jokester into a braggart; a loving heart into a clingy, needy mess. Fear is the kryptonite of all. But, what if? What…

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  • Mind Matters

    Mind Matters

    Shapeshifter, you haunt me.  At times you are an energetic puppy demanding my attention. So many things to do! You want to toil and balance all of the spinning plates. You tell me everything will be okay, everything will be perfect, once we do all-of-the-things, buy all-of-the-things, have-all-of-the-things. At times you are my most hurtful…

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