Tag: mindfulness
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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
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
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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Morning Ashtanga Vinyasa Practice with a View
Fresh air, stunning scenery, boundless skies… My body. My breath. My soul. It’s the little things… —V
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An Afternoon Cup of Decaf
An afternoon cup of decaf on my porch. Feeling the last days of summer warmth on my skin. A moment to listen to the wind in the trees and the happy sounds of a neighborhood at play. It’s the little things… —V
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Do Better
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” –Maya Angelou The late, insightful, GOAT Maya Angelou wrote many beautiful quotes that continue to provide nourishment to the starving souls of our world, but the one that stands out in my heart the most is “Do the best…
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Hello World!
I’m on a new journey. I know where I’ve been, but I’m learning to not look back. The past does not define me. Yes, I walked through it, but it’s not who I am. I let the past pass through me like a fond remembrance of an old friend. I know I have a future,…
Joy and Soulshine 