I write this on October 13 under the powerful energy of the Full Harvest Moon. This moon always packs a wallop and is in the House of Aries. Why pay attention to this? What does it matter, and how does following the cycles of nature enhance our lives? Consider this, we are manifestations of […]
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You might remember the film or play from 1972: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds by Paul Zindel. The plot surrounded an eccentric family with a single mother and two daughters. One daughter of gifted intelligence performs a science experiment using gamma rays on the common marigold. Some of the flowers die,
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A lot of talk about Truth these days…know your Truth, speak your Truth, own your Truth and even stand in your Truth. But what exactly does this mean? The truth is it is different for all of us. Your Truth is molded by your upbringing, your belief systems, your genetic code, your experiences,
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So today is my Birthday…and it’s a milestone marker. Not one of them we as a collective think of in a pleasant way. I have always struggled with my birthday, and with birthday’s in general. Perhaps it is linked to a very early birthday when I at the tender age of six thought I
Drop on in! Drop in…have you ever been laying on your mat or seated in meditation and heard this cue? Drop in. Socially dropping in unannounced can be an intrusion almost a rude faux pas, but to drop in on yourself is a beautiful yet elusive thing. In the Practice we want you to
A familiar adage…”no time like the present!” This phrase encourages us to accomplish something in the moment, right now, rather than putting it off till some distinct time in the future. Good advice because in many respects the present moment is all we really have. Let’s unpack this, in Mindfulness practices and Yoga we
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It’s back to school and this time of year, always for me, heralds new beginnings. Energetically we have traveled through the heat and fire of summer, eclipse season and the super charged power of Leo’s energy. We wade into the waters of Fall with quieter, detailed oriented, routine loving Virgo. This time of year, brings
I’m sure you remember the famous words of the wicked witch of the West emblazoned across the sky in smoke from her broomstick…” Surrender Dorothy”. Defined the act of surrender is according to Google “to cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and to submit to their authority”. Within the practice of Yoga there
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Most of us have heard this term, to be grounded…but what does it really mean, and how does it feel to truly be grounded? The fact is many of us will never really know. Grounding is a practice, a skill, a lifestyle. Steeped in the energies of the Earth, our physical lives today have
How many of us like to play games? There is a seemingly endless supply of games to amuse and distract, challenge & inform. But what about the games we create in our heads? Mind games…the games we manufacture to control or manipulate, to force our will. The games which stem from the Ego. There
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