I call this “The Journal” instead of “The Blog,” because it’s personal.
This is a friendly reminder to breathe. So go ahead: Release tension in your diaphragm and allow your body to do what it knows how to do.
It’s funny that we have to be reminded to do something that is controlled by the parts of our brains that require no thinking. But we all need that at times.
You didn’t possibly think I could write the first post without the second?
To set up for this post, allow me to quote myself from earlier this week:
When my family lived in Mexico, I began to understand that fluency in language is measured in confidence, not memorization.
All living beings abide by this rule: Take something in, move something out.
You can get all esoteric about this rule (trust me, given the opportunity, I will), but today I’d like you to take it literally. It’s another way of saying that you are going to have to eat, so you might as well plan for that.
March guided meditation: Setting the aura
Nearly everyone who begins to study Ayurveda begins dispensing advice to everyone around them. Mom, you should try neti for your allergies. Dad, you should start meditating. Partner, here’s how we’re going to eat from now on. Child, practice yoga with me.
Two weeks ago I got an answer to a question I’ve been asking for three years. Three years isn’t even my longest stint. I have questions I’ve been asking for 20 years or more.
I am not a brain surgeon, but I am a student and teacher of Ayurveda. I am not the person to call when you have a tumor, but I am quite useful when you want to understand why you take less or more time to respond to a question (we can also talk about what your accuracy rate means).
You first came to me on a beam of moonlight that streamed through June’s open window. It was a time of mad love in my home, when your papa and I were dripping with so much of the stuff that we could think of nothing else but to create.
Mudras are among the most subtle of the yoga practices. But subtle practices have the greatest effects. This one is simple, but powerful.
Pushpaputa is the mudra of offering flowers. Flowers offer their beauty to us because that is what they do. We offer flowers to the Great Mama in the same expression. With no expectation of receiving something in particular or even receiving at all, the offering is the gift.
Deeply personal 1:1 support
Experience the power of surrender and command
Find the (r)evolution of love within
The Bhagavad Gita 2:40