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This Present Moment

September 3, 2010

Two o’clock in the morning.  Up doing yoga in an attempt to open up my screaming lower back and hips.  What is it about being at Daddy’s that makes sleep so elusive?  Can the new bed really be this uncomfortable?  Is it how hot he keeps the house?  Is it that I am hypervigilant—listening out [...]

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90-Day Challenge

June 11, 2010

I mentioned last week that I have lost my mojo.  I’ve been a tad bogged down.  Lately, I’ve been listening to a series of talks through Integral Spiritual Experience, World’s Spirituality, and Feminine Power in an attempt to expand my mind and spirit.  It helps to be taking in such inspiration, but it is not [...]

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Peace Begins with Me

June 10, 2010

I was running errands the other day while fuming.  I was upset.  When someone pulled out in front of me, I cussed at him in my mind.  A moment later I got out of the car to pump gas and noticed the little sticker I have on my bumper:  Create Peace.  How can I create [...]

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Funky Frog Frolic

June 4, 2010

Pedro was restless last night and kept waking me.  At one point he leapt from bed, barking playfully.   I still had an hour before I needed to get up and start my day and I had already taken him out in the middle of the night.  I wanted to sleep, so I ignored him. At [...]

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Raggedy Routine

June 3, 2010

We’re still not completely unpacked from our move south.  We aren’t fully settled in yet.  We haven’t found our groove because we are out of our routine.  It’s taking a toll. I find routine to be helpful.  Having a basic schedule with specific rituals helps me feel grounded.   I think I would be a mess [...]

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How to Help a Friend

May 16, 2010

This morning during yoga, I was fretting over a friend.  I am worried about her; I want to help her through a tough time.  Problem is, I don’t know how to help.  Instead of helping, I am spending energy fretting.  I want to fix it for her because I love her a lot.  How many [...]

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Empty Mind

May 12, 2010

I caught a glimpse of an idea for today’s post but weariness blurred it.   It’s the good kind of weariness.  The kind that leaves you sore and tired, but happy.  Do you know the feeling? My brain is rather empty…well, partially.  It’s nice because my mind is often overactive.  I practice meditation and yoga to [...]

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Can’t We All Just Get Along?

April 27, 2010

Yesterday I shared a story about a pigeon and a goat who have found a way to coexist.  I asked how we humans could stop the bickering and learn to connect.  Today, I’d like to share with you some of the ideas that have evolved for me.  Your ideas may be quite different, and I [...]

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Opening to the Energy

April 21, 2010
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The low-level anxiety that I’ve written about in the last couple of days has passed.  Something opened in me yesterday afternoon following a yoga therapy appointment.  Somehow I was able to let it go, perhaps because I recognized that much of what I took to be anxiety was simply a great deal of energy moving [...]

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Practice, Practice, Practice

April 20, 2010
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Yesterday, I described my insane brain.  That’s how I woke up, and it remained throughout the day, even though I tried repeatedly to take Marcie’s advice to breathe.  I experienced low-level anxiety for most of the day. It was interesting, though, and I’m not altogether bothered that I felt that way because it gave me [...]

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