The Rhythms of Love: The Importance of Dancing Between the “City” and the “Desert” like Jesus Did

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In our fast-paced, breakneck, go-go-go society, I think it’s easy to forget the importance of rhythms in life.  When going through my second divorce, I remember seeing people madly in love and thinking: “Bah! That sucks!”  The thing was, my love tanks were empty.  Then, after being refilled by both examining and rebuilding myself in … Continue reading The Rhythms of Love: The Importance of Dancing Between the “City” and the “Desert” like Jesus Did

Meditation on the Importance of Deeply Understanding ALL of Ourselves to Become More Fully Alive

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Connection can be scary.  And while being vulnerable with others is hard, perhaps even more terrifying is to deeply connect to ourselves, because it involves becoming close friends with our beauty AND bruises, our  light AND dark.  Your glory and your troubles can be equally  daunting to face.  YET, hard as it is, it's so, So, SO … Continue reading Meditation on the Importance of Deeply Understanding ALL of Ourselves to Become More Fully Alive

Meditation on Quieting the Mind to Hear/Receive More Peace and Love

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Mindfulness practices, like yoga, are medicine.  Preventative and restorative, life-giving medicine for our FULL selves: Body, mind, and spirit.  We journey inward to work through out schtuff, and as we listen to, soothe, and cleanse our hurts, sorrows, fears, and the like, we discover a precious jewel at the center of our being.  Maybe it's … Continue reading Meditation on Quieting the Mind to Hear/Receive More Peace and Love

Meditation on the Beautiful Inner Work of Yoga: Transformation and Peace

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I think yoga invites us to practice a beautiful paradox.  Specifically, when we're on our mats practicing asana, or poses, ideally we attempt to do two mutually exclusive things in our minds.  First, as part of the work-IN, we observe the feelings, sensations, emotions, and stories in our body mind.  We get curious about why … Continue reading Meditation on the Beautiful Inner Work of Yoga: Transformation and Peace