Thinking, Thinking and More Thinking
In my classes I constantly ask you turn off the thinking mind and bring yourself into a deeper state of awareness, but I realized that I don’t really describe what I mean. So let me differentiate between thinking and awareness. The concept is easier to grasp than the actual practice of it, but this doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try 
Accessing Your Potential
There is a word/concept in sanskrit called: svabhava. And like most Sanskrit words it has several definitions. One of them defines it as our “true nature”.
Setting Intentions
September 24, 2009 by Guest Yogi
Filed under Featured, Insights
Living with intention is a recent discovery for me. It started with a simple exercise, having Kori challenge me as to what my intention was for my yoga session. It seems like such a simple question but I found it extremely challenging.
Live Simply…
“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” – Charles Mingus
We are so silly sometimes… we have made complexity more impressive, more respected than simplicity. Our lives are filled with stuff, our days constantly rushed from one activity to the next, our minds trying to figure out how to [...]
Turn Your Brilliance Inward
“Learn to wish that everything should come to pass exactly as it does.” – Epictetus
On this spiritual journey we can often be very hard on ourselves, expecting perfection. It’s an interesting balance to pursue spiritual growth AND be content with who we are right now. It is usually our discontent that encourages us to [...]
Love Love Love Love!!!
“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha
I love love!!!! It’s such a wonderful experience to feel love, be in love, experience love! Happy Yoga from Steve Ross describes this experience of love beautifully. Here’s a few excerpts I shared with you a few weeks ago, [...]
Where Is Your Attention?
“Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light.” – Unknown
During happy contented times in our lives there is always something negative we could choose to put our attention on. Likewise, during challenging times there is always something positive we can choose to put our attention on. [...]
