A sharp clack echoed through the garden, and she looked up. The timekeeper, a novice who had just taken her vows, stood on the walkway, holding her wooden mallet, getting ready to strike the wooden plaque again to signal time for zazen and evening service. Aikon could...
“It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey.” ~Wendell Berry I was watching television one night when something on the screen made me set everything aside...
Practicing yin yoga for muscle recovery is about accessing a restful state and allowing your body the time it needs to recharge. The post 6 Yin Yoga Poses for Post-Workout Muscle Recovery appeared first on Yoga Journal.
As the new Moon in Cancer approaches, it’s a time to ask yourself a simple but powerful question: How do I want to feel? Not what do I want to achieve. Not what do I want to check off the list. Rather, how do I want to feel in my body, in my relationships, in …...
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How to move your body in all the ways it needs. The post 15-Minute Yoga Flow to Undo an Entire Day of Sitting appeared first on Yoga Journal.
‘There is no need to be disappointed or annoyed about being drawn away from the main subject of Buddhist meditation.’ Everyday Buddhist
Your intuition is more accessible than you imagine. Here's how to access it. The post 30-Minute Yin Yoga for the Third-Eye Chakra appeared first on Yoga Journal.
‘When alone check your mind. When in company watch your mouth.’ Atisa Dipamkara
‘Where neither water nor yet earth Nor fire nor air gain a foothold, There gleam no stars, no sun sheds light, There shines no moon, yet there no darkness reigns.’ Bahiya Sutta