As I write this morning, children in the next yard are playing. I hear them making the sounds kids make when happy. They are not worried about the climate. Yet they will be. It’s inevitable. In a recent survey, young people in countries around the world said they...
“Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend what is going inside ourselves.” ~Bessel A. van der Kolk It’s early morning, and I wake with an intense sensation of...
‘Dukkha is very profound; as we explore it through the Buddha's Four Noble Truths, we understand that being unawakened is itself dukkha. Dukkha, Cause, and Nirodha (Nirvana).’ Everyday Buddhism
‘At the heart of the Buddha’s message is the notion of the Middle Way — a path that avoids the extremes of indulgence in sensual pleasures on one side and severe asceticism on the other.’ Everyday Buddhism
‘There are ‘four virtues’ of perpetual happiness and purity. This is why it is said that the one who comes to meditate truly and correctly, must sit facing the innermost sanctuary of truth.’ Zen Master Hakuin
As the calendar months change, the week brings one of our biggest astrological events of the year. Neptune enters Aries and begins a new 165-year cycle, drawing you toward your destiny. A couple days later, Venus and the north node come together in Pisces, and bring...
I wouldn't trade teaching for anything. Still... The post 6 Things I Miss About Life Before I Was a Yoga Teacher appeared first on Yoga Journal.
Myanmar was hit earlier today by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake — felt also in Thailand, China, India, and Vietnam. A quake of this size is of course never good, but as Amnesty International’s Myanmar expert Joe Freeman says, this “could not come at a worse time” for the...
Corpse Pose is a well-loved end to most yoga practices. But I do have one complaint. The post Please, Please Get Me Out of Savasana appeared first on Yoga Journal.
You're about to feel differently about yourself. The post Neptune is About to Move Into Aries for the First Time in 165 Years. Here’s What That Means for You. appeared first on Yoga Journal.