In my yoga teacher training, we’ve been covering the yoga sutras one by one. The first sutra is, I. With humility (an open heart and mind), we embrace the sacred study of Yoga. When studying the sutras, it’s taught that you should take your time and follow your intuition on how long to study each sutra. …
If you could write a prescription for your self-healing, would you do it? To be completely honest, it’s one of the reasons I started this blog. Let’s go back to Summer 2013. I had spent almost 6 months basically in bed. I wasn’t allowed to put weight on my leg, I was in pain, I …
“If you are depressed, you live in the past. If you are anxious, you live in the future. If you are peace, You live in the present.” Lao Tzu Recently I went to a yoga class that I thoroughly enjoyed. Before we started our asana practice, the teacher instructed us to think of a time …
I was given an advanced copy of Dr. Lissa Rankin’s The Fear Cure to read and, only if it spoke to me, review. I’ve been a huge fan of Dr. Rankin’s since I read Mind Over Medicine and it completely changed my life. It honestly was one of the main reasons I started my blog! …
Doyouyoga.com is one of my favorite sites to go to. This month one of their resident experts, Faith Hunter, has been giving a free 30 day meditation challenge. Everyday there is a meditation (approx. 10 minutes) that focuses on different aspects of our lives. Day 12’s meditation was called How To Think Positively. It’s a wonderful …
I really love Elephant Journal and make sure to read their posts weekly. Definitely was $13 WELL SPENT. They have some really, crazy, out there articles that I don’t find on any other sites out there. I read this article right before the beginning of the year and thought it had some great ideas. The …
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So I’m 29, I live in my parents basement at the moment, I’m on disability . . . and I’m the happiest I’ve ever been? If you would have asked me 5 or 10 years ago, I’m prrrrreeettty sure I wouldn’t have told you that. In fact, I know exactly what I imagined. When I …
Throughout my life I always could be caught saying “Oh I have bad knees!” “Doctors say I’ll probably have a knee replacement before I’m 30!” “I have the worst immune system. . . “ “I definitely could lose some weight. Look how fat my face is!” “My arms are fat, I hate my arms.” I …
If you asked me if I was a positive or negative person, I would respond by saying that I’ve always been positive. And I truly believe that. BUT, once you start looking at my daily life, you’ll see that so many times I blocked positivity with negativity! For instance, – I think about where I …