Tag Archives: art

OMG, I lost my identity!

Okay, so not to blabber on and on about it or get too personal sharing out the more intimate details of my life,   I decided to share this bit because it was so much on the subject of how … Continue reading

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Don’t Feed the Monster

Don’t feed the Monster I was reflecting as I was restringing a necklace I broke. First, on the patience it had taken to string it in the first place and then on being willing to do it again. There was … Continue reading

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Yoga among Friends

In Downer’s Grove, just a train stop outside of Chicago I found good mid-western hospitality and a place for this warrior to rest and share the yoga .  This is the portal to enter into the Yoga ….Among Friends * … Continue reading

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Be present for the gift….

Recently, I’ve been reminded that though we say I “do yoga” it is ultimately a practice.  Early on doing yoga I asked my first teacher Chad Hamrin “I find peace here when I do yoga but my life is a mess.  … Continue reading

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Stone Soup

We talk a lot about practice in Yoga.  One part of it is on the mat or the cushion but most of our lives are lived in the world. Today, as I was walking by the sea wondering at the … Continue reading

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The Archer and the Teacher

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far. … Continue reading

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Spiritual Warrior

The Spiritual Warrior                                                                                                                      Gratitude Moving into Grace : Finding and Following Your Bliss It takes strength and flexibility to live with an open heart, there is so much that seems to impinge and yet , Anahata is where the silent … Continue reading

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Finding our way, living art

“Sacred art is where Eternity shines through Time.” Joseph Campbell “Not all are called to be artists in the specific sense of the term. Yet, as Genesis has it, all men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting … Continue reading

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Helping hands… flowering branches

Vrksasana, Tree Pose  ….sometimes you need a little help to find balance.  Try doing it with your eyes closed to challenge yours. “TREES are the great teachers. The Lord Buddha himself found enlightenment sitting under a tree. This is why … Continue reading

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When you’re green you’re growing when you’re ripe you rot.

Sometimes doing yoga is the answer.  Sometimes not doing yoga is the answer. Neti neti.Painting : Ed Pahr In order to stay alive trees must have stability ,  be rooted yet have flexibility to move with the elements, both play … Continue reading

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