This week in small group we are studying SLOTHS! Until we slow down in the moment, and during life in general, relaxation practice isn’t effective or even very possible. Slowing down in the first step in the relaxation response, it is a signal to our Central Nervous System that we are going to calm …
Within each of us there is a wise self, an intuitive part of us that can inspire us, support us in solving problems, and can ignite our imagination for creative ideas. All of us have this ability! A Possible Symbol of Your Inner Wise Self It is easier to access this part of ourself when …
I have been inspired. It’s Spring and I love waking up early, going out on my front porch, lighting a candle and doing yoga to the cheerful chatter of the birds! Last night it rained and I immersed in the fragrance of soaked earth this morning. True Bliss! Reading this book Morning Altars by Day …
A few years ago, I heard a speaker introduce me to the concept of trim tabbing. As he was speaking, he stated that I could easily reach my goals if I made small, incremental changes each day in the direction of my dreams. I have applied this concept many times since hearing that speech. Any …
Remember when you were a kid how fun it was to build a fort? I have had a fort in my living room since last weekend’s sleep over. “It’s so much fun, Mom! Can’t I just sleep in here one more night? Then I will move it, I promise!”, my nine-year-old daughter reassures me. And, …
Tension is our guest, we invite it. Relaxation is our nature; we don’t have to invite it. You don’t have to relax, you have just to stop inviting tension, and relaxation begins on its own. In your very core, in every fiber, in every cell of your being, relaxation percolates and assimilates. –Osho Considering all the …
When I was a kid, I used to love to play with my dad’s kaleidoscope. As I peered inside, a whole new world, a whole new view of the world appeared. It didn’t matter what I was looking at, in what direction I faced. There was always a surprise in the view. A slight turn …
