Urgency + Fear = Camel ?

When I am in camel pose, I feel strong and invincible. It’s when it’s over and I collapse on the mat for savasana that the fear creeps in, leading to the urgency to hurry up and do something, like run out of the room. My heart is beating rapidly and panic sets in. I knew, . . . → Read More: Urgency + Fear = Camel ?

Counting

Count to ten. Count your chickens. Count your blessings. Count on me. Count on you. Let me count the ways…. Counting Crows. Make it count. I never knew how much we counted on counting, or realized the power counting holds, until today.

Standing bow pose has always been my “power pose”. It is the . . . → Read More: Counting

Unbelievable! Pt 2- Grasp & Grab

Ok, so I posted previous blog before going to yoga this morning….guess what happened at the end of class ….while lying in savasana, the teacher read the exact meditation from my same book!

Guess God thinks I got a hard head!

And so, another day continues to go by, I’m thinking it’s gonna be . . . → Read More: Unbelievable! Pt 2- Grasp & Grab

“Don’t Grasp & Grab…”

Today’s meditation….

“Take time each day to seek out stillness, to find that sacred spot. Let your mind and soul be at ease. Don’t grasp and grab for the magic and miracles. When you reside in that place of stillness, the joy, miracles, and magic you’re seeking will find you.”

Yesterday’s message was about quelling . . . → Read More: “Don’t Grasp & Grab…”

Phenomenal!

Due to the small snowstorm in the northeast, I stayed in NY an extra day instead of driving back to Cape Cod. It was a beautiful winter morning and I wanted to spend some time outside, so I grabbed the shovel and set out to clear some snow out in front of our apartment. Our . . . → Read More: Phenomenal!

A Spiritual Warrior – Me???

I always thought a “spiritual warrior” was like an evangelical Christian – someone who goes around trying to convert people. I was surprised to read that it was a person who spent time daily with their own soul. I think I might qualify.

Today in yoga, my teacher, (the one I love), was again . . . → Read More: A Spiritual Warrior – Me???

Truly “Letting Go”- “Man, these times are hard..” (The Script)

“Letting go” is another one of those phrases I have trouble understanding, along with “losing and finding oneself”. How does one go about “letting go” of feelings anyway? I know my feelings are trapped in my gut, wound around my muscles, coursing through my veins and arteries and interwoven through my diaphragm. If I just . . . → Read More: Truly “Letting Go”- “Man, these times are hard..” (The Script)

Struggle…Over n’ Over

Today in yoga class our teacher said to try not to come out of the pose early, stay in the room, and during the last 10 seconds, go to your personal edge. Life will always have a struggle in it, both in and out of the studio. Pushing through your struggles inside the studio will . . . → Read More: Struggle…Over n’ Over

My World, My Way? – NO Way!

I get up every morning and sit in my rocking chair and set about my task of putting my world in order in my mind. I want everyone happy and no conflict anywhere in it, much like housecleaning. I vacuum, dust, wash the floors, and then sit in my chair to admire how clean the . . . → Read More: My World, My Way? – NO Way!

Insightful Moments

Today, in yoga class, the teacher, who owns the studio, was amazingly insightful in handling an uncomfortable situation. In recent weeks I’ve heard some undercurrent about some people not being pleased with a certain instructor and I’m sure they let the teacher/owner know about it.

During class she told us how she took that . . . → Read More: Insightful Moments