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10 Proven Ways to Boost Your Happiness

There will always be something out there that can pull you down, but there are more things that can make you happy. Here are 10 things that can help you […]

Om: A Poem about Mindfulness

OM There is a flood Open the gate There is a flood Don’t be late Sit, please sit Open your mind Sit, please sit Practice being kind Fill your heart […]

Truth: We are Love

Last month, I discussed the difference between authenticity and truth. Authenticity is “the truth of bearing who you are”, I said. It’s the work of diving deep, peeling off layers […]

Alchemy & Authenticity

I would like to invite you on a journey. A journey that explores your own authenticity. A journey that explores the potential for alchemy in your life. Our theme here at […]

Overall wellness hinges on a dynamic balance of web-like interconnections, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. The human body is a fully interconnected organism, nothing working in isolation, and […]

Learn How To Manifest Your Intentions With Yoga Nidra

I had a physical asana practice for over 15 years before I actually understood the role of intention in yoga. I recall instructors in New York City in the early […]

Meditation for Better Parenting

The gurgles of the baby, that innocent smile, the little hand that beckons and the tongue that rolls out a sound , ‘Mumma’ …’papa’. Yes! Parenthood is a delightful […]

Invoking a Daily Journal Practice with Tarot Cards

Since childhood I’ve had a fascination with journaling, and at the same time a fear of not having enough to write. That all recently changed when I took a Brene Brown […]

Working with Uncomfortable Feelings

Life isn’t about avoiding pain, feelings – any feeling! Even uncomfortable feelings like hunger, addiction, craving, fear, anxiety, depression. It is about learning to lean into those feelings, relax into […]

Tune Your Instrument

Meditation is a time when you let the outer world take care of itself. There is an old saying, “Let the world turn without you.” You will think about the outer world; that simply can’t be helped. Take this chance to settle into yourself and get some R&R. You do not have to be on duty, so give yourself over to the inner processes.

Top 10 Myths About Meditation

Meditation is a vacation that wipes off impressions that cause stress and strain. It is like a holiday that doesn’t make holes in the pocket but rejuvenates the mind and […]

Everyday Enlightenment Workshop with Julian Walker

Join me, Julian Walker, for my Everyday Enlightenment Workshop, on January 26th from 2 – 5 pm at Santa Monica Yoga. This unique afternoon will introduce you to “5 simple […]

Kim’s Final Notes on 10 Day Meditation Challenge

Kim shares her final thoughts on the Sister vs. Sister 10 Day Meditation Challenge I know it has been quite some time since my last post but I have continued […]

How to Find Out More about Your Own Personality?

If you want to be successful and happy in life, then knowing yourself is one of the most important ways to accomplish this. If you don’t understand how your own […]

Days 6-10: Meditation Challenge Wrap Up

Thanks to all of you who followed our 10-Day Meditation Challenge – Sister versus Sister. The last 5 days of the challenge were especially, well, challenging. I had been on […]

Day 4: Concentration & Compassion … and Twerking

If we know the divine art of concentration, if we know the divine art of meditation, if we know the divine art of contemplation, easily and consciously we can unite […]

Day 3: Lovingkindness Meditation

The Lovingkindness Intervention Today I had no problem accessing the videos for Day 3 of the meditation. Kim reported in today, too. She was having an issue with her laptop. So […]

Day 2: walking meditation

The Internet was off and on all day today here. No meditation video watching for me. Instead I did a walking meditation. I started by walking down the stairs to the […]

Day 1: Counting Breath

I woke up at 6am this morning on the West Coast and am now writing this at 1am from the other side of the country in Cape Cod on the […]

Sister v. Sister 10 day Meditation Challenge

Sister versus Sister (Okay, so it’s really not “Sister versus Sister”.) My sister Kim recently moved to Los Angeles (she is also a yoga teacher). We often talk about how […]

Let the beauty of what you love…

Moments of Silence

“In silence one can receive more because all one’s activities become concentrated at one point. There is only one real rhythm; in silence you hear it. When you live to […]

20 Uplifting Quotes on Yoga and Meditation

“You must have a room or certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspaper that morning, you don’t know who your friends are, […]

5 Steps to Create Your Own Meditation Space

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity. ~ Swami Sivananda I have found that having a […]

Mala Beads: Meanings, Significance and Uses

Introducing Mala Beads A mala is a strand of beads, traditionally used for counting during mantra meditations. Malas can consist of 108 beads, 54 beads, 27 beads, 21 or 19 […]

Meditations on freedom and peace

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart […]

Discover the Power of Gratitude

Gratitude seems to be one of the few transformational practices that unites people beyond beliefs and words—beyond nation, race, and tribe. It is really this simple: When you have a […]

16 Tycoons Agree to Give Away Fortunes – WSJ.com

The billionaire founder of social network Facebook Inc. has agreed to give the majority of his wealth to charity, part of a broader group of rich entrepreneurs committing to philanthropy […]

A healthy self-awareness requires balance

I wanted to share this insightful post written by Andrea Marcum, Owner of U Studio Yoga in Los Angeles. Her mother, she shares, raised them in a “What will others […]

6 Tips for People Who Don’t Have Time to Meditate – PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement

Interested in beginning meditation but don’t know where to start? The good news is that all you need is 5-10 minutes a day to get started. Are you thinking to […]

Observations on Multitasking

Fellow yogi and teacher Jamie Elmer shares her observations on multitasking. She notes that multitasking helps the ego feel more important. “Look at how important I am. I have a […]

Evolution of the Emergency Room – Breathing Techniques for Pain Management

This past weekend I had to visit the emergency room at our local hospital. (Thank goodness, we’re all okay.) Upon leaving, I was given a 7-page printout of Discharge Instructions. […]

How do you define meditation?

Today on the Musings blog (a blog about mind, art, productivity and more), Koroush Dini MD, talks about how he defines meditation. He tries to define it simply ~ in […]

Are You Practicing the Law of Love?

New yogis (or those who are “yoga curious”) often wonder if Yoga is a religion. It is not. Regardless of your personal belief system, you can practice yoga. Yoga teachers […]

My Top Ten Ways to Find Your Magnificence During Tough Times | Gail Lynne Goodwin’s Blog

Inspire Me Today is a great blog chock full of pragmatic action and inspiration. Today Gail shares the Top 10 Ways to Find Magnificence During Tough Times. One of my […]

Doctor and Patient – How Mindfulness Can Make for Better Doctors – NYTimes.com

I found this article about mindfulness in the New York Times interesting. It talks about more and more physicians becoming disenchanted with their profession because of the many distractions on […]

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali The Threads of Union Translation by BonGiovanni Available at The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

Another Reason I Love Venice: Urban Meditation Timelapse

Introducing a taste of The Urban Yogi Movement. Time lapse meets Group “Urban” Meditation. Filmed at Venice Beach Boardwalk, Los Angeles CA July 2009. Facilitated by Siri Shiva Singh. Directed, Photographed, and Edited by Ashley T. Hughes.

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The Awakening PDF Now Available

Here is the download for the essay previously posted, entitled The Awakening. To download it, simply click here: Download The Awakening (pdf) Please enjoy! Namaste.

The Awakening (Author Unknown)

A time comes in your life when you finally get it…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out – ENOUGH!

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Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love on nurturing creativity, TED.com

Forced morning meditation

This morning around 5:30 I was shocked out of sleep by a blaring BUZZ! Actually, the word “buzz” does not do this noise justice. It was more like the sound […]

Meditation Suggestion: Gandhi on Laziness

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy ~Mahatma Gandhi

Om Sweet Om: 5 Steps to Create a Sacred Space for Yoga at Home

Yoga teacher and feng shui consultant Tisha Morris shares the 5 steps to create a sacred space for your home yoga and meditation practice.

To Be Supplied With Goodness, We Must Demand It!

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Kat Rogers of Self Symmetry. Kat lives in Dallas where she teaches yoga and designs beautiful jewelry. She is pictured in the […]

Why Mia Farrow Isn’t the Only Hungry One – Unite for Hunger and Hope

Fifteen million children die of hunger every year. Did you know that at this moment in time more than 500 million people are living in “absolute poverty” and more than […]

3 Great Ways to Open Your Heart Chakra and Experience More Love

The heart chakra is the fourth chakra and is located in the center of the chest. Governed by love, creativity and your sense of touch, the heart chakra is closely connected to various emotions such as compassion, honesty, respect, forgiveness, jealousy, anger, self-expression, happiness, generosity and the love you have for yourself and others.