Compassion by Example: My Personal Story of Healing
Admittedly, my yoga journey began as an accident or possibly divine intervention. A writer that I admired was co-teaching at a yoga and writing retreat in Mexico and I planned […]
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Teaching Compassion for Yoga Teachers: Stage One
The heart is like a garden: it can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. ~ Jack Kornfield One of the first questions I ask of my YTT (Yoga Teacher […]
Ahimsa on and off the mat #yogachat
How does your yoga practice help develop ahimsa for your life? How has your understanding and relationship to ahimsa changed since beginning yoga? How do we practice ahimsa on […]
Writer’s Theme: COMPASSION – ahimsa
Ahimsa Sanskrit: अहिंसा; is a term meaning ‘not to injure’ and ‘compassion’, it sits at the foundation to all the other yoga ethical guidelines or ways of living. What is ahimsa […]
You’re invited to #yogachat June 6, 2014: “Yoga & Non-injury: Ahimsa on the mat”
Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. ~ Martin […]
Charter for Compassion – Will you join in sharing a message of compassion?
Those who practice yoga are familiar with the Sanskrit word “ahimsa”. Ahimsa means non-violence in action, thought, and words. The Global Charter for Compassion, which was released today, is beautifully […]
A Few Items Worth Sharing Today, Sunday Edition
Every once in a while we run across links related to yoga, meditation, or personal growth and spirituality that we feel like sharing. It may be a news article, an […]
How You Can Make Tuesday a Big Win!
The Secret to Ensure You Win on Tuesday is Within this Post Regardless of who wins the election on Tuesday, I hope we ALL as Americans, and moreover as Citizens […]