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9/11/2017 0 Comments Balance I would venture to say that we humans are asymmetrical beings. Hatha yoga, with its many asymmetrical poses reveals this well. One of the teachers I studied with helped me to see this in trikonasana (triangle pose). I noticed that one side always felt more challenging than the other side, perhaps because of a slightly elevated left hip. But what was interesting is I resisted being on my "tight" side and went deep on the side where I was "open," thereby perpetuating my own imbalance.
The physical practice is a metaphor for the inner process. I find that I stay in places that are comfortable and secure--whether its in the company of like-minded individuals or ordering the same food at restaurants. The practice, then, is to honestly observe whether places of comfort are contributing to imbalances in the heart and mind.
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Aug 29, 2017 - Beginnings
"You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather," a dear friend and teacher often says.
During these cloudy, rainy days, its easy to forget that. Wrapped up in the weather of one's passing, everyday existence, I often get lost in the fears and worries that cloud the absolute--the sky. Beginnings are endings, and endings are beginnings--the two are one. As humans living within space time, markers delineate the process, and help us navigate this life. This site is one of my markers. Today, I am celebrating. Archives
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