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Most people think Yoga  is just the physical stuff. You know, those bendy poses where someone looks like a human pretzel or is balancing...

Last week we explored the Yamas, so this week we’re diving into the second limb of Patanjali’s path: the Niyamas . While the Yamas guide...

In Yogic philosophy, there is something called "The 8 Limbs of Patanjali." These are eight powerful suggestions on how to live a more...

"I need to go shopping. I need to clean the house. I should answer those emails. Ugh, I’m so tired, maybe I’ll just rest a little... No,...

Have you ever said or thought a word and immediately felt  it in your body? Like, viscerally? As if it wasn’t just a thought, but an...

Fear is often understood as "I’m scared of snakes", "I’m scared of the dark", or "I’m scared of danger"… but in a spiritual sense, fear...

Santosha  literally means contentment  and is one of the five Niyama , which are part of the eight limbs of Yoga . Santosha teaches us...

"Are you ok?" How many of you really stop to think about how you’re actually feeling when someone asks that?  How do you know if you are...

A while back, I was lucky enough to go to the theater to see a show my two friends from Veranda Panda co-created... and I nearly wet...

No. NO! Nooooo! No... How do you feel  when someone replies with just a plain, simple "no"? Are you satisfied? Or do you- like most of...

How often do you actually  pay attention to your feet? How often do you look at them in admiration? How often do you thank them? (I’ll...

Yesterday, I wrote "this" article. It was filled with wisdom and comedy, truly a masterpiece (or so I thought). I felt inspired. I was on...

Enlightenment is not needed to understand "the Power of Fudge It"—and no, I’m not talking about candy. It’s all about learning not to...

You’re stuck in traffic and suddenly feel the Kraken arise from the depths of your belly… You’re standing in a queue and see someone cut...

"One is never afraid of the Unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end." – Jiddu Krishnamurti So many people find themselves...

When Was the Last Time You Truly Listened? When was the last time you really listened? Not listening to answer, not listening to express...

Have you ever received a gift and thought, “Wow, I am so lucky”?  Or gone to a concert and felt the same way? What about when you...

Intention is what you set your Mind to; it’s the means by which you achieve a goal. You may wonder, what does intention have to do with...

My First Encounter with Yoga In 2019, I was dragged to my first-ever Yoga class by my mother: Yin Yoga (the Yoga of surrender and acceptance). In those 60 minutes, I experienced the most bliss I had ever felt (and at the time, I was working as a diving instructor in the Red Sea... which is already pretty blissful). My soul had found its place... but the ego was rebelling like a little b***h. After class, the teacher came to me and said that I did really well (the aim in Yin i