Yogic Hands and Flowering Lives: 2 Ways to Expand & Uplift Your Energy

* Sages of old didn’t try to escape the world.They remained within its very center—on a lotus-petaled seat—drawing nourishment from the mud beneath them, connecting to the abundance of the earth and all that is, to support their layers and layers of unfolding. The lotus, that ancient and lasting symbol of beauty and vitality, rises from decay and darkness,…

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YOGA: A Life Rope during the College Experience

College is an exciting time, and a true gift in the deepest sense.  It provides an opportunity to learn new skills, and better one’s mind as well as position in life, all while meeting new people and engaging all sorts of ideas and innovation.  It is a vast reservoir, an ocean to increase your capacity to take on and…

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On Tending a Good Environment for Practice

* “The greatest influence in your life, stronger than your willpower, is your environment.  Change that, if necessary.  Until you are mentally strong, you can never be what you want to be without a good environment.” –Parahamsa Yogananda It took me years to fully grasp the significance of this idea:  After all, the point of yoga is to create…

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