Poetry

The Spell

October 6, 2009January 6, 2012 Chakra Shaman

Tried so hard to turn that spell into practice of nonattachment Instead it turned into a practice of detachment Tears of grief as I fall asleep to dream of you As the alarm goes off Im waking up with you in my arms Tears of reality arise as the dream flies A desire to go… Continue reading The Spell

Holistic Healing, Off the Mat into the World, Poetry

The weed

July 2, 2009January 6, 2012 Chakra Shaman

I remembered practicing Karma Yoga in the garden at the Ashram as i garden at my own house. I remembered the thousands of weeds i pulled out of the garden at the ashram and began to contemplate what we call a "weed" in the garden. I wrote this poem: Note the formatting is not right.… Continue reading The weed

Poetry, Relationships, Self Realization, Spirituality

May 12, 2009October 6, 2010 Chakra Shaman

>Love By Nicole PetroffLove HurtsNot TrueLove HealsLove is all there isLove is everywhereI love you and you love her and she loves him but doesn’t like youWhy that’s discrimination, I sayTrue love doesn’t have discrimination of anyoneTrue love doesn’t have dualism, like love or hateTrue love doesn’t have sufferingTrue love doesn’t have wanting or needingTrue… Continue reading Poetry

Off the Mat into the World, Poetry, Practice of Yoga-Uniting, Self Realization, Spirituality

Tree of Yoga

May 12, 2009October 27, 2010 Chakra Shaman

There are many misconceptions on what yoga is about. Many people in this country have been mislead into believing that yoga is just doing postures to gain more strength, flexibility, and beatification. The misunderstanding of what yoga is can take a student in the opposite direction of the true meaning and goal of yoga. Yoga's… Continue reading Tree of Yoga