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Traveling Yogini Adventures Final Part- Integration

It's been seven months since I returned from my trip and I am finally getting a chance to sit down and write a post, after much needed time of reflection, integration of what was experienced and learned. I recently have been reminded on how shocking changes can be to the body. Changes in seasons, environment,… Continue reading Traveling Yogini Adventures Final Part- Integration

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Prayer for Self Love

By Don Miguel RuizToday, Creator of the Universe we ask that you help us to accept ourselves just the way we are, without judgement. Help us to accept our mind the way it is, with all our emotions, our hopes and dreams, our personality, our unique way of being. Help us to accept our body… Continue reading Prayer for Self Love

Chakra's, Creating Balance, Off the Mat into the World, Practice of Yoga-Uniting, Spirituality

Roadblocks to Practice

When thinking about the yoga path or our spiritual path. The path is not really a path at all, that would imply a destination. As soon as we put a destination on the path we don’t focus on the journey. When we are focused on the journey, we are really experiencing the now moments and… Continue reading Roadblocks to Practice

Creating Balance, Off the Mat into the World, Practice of Yoga-Uniting, Relationships, Spirituality

A BALANCING ACT

The act of balancing on one foot in yoga class can inspire balance in the rest of our lives. While the breath and a focal point of concentration can assist us in posture, it’s the mind that really must let go of a particular outcome for balance on a deeper level, to occur. While in posture… Continue reading A BALANCING ACT

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Love is my Religion

LOVE IS MY RELIGION By: Nicole Petroff Yes I declared myself a worshiper of LOVE. Love is my religion. When thinking about the concept of having love as a religion, I realized it shouldn’t be like any other organized religion. This religion has no rules, no specific places to worship, no specific god or people… Continue reading Love is my Religion

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Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening

Possible Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening by Karen Bishop 1. Changing sleep patterns: restlessness, hot feet, waking up two or three times a night. Feeling tired after you wake up and sleepy off and on during the day. There is something called the Triad Sleep Pattern that occurs for many: you sleep for about 2-3 hours,… Continue reading Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening

Philosophy, Relationships, Self Realization, Spirituality

Attachments & School of Life

Attachments & the School of Life by Lura Genz, ourinnersource. com Life can be compared to an enormous multileveled structure – a school-house filled with countless classrooms. Each classroom represents an intention - either acted upon or not acted upon. Some of the life lessons taught, and often re-taught, are mind-numbingly repetitive in nature. It… Continue reading Attachments & School of Life

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Tree of Yoga

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

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Love is my Religion

By: Nicole PetroffYes I declared myself a worshiper of LOVE. Love is my religion.When thinking about the concept of having love as a religion, I realized it shouldn’t be like any other organized religion. This religion has no rules, no specific places to worship, no specific god or people involved. It encompasses everyone, every being,… Continue reading Love is my Religion

Creating Balance, Food & Nutrition, Holistic Healing, Off the Mat into the World, Philosophy, Yoga Diet

Food For The Soul

Food For the Soul By Nicole Petroff If you ask different yoga teachers/masters what the yoga diet consists of, you would probably get different answers, just as there are different ways of doing postures and different opinions of what is considered to be a branch or style of yoga. In my research I had found… Continue reading Food For The Soul