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When you write yourself back to where you are
The ground is always moving. Stay grounded in who you are. Remembering who I am is sometimes a task. I’m not so good sometimes at receiving my gifts.
I stumbled upon an article I wrote years ago describing who I wanted to be in life—my career, to be exact—but really was asked to describe my identity in the world. I’m amazed to recognize that today I’m doing just what I described. It was eleven years ago.
I felt misunderstood back then. It’s a continual process to gain confidence in my natural talents, as if I need to reign over them.
Healing with Ashtanga: Modulating stress on autopilot
This time of year brings up stress. It’s not always in real time, but rather in remembering…
Not just in the mind, but in the nervous system and in the tissues. As the mornings are darker, the unconscious becomes brighter, and all that is held inside me comes alive in a new way. This shows up as inklings of thought that generate more depth, or sometimes a standstill—a pause too long—that highlights a blockage.
How to identify and get past the stagnant feeling where words or feelings are numbed? Move my body! My Ashtanga yoga practice has been my savior through the years.
Distraction of emotional trauma: Through undischarged residual energy
I am distracted often. Yes, that gets in my way when I know I’ll disappoint someone if I don’t accomplish a certain goal. Sometimes that someone is myself.
Yet, with my life of freedom—more so, the art of distraction itself—I wouldn’t have it any other way. There is a beauty and inherent intelligence in distraction.
Why does a distracted mind cause anxiety? (My original version of this article was 12 years ago during my graduate studies after the Yoga and Psyche Conference).
Behind the eyes of a writer™: A series, part eleven
I had no idea how it held me captive, until I was freed and felt the rush of releasing sentiment, reaction and response. Once guarded, now unafraid, I spoke.
Find your way to emotional healing: Turn any obstacle into a gem
Love is the most powerful and beautiful feeling in the world. It can make your world go round... It is also the place where you work out the most important issues inside you. If you are running into obstacles, it's always a great reminder to remember that love brings you closer to the core of who you are.
What I said is not what I mean
This bridge encapsulates a journey into the unknown somehow. To walk out onto this bridge into the fog along a treacherous cliff along old cobblestone seems precarious to say the least. Yet, it draws me in. If I were faced with this bridge in this moment, I would surely put one step in front of the other and venture out onto it.
Pebbles or mountains?
You don't trip over mountains. It's the small pebble that causes you to stumble....
Darkness you can find in your yoga practice: The psychology of you
Are you scared to face something within yourself? Do you sometimes feel that time is against you or that you cannot fulfill your wishes because of your fears?