♪ ♫ "I trust in my struggle, each and every day.
Music is my mediation, it's the way I pray." ♫ ♪
~Frente Cumbiero
The Hindu God of Ganesh is the archetype we call
Asmitā is an erroneous identification of the Self with the intellect. This klesha can arrive when the third chakra is out of balance, something our over-worked culture encourages.
An overly energized
heyam dukham anagatam
The suffering from
pain that has
not yet arisen
is
avoidable.
I wrote earlier about the kleshas, or five poisons for the mind that can lead us off the yogic path towards moksha,
Prior to leaving the US, Vinyasa and Anusara yoga were the main components of my regular asana practice. Yin Yoga is a style of yoga that involves holding the poses
As we stretch the body, we stretch the mind, which in turn stretches and thins our boundaries creating a stronger divine connection to all. I've been doing some deep hip
Since moving to Costa Rica, I've been struggling not to wake up at 4:30 every day. This is strange, as Costa Rica is a much quieter country than Nicaragua. There's
Some friends opened up a lovely little cafe on the Calzada in Granada back in December and it quickly became one of my favorite haunts. I spent the hot afternoons
One of the gifts of this world is that every person we encounter is a reflection. We are each a mirror for all the beauty and chaos encompassed deep within
Word of the Day: Erratic
adjective
1. deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric; queer: erratic behavior.
2. having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed: erratic winds.
3. Geology . noting or pertaining to a boulder or the like carried by glacial ice and deposited some distance from its place of origin.
4. (of a lichen) having no attachment to the surface on which it grows.
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deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion;
eccentric; queer: erratic behavior.
My little path spins onward, wandering and not fixed. I'm in my final few days in Granada and preparing to travel