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Graceful Yoga is not just about yoga, but living with a bit of soul and passion. Concious living and mindfulness, the everyday sacred, my personal spiritual ruminations, dance, joy, and living juicy.
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Wishcasting Wednesday: What Do You Wish to Learn
Another great question from Jamie for Wishcasting. How does she manage to time her questions so well? Wishcasting Wednesday: What Do You Wish to LearnThis year I began to learn (or relearn) some basic skills: sewing, vegetable gardening, and canning ...
Yoga getaway without going anywhwere
I am loving the heat much more this summer than usual. Normally I find it uncomfortable, but for some reason I just want to be outside all the time--in the garden, the lake, or just lounging about. My pale skin can only take so much, however, so I di...
Not Much Better Than . . .
Picking blueberries in morning with the sun shining through the morning dew; feet wet and cooled by the grass; listening to faint, gentle coyote calls somewhere off deep in the woods.(photo source: wiki)...
Notes From My Journal
Jan 10, 2009In the stillnessLies the truth of my beingI am pure, radiant loveSat NamJan 13, 2009My soul is a traveler. It wears many colors as it dances down the street singing songs of joy.Jan 22, 2009My dream was interesting. I’m not sure if it h...
Can't Afford It All
I’ve mentioned before my thoughts on yoga and money, and you would think that moving out to the country would present you with less opportunities to spend money on yoga and yoga-related events. Not so. Two different yoga teachers in my area have a ...
A Life’s Work
Since I’ve recently read Thomas Moore’s book, A Life at Work, I’ve been thinking about how I spend my time. I have to say that my paid day job does not feel like my life’s work. I do my job well, but it’s not my calling. That doesn’t mean...
Dirt Under My Nails
I just wanted to say that I had a blissful weekend gardening, so not all my experiences are bad. I got plenty of black fly bites to proof it! Saturday I spent some time prepping parts of the veggie garden for transplants, and started to clean up over...
To Help You Get Through Your Chores
Laborare est orare - "To work is to pray." "Spirituality without a ground in daily work tends to be abstract and ultimately irrelevant. Practical labor without a spiritual base in unconscious, narcissistic, and one-dimensional. It lacks the richness ...
Yoga With Soul
From Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore:"A soul-oriented yoga might go through its many postures and forms of breathing while paying attention to the memories, emotions, and images that arise in conjuction with physical motion and posture. Inner images...
Finding My Authentic Yoga
I haven’t written very much about my own personal yoga practice. I’ve been on this path for 12 years, with a focus mostly in the hatha and power/Vinyasa yoga traditions. Recently I’ve tried Kripalu yoga, which I love, but due to summer scheduli...
Butterflies
This is my first post for the Sisterhood of the Purple Bicycle, started by Mel. To find out more about the Sisterhood and what it entails, go here.Sometimes I get this feeling deep down in the pit of my stomach. Kind of like butterflies, but less int...
