Tag: spiritual journey
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Morning Yoga Is Not What You Think: A Practice of Letting Go
Explore how morning sadhana helps us release desire, reclaim self-worth, and begin the day in stillness rather than striving.
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Unearthing Your Warrior
Do you remember what rock bottom felt like? Yeah. Few can forget that. A chasm of lostness so vast that there was no conceivable end. But do you recall the moments after? Do you remember when you built something out of nothing? Your soul brought you to exactly the right place, at the right time,…
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The Hidden Power in Asking for Help
I recently went through a breakup and moved houses after a period of financial instability, two instances of what psychologists Cochrane and Robertson reported to be the most stressful life circumstances.I have moved nearly 10 times in my adulthood – almost all of them by myself, with zero help. In one circumstance, I abandoned most…
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Acceptance vs. Judgment: How do you describe your difficult connections?
When something goes awry, and the energy becomes difficult or resistant between yourself and another, how do you choose to see the situation? As much as I dislike binary interpretations of things, I’ve found this dichotomy helpful when relating… Are you accepting what is happening, or are you rejecting what is happening by judging the…
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Do You Know How to Communicate Your Needs?
Do you know the difference between sharing your truth through the filter of pain and sharing from love? Lately I’ve noticed this trend of people claiming they are “speaking their truth” when they are expressing their beliefs toward another party (which presumably feels differently). These shares, though they can feel empowering in the moment, are…
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How We Become Fossils – The Trappings of Dogma
As spiritual seekers, we enjoy saying yes to the unknown. We know the people, things and places with which we surround ourselves affect our perception of the world. We strive to gain greater levels of awareness and, when conscious of ourselves, choose not to repeat the same painful cycles. We see pain as an evolutionary…
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Butterflies and other trite Symbols of Spiritual Transformation
To be real with you… I’ve been better. I’ll spare you the details.People kept telling me all this challenge would be worthwhile. They said, “You’re experiencing a spiritual initiation!”or, “You’re facing trials now so that you can emerge transformed.”or,“You’re a caterpillar almost ready to become a butterfly!” Let’s all take a moment to collectively roll…
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The Ephemeral Nature of Ice Pops and Intuition
When I was six, my mother used to put my little brother and me in daycare while she taught fitness classes in a nearby gym. We waited forever in this musty, small room with other children and an overwhelmed, frizzy-haired woman who was constantly trying to untangle children entwined in battles over their favorite toy.…
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Journey into the Unknown
There is a certain moment in our lives when we become disillusioned with the outside world. We have followed all the rules that we were told would lead to success, so why does our life feel so bland? We begin to feel empty and unsatisfied. We ask ourselves, is there more? This is the call…
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