State of Mind
Thoughts For The Week 3
“The best gifts are tied with heartstrings.” —Author Unknown “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” –Dolly Parton No person is your enemy, no person is your friend, every person is your teacher. – Florence Scovel Shinn Fear is the cheapest room in the house. [...]
The Cycle Of Perfect Action
Perfect action is one that leaves no trace of regret. In the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, achieving perfection in action is described as a 3-step cycle that we keep repeating as long as we take action =). 1. Action 2. Introspection 3. Surrender With each action, we are asked to reflect and learn such that [...]
Don’t Aim For Happiness
Aim For Balance. A friend wrote in recently and asked how he can stay focused on positive things, when through life experience his mind has come to focus on negative stuff. And it got me thinking. As young children we’re told that we need to look for the silver lining, the half-full glass and the [...]
Thoughts For The Week 2
“The price of anything is the amount of life you are willing to pay for it.” Thoreau “A compromise is an agreement whereby both parties get what neither of them wanted.” via @JessicaNorthey on Twitter “When you say ‘I love you’ you are actually saying you have awakened a place in me where I am [...]
Thoughts for the week
A weekly compilation of inspiring thoughts
The Science and Art of Pulse Diagnosis
Today I’m happy to share with you an esoteric and ancient system of understanding health. I’ve recently had an email conversation with Mahesh Krishnamurthy, one of the few people in India trained in Nadi Pariksha. He has an extensive education that spans Ayurveda, Yoga Shastra, Yoga Therapy, Nadi Pariksa, and integrates these systems into his [...]
The Pancamaya Model
During the course of my education in yoga the Pancamaya [sometimes spelt Panchamaya] model has been very useful in helping me see a holistic picture of health. This model is now one of the foundations of my work and I feel excited to share this with you. What is the Pancamaya Model? The Pancamaya model [...]
Why can’t I heal?
“You could stand here sick with ten illnesses today, and tomorrow have no evidence of any of them. Your body has the ability to replenish itself that fast. But most of you do not have the ability to change your thoughts that fast. So the amount of time that it takes between sickness and wellness [...]
Am I flowing?
Am I motivated? Inspired? Is my living light? Does life flow for me? These are some of the questions that came to mind as I sit down for this contemplation. I am doing a workshop this weekend about relationships, and this morning I began debating the importance of my life experience and how it affects [...]
