I hope you are all having a wonderful week this week. This weekās post is the second part of our yoga and mental health series. You can check out last weekās post here. As you might remember I discussed my own personal struggles with depression and anxiety and I explained how much yoga helped me, even if I wasnāt going to classes, I did several Asanas (poses) before bed to help me feel more grounded and happy. Of course, one…
What a Month in India Taught me About Yoga * Before I begin I want to make clear that the views expressed here are purely objective and that Iām only going on what I experienced, not an in-depth study or survey. āWhat are the differences between practicing yoga in the West and practicing in India?ā This is a question Iāve been asked quite regularly in recent weeks, having embarked on a solo trip with no definitive end on the basis…
5 Questions That Will Bring You Back to This MomentĀ āThe time will come when, With elation, You will greet yourself arriving At your own door, in your own mirror, And each will smile at the otherās welcome, And say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was yourself. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart To itself, to the stranger who has loved you all your life, whom you ignored For another, who knows you…
Wouldn’t it be great to be completely aware of our actions rather than just acting them out? Or better still wouldn’t it be amazing if we learned to stop ourselves before we said or did something that we’ll either immediately or shortly after regret? And if you don’t know what I’m talking about at all maybe you know about thinking about something that worries you or stresses you out to the point where you don’t feel like you’re anything else…
