by TAadministrator | Apr 14, 2015 | Brain, Mindfulness, Vision
This past sunday I spent the morning at my local Buddhist Center. I set up the altar, put on a pot of coffee, arranged the meditation cushions and dug out the mugs and tea bags (and was then corrected for my mis-alignment of the seven bowls on the altar and the...
by TAadministrator | Mar 16, 2015 | Brain, Habits, Mindfulness, Vision
I am really interested in this phenomena that I am noticing around the issue of recording and sharing experiences. There seems to be a real need to record all events in one’s life – and I definitely fall prey to this: I have found myself narrating my experience...
by TAadministrator | Mar 4, 2015 | Brain, Habits, Vision
I recently joined a powerful group of women who meet monthly and talk, and share resources about writing and motherhood and womanhood. We talk, we eat, we share and we write. This weekend we worked with two prompts. One of the prompts revolved around the notion of...
by TAadministrator | Feb 23, 2015 | Brain, Habits, Stress
I have been reading and studying Yogic texts for about eight years. One of the concepts that comes up and creates interesting dialogue and interpretation is the notion of brahmacarya, which is one of the Yamas. The Yamas are the first limb of yoga, and relate to the...
by TAadministrator | Feb 10, 2015 | Ayurveda, Brain, Habits, Mindfulness
“We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and...
by TAadministrator | Feb 3, 2015 | Ayurveda, Brain, Habits, Stress, Vision
Early february is a time of transition in many faiths and countries. We are halfway between the winter and spring equinox when Spring is on it’s way and the first crocuses start to appear (unless you live in the cold North like me, in which case you’re buried under a...
