Effort toward steadiness is practice. sutra 1.13 I get this sutra when it comes to asana practice. I get this sutra when it comes to mountain biking, running and tackling my vision board/goals. What I hadn't quite applied it to until now is my writing. In order for my blogging to be consistent, my journaling needs to be consistent. Daily --- just a like a daily asana practice. The Yoga Sutras weren't shared thousands of years ago in reference to writing or mountain biking but here's the … [Read more...]
Suffering is Optional
The title of this post Suffering is Optional is inspired from a phrase I almost incorporated on my 2012 vision board. As usual my board is filled with athletic challenges to encourage me to run & mountain bike more; new challenges like learning to actually do my own bike maintenance; and cook "mo 'betta" vegetarian meals my husband will LOVE! Of course another section of my board inspires me to live a stronger yoga life. When I say "stronger" I mean more daily home yoga asana time & … [Read more...]
Vision Board Comes to Life
As some of you know I spent a few days last week at a meditation/writing retreat at Shambhala Mountain Center in Red Feather Lakes, CO. It was a serene three days of meditating and writing, without cell/internet/tv/radio service and 600 acres of land to explore at my leisure. One of the unexpected highlights of my trip was spending time outside, in and around The Great Stupa. I had read about it online prior to my trip but the online pics paled in comparison to seeing it live with my own … [Read more...]
What’s Your 2011 Focus?
A month ago I shared with you all my vision board (VB) project and my initial reservations about doing it. Well, I'm here to report I'm pleasantly shocked by its magic. It has only been a month and I've already had an amazing experience in connecting with that $1.50 piece of bright blue cardboard. One of my shout out phrases on that board is "get focused". I recalled it today as I was driving by the bookstore and thought about stopping to browse. Then I said to myself "stay focused". This … [Read more...]
Step Out of Your Routine
"Step Out of Your Routine" is one of the affirmations beaming from my vision board. And it's fitting given the last couple of weeks has been nothing but routine, particularly my yoga practice while I was on the road. Up until last Tuesday, I was on holiday travel for about 1.5 weeks. In order to continue with my daily yoga practice, I had to settle for practicing on plushy carpet. If you're a yogi, you know carpet is not ideal particularly for a practice that is mostly standing & arm … [Read more...]
Visions Dancing in My Head
A couple of weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night unable to fall back to sleep. Instead of sugar plums and my holiday to do list cluttering my head, anxiety/thoughts swirled in my mind about the vision board for 2011 I was scheduled to do. I had a date on my calendar to spend an afternoon with my dear friend/yoga teacher Ursula discussing our goals for 2011 and creating our vision boards. Side note: if you're in the VA/DC area, visit Ursula's studio Inner Power Yoga - it's a … [Read more...]