“You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” ~ Louise Hay Steph: There’s no question the human body is capable of doing amazing things, even when it’s doing nothing at all. But years of media conditioning, injuries, trauma, and aging has a way of diminishing … Continued
“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” – William Blake Jeff: One of my son Eden’s more endearing habits is thanking every random object and creature he passes by. “Thank you, stick,” “Thank you, stah-bewy.” His bizarre pronunciation of “thank you” is “dat doiiing,” which gives his practice a rollicking feel as he springs down the … Continued
Pamela: What does gratitude feel like in the body and where does it live? If you had to explain gratitude to someone who had never felt it before, how would you? We will explore sensations through an embodied journey and practice.
“To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.” – John Burroughs Oliver: There’s a good chance that where you are right now isn’t new or particularly exciting. We mostly relate to the familiar routines of life with an unconscious ‘been there, done that, seen it a thouuusand times’ kind of attitude. Could we be … Continued
Avi: The Pali term mudita has no direct translation into English. It is a mirror image of the practice of karuna (compassion). Whereas in karuna we practice positive mind states in the face of suffering, with mudita we do the same with happiness. I like to think of it as generalized gratitude. Whereas in gratitude practice, … Continued