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Epictetus Quotes & Yoga Philosophy
I was watching again the movie "Serendipity" (yes, I have a weakness for romantic comedies, as well as the habit of watching a movie I...
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Aug 27, 20232 min read
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"Dive Into Yoga Lab", by Susana Laborde-Blaj
It is an incredible feeling for me, to be completely submerged in water. Sometimes playing while I stay for a moment at the bottom of the...
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Aug 19, 20231 min read
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"Autobiography in Five Chapters", by Portia Nelson
I first read this poem on Instagram, shared by a wonderful yoga teacher and mentor, Mynx Inastugu, not knowing how famous the poem is,...
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Aug 13, 20232 min read
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"Creating a Heart Space", by Toni Goodman
It is such an honor to have received this gift from Toni Goodman. She wrote it for me when I moved from Oregon to California, almost 4...
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Jul 16, 20231 min read
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“What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade” by Brad Aaron Modlin
Mrs. Nelson explained how to stand still and listen to the wind, how to find meaning in pumping gas, how peeling potatoes can be a form...
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Jun 23, 20231 min read
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"Gitanjali 35", by Rabindranath Tagore
My sister Lourdes shared this with me: Gitanjali 35 by Rabindranah Tagore Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where...
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Jun 4, 20231 min read
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"Listen", by Barbara Crocker
One of those poems that invites me to appreciate Beauty, and be in the present moment. Listen I want to tell you something. This morning...
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May 28, 20231 min read
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Is God Available?, quoting T.K.V. Desikachar and Meister Eckhart
I recently purchased the excellent resource "Viniyoga Magazines", that I highly recommend. You can go to viniyogamagazines.com or to...
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May 21, 20231 min read
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"You may have ideas...", poem by Morgan Harper Nichols
A beautiful poem by Morgan Harper Nichols, from her book "All Along You Were Blooming". Thanks to Kris for pointing it out to me, and...
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May 14, 20231 min read
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"Singularity", by Marie Howe
Poems arrive in the most interesting ways. This one came to me from a student, who couldn't sleep one night, and turned the radio on....
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Apr 30, 20231 min read
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"Poem 133: The Summer Day", by Mary Oliver
A dear student mentioned this poem in class a few days ago (thank you for reminding us of this one, Eileen!): Poem 133: The Summer Day...
susanalabordeblaj
Mar 26, 20231 min read
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"Make Your Practice a Symphony", by A. G. Mohan
I am a lifelong student of yoga, and recently enrolled in a program called "Deepen Your Yoga Practice", with Chase Bossart and faculty,...
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Mar 5, 20231 min read
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"Why Are Your Poems So Dark?", by Linda Pastan
Toni Goodman shared this poem with us in her Poetry Circle, honoring Linda Pastan, a few days after she died. Toni writes: "Linda Pastan,...
susanalabordeblaj
Feb 26, 20231 min read
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"I Live My Life In Widening Circles", by Rainer Maria Rilke
Lately, I have been reading a text by Albert Einstein in my classes, and he says the words "widening our circle of compassion", which...
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Feb 19, 20231 min read
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"For Presence", by John O'Donohue
I often read poetry by John O'Donohue in class, and I love particularly the beginning of this blessing: "May you awaken to the mystery of...
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Jan 1, 20231 min read
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"What Is The Body?", by Jelaluddin Rumi
An invisible bird flies over, but casts a quick shadow. What is the body? That shadow of a shadow of your love, that somehow contains the...
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Nov 20, 20221 min read
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"Fork In The Road", by Yogi Berra
In class we were talking about choice, and when we find a fork in the road, and I of course mentioned the great quote by Yogi Berra:...
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Sep 18, 20221 min read
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"Poem Of The One World", by Mary Oliver
My friend Toni Goodman shared this beautiful Mary Oliver poem with us. Thank you Toni, my poetry mentor! Poem of the One World Mary...
susanalabordeblaj
Aug 28, 20221 min read
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"You have endured...", Poem by Morgan Harper Nichols
We have a wonderful community of engaged people in my online yoga classes, and last Monday one of the students mentioned this poem in the...
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Aug 4, 20221 min read
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"Mindful", by Mary Oliver
Thanks again Mary Oliver! Mindful Mary Oliver Everyday I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight, that leaves me...
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May 22, 20221 min read
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