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I’ve been reading Krishnamurti’s Talks with American Students. He writes ‘…we are the world and the world is us and to bring about a radical revolution in society-which is absolutely essential-there must first of all be a radical transformation in ourselves…”
May we all be liberated from the constraints of the ego. May we learn to love each other.
I first discovered Yin Yoga when I was traveling in India. I met a woman who showed me Paul Grilley’s book entitled Yin Yoga.
A couple times a week we met upstairs in one of the ashram’s yoga rooms where me, her and anyone else who was interested would practice. I distinctly remember, after our very first practice session, walking down the stairs to the meal hall and feeling very light and tingly. Five years later in Vermont, pregnant and recovering from a respiratory/anxiety disorder, Yin Yoga, coupled with … Continue Reading
photo of Dharma Mittra taken by Margaret Garrett
Towards the end of my pregnancy, as Tate grew bigger and took up more space within me, I felt him move more dramatically. When I felt him kick and roll and hiccup, I placed my hand on my belly and rubbed as I spoke to him gently, “Hi sweetie”. Just a few days before he was born I was doing just this when I realized that it was not his movements I felt, but my own. It was a surprise to hear myself talk to my own body with such … Continue Reading
Change comes from within. Krishnamurti wrote that if you want peace in the world, you must first create peace in your own mind. When we feel at peace, we are more able to treat others in a compassionate way and this ripples out until there is more compassion in the world.
Since our state of mind correlates directly to the speed and quality of our breath, yogis developed breath techniques to help calm the ailing mind. When your breath slows down and evens out, the mind becomes more … Continue Reading
“We must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart. ” Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love, 1963.
