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Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi
Feeling Stuck? Try Diving Into Your Fears
This feeling of being stuck seems to reside deep in our gut, and it is surrounded by fear.
Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi
Avoiding Spiritual Bypass Syndrome
When I first started “coming out” as a spiritual guy, so to speak, I was living in sunny San Diego, California. The West Coast seemed to be the birthplace of so much personal growt…
Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi
The Art of Falling Down
The rains have returned to my home on the Big Island of Hawaii, and with them, a memory. About a year ago, I had an experience that exposed my darker self. Granted, I was still com…
Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi
Dawning of a New Age: How to Be a 21st-century Peacemaker
The New Year is fast approaching, and with it the opportunity to reflect on how we did this past year. It’s an important time to focus on what we’d like to create in the coming yea…
Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi
What is Your Super Power?
About a year ago, I was leading a creative writing class and I gave the students this prompt: “If you could be a superhero with one power, what would that power be?” Instantly, sni…
Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi
Right to Die: Does Facing Death Set Us Free from Suffering?
The teachings found in yoga are unafraid to address the notion of death. In fact, understanding and acceptance of the inevitability of death is seen as something that paradoxically…
Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi
To Serve Or To Save? Why Higher Ground is More Helpful Than a Soapbox
“You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink” - ProverbRecently I was at a marketplace in the old sugar plantation town of Hilo, on the east side of the Big Island…Tags:
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Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi
A 3-Minute Practice to Make Inspiration Soar
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." —Theodore Roosevelt I just completed leading a yoga retreat in Hawaii, and as we concluded, students asked how to keep their …
Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi
Think You Can't Meditate? Think Again.
If I had a nickel for every person who said to me “I can’t meditate,” I’d be rich. But for the multitudes of people who have busy, focused lives yet say they cannot meditate, there…
Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi
The Guru is You
What is a guru, and does this concept have anything to do with your yoga practice?The idea of a guru is a fairly common concept in India, the birthplace of yoga. In the 1960’s, The…
Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi
Why You Don't Need to Be Fit to Be Good at Yoga
Does having a physically fit, flexible body mean that a yoga student is better at the practice than someone who is not as flexible or in shape? On the surface, our Western mind see…
