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Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life
The Positivity Plague
We’re thinking about stress all wrong. “Pain is our absolute best teacher, because it forces us to change something.”
Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life
The Yoga of Critical Thinking
I was talking recently with a fellow yoga teacher about a student who takes three to four classes every day. He was a little worried about the effect that might be having on her bo…
Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life
Ordinary Superpowers
I have a mantra. I say it to myself daily, in many situations, and it helps me immensely in my life. It’s this: Why am I doing this? I don’t even think the answer to that question …
Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life
Composting for Your Life
It’s Spring 2012, and we just had a super full moon: The moon was closer to the earth than it’s been all year. Here in Vancouver, it’s just starting to get warm, though the cherry …
Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life
The Delicate Art of Listening
“Close your eyes,” my yoga teacher says. “Don’t open them again for the next 90 minutes.”We laugh a little, like, Is she serious?Then she says, “I’m serious. Don’t open your eyes.”…
Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life
Happy (Belated) Earth Day! I Got You Some Trash.
Earth Day 2012 was just a few weeks ago, and I’ve been thinking about what that means to us now, as yogis and as human beings.Humans are a funny species: We love to shout “Save the…Tags:
• Ecology
Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life
Pitch, Pace, and Pause
As some of you already know, I am a spoken word poet, which means, generally speaking, that I talk about my feelings in front of half-drunk audiences on Monday nights at a neighbor…
Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life
Tao Te Ching and the Complexities of Going with the Flow
Lately, I’ve been reading the Tao Te Ching. It’s the seminal text of Taoist philosophy, a system of thought that I’ve been attracted to since I was a stressed out, straight-A unive…
Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life
The Hidden Dangers of Sunshine and Flowers
As many of you already know, I am not what I would describe as a ‘sunshine and flowers’ yoga teacher. Listening to teachers talk about how wonderful all creation is and seeing insp…Tags:
• Yoga
Pathfinding: Yoga and Mindfulness for a Full Life
Let’s Do a Spring Cleanse! (From Someone Who Hates Cleanses)
Happy first days of Spring! It’s a celebratory season, and one that just can’t help but invoke change, transformation, and rebirth. It’s spring cleaning time–get the dusty clothes…
