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- 6 Yoga Pose Transitions for Beginners by Bipin Baloni Summary: Explore the blog to find some of the finest transition poses while practicing Yoga. Yoga poses are called the heart of Yoga. Poses are an integral part of the ancient discipline, which has been prevalent on the planet since time immemorial. Those who practice Yoga on a regular basis for improvement …
- Seeds of What? by Cheri Neal The book “Seeds of Joy, Growing Zinnias and Your Zest for Life” may have an interesting title, but what does it REALLY mean? What do Zinnias have to do with Zest? And what does any of it have to do with You and ME? Zinnias are filled with rich metaphors, bringing out the …
- It’s ALL In The Believing by Cheri L. Neal Growing flowers from seed is a LOT of work. Not physical work exactly, but more of a discipline. One must care for the seeds, making sure they get water on a regular basis and that weeds don’t take over. If you aren’t invested in the flowers growing, if you don’t believe that …
- Why Mindfulness? Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. Viktor E. Frankl Mindfulness, at essence, means being focused on the present. Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), defines it as: “awareness that arises through paying …
- Meditation Basics What is Meditation? Life is demanding, with numerous calls on our attention at any time. For all its benefits, technology has made life even more demanding; with cell phones and the like we truly seem to be open to the world 24/7. In addition to the multitude of external demands the supercomputer that is our …
- Rx against trauma By William T. Hathaway We live in traumatic times. The shock waves from wars, terror attacks, and spree shootings reverberate through our society and impact us all. For the direct victims and their family and friends this can be life shattering. Many of them suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a debilitating condition that …
- The Introvert Personality A Definition of Introvert Introversion is the tendency to focus one’s attention towards the inner, mental world rather than external, physical “reality”. Introversion is a natural characteristic occurring in about 25% of the population according to psychotherapist Dr Marti Olsen Laney in her excellent book The Introvert Advantage. Dr Laney offers a further definition …
- Do What Thou Wilt English occultist Aleister Crowley wrote “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law” in his classic The Book of The Law forcibly dictated to him by the discarnate higher intelligence called Aiwaz. What is meant by this “law”? Does it mean we are free to do whatever we please – in …
- How to Make Good Decisions For many, making a decision is one of the hardest challenges presented by life. It need not be. The very fact we are faced with decisions emphasizes our very special gift of free will. Without free will we would be mere automata, biological machines going through the motions. Consciousness without meaning or purpose. So, why …
- 5 Yoga Poses for Confidence and Inner Strength by Bipin Baloni Summary: The blog explains the five best Yoga poses for enhancing the inner strength and self confidence of a person. Self-confidence is one of the most important elements of a person. In every walk of this amazing journey of life, one faces with situations that need to be faced with valor, for …