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Nurturing the Art of Receiving
We are so programmed to believe that all merit and praise needs to be rigorously earned, that we’re simply ill-equipped to receive.
Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am?
Unfaced or unrecognized vulnerability usually masks itself in addiction, over-medication, playing mind games or hiding behind perfectionism or misguided certainty—the kind of religious or ideological fundamentalism we are all so familiar with today.
Kirtan: “Yoga of the Heart”
As rain clouds closed in on Whitetop Yoga in downtown Abingdon, VA we gathered in hushed anticipation for an evening of chanting, meditation and song—a celebration of Kirtan ((KEER-tahn), a branch of Bhakti Yoga which is considered to be the most direct path to experiencing the Divine within.
Why P!nk and Billy Ray Cyrus Flunk as Children Role Models.
When lyrics are laced with this kind of aggression and sexual excess — albeit in the cause of justice, liberation and indignation — I’m not sure that it serves the cause of women’s rights and dignity. What do such loose lyrics do for 12-year-olds like my daughter?
3 Reasons for Learning a Love Language in Greek
Could the ancient wisdom of Greece be the missing ingredient in modern connections? In this age of speed dating, blind dating and online matchmaking, is it conceivable to hope for, let alone experience, an enduring intimate relationship?
Breathing As a Spiritual Practice
With all the moves I’ve made in my life, I’ve often returned to this centering mantra to remind myself of my at-homeness and at-one-ment in the here and now, in the present moment. That my true identity and home transcend all physical locations and social perceptions of who I am.