What we do at the beginning of an event has a large part in determining the outcome. For example, if you leave late for a meeting, then you’re likely to arrive late. If you don’t plan properly for an event, then you things may not go as you’d anticipated or you may have to scurry […]
Reflecting on the Year
As the year draws to a close, it is human nature to reflect and review the year. And it is often our tendency to think of the would have, could have, should have list. The resolutions that have not been kept. What did not happen is emphasized, rather than what actually did happen. We forget […]
Top Ten Things to be Grateful for when Standing in the Checkout Line
10. For the opportunity to meet other interesting people in line and exchange holiday hosting and gift ideas 9. For finding what you needed that day 8. For the freedom to have so many stores and locations to choose from; this is a luxury not afforded in many countries 7. For the variety found in […]
The Season of Giving
Holiday time is supposed to be a joyous occasion. A time for family, sharing food and gifts, vacations, and festivities. Yet, all too often, we get stressed with the “to do” list for the holidays. There’s holiday shopping, baking, travel planning, party planning, finding babysitters, making room for guests, writing holiday cards, trips to and […]
Sister Sciences
The word yoga means union. When we typically use the word we mean yoga asanas, or poses. Asana is one of the limbs of Ashtanga (ashta = eight and anga = limbs) Yoga as described in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. The word sutra means thread, that which ties everything together. We know that everything in the […]
You are what you eat!
We’ve all heard the saying, “You are what you eat.” What does this really mean? Basically, everything that we take in impacts us – both physically and mentally. Food can be used as medicine and it can also that which requires us to seek out the correct medicine. Food supplies essential nutrients to our body […]
Being Mindfully Present
There’s the saying, “Today is tomorrow that you worried about yesterday.” While it’s humorous, it rings true for the majority of us. We’re so busy worrying about, thinking about, contemplating, planning, getting anxious over what has happened and what has yet to happen. There’s no time to just be. The “to do” list grows. […]
Meditate on This
All too often people say that they can’t meditate, or they don’t know how. Meditation is what happens when one sits down with the intention of meditating. It does not mean that one has to sit crossed leg in lotus pose or padmasana (pud-ma-sun-ah), that they have to say “Om” all the time, or that […]
Be Irregularly Regular
In the system of Ayurveda, there are three doshas or body types: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Vata, the principle of movement, is aggravated by an erratic lifestyle. The more that Vata is out of balance, the more that an individual engages in irregular regimens. So, the cycle perpetuates itself. We must learn strategies for balancing […]
Add some spice to your life!
While Indians do have lower life expectancies than people living in the West, and they suffer from diseases like malnourishment and malaria, it’s a well-documented fact that they don’t suffer from some of the same dis-eases as Americans. They have lower rates of heart disease, cholesterol, and diabetes. One reason that Indians do maintain their […]