Sitting with Hate
Getting to know hate Emotions are not right & wrong. Emotions are a natural part of being human. They are also extremely useful tools. They give us information about our wellbeing, about our environment & help us be informed when choosing to act. It is only when we try to suppress emotions that they become [...]
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Chakra Meditation Class
Join Cali & shellyQ in this short chakra meditation class.The chakra system is a fun way of thinking about the human body. Bee a BEE-you-tiful Rainbow! Join us in the studio for “pay what you can” yoga classes for a little community time or practice from home with our new online classes. Link to our [...]
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Wrap your seeds in love
Thich Nhat Hahn writes about us having seeds inside. These seeds can be of many kinds, ancestral, cultural, experience… many of which we have no control over, we did not plant many of these seeds ourselves. When I first pondered the fact that I can choose which seeds to water I thought that was profound [...]
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Bee Prepared! Bee Your Best!
January 2020 Standardized Test Prep month. Bee Prepared Learn meditation tools to reduce anxiety & improve focus. Studies have shown that meditation not only reduces test anxiety but also improves focus and learning. We use simple, easy to integrate into your daily life meditation techniques. Bee Grounded Learn techniques for staying grounded under pressure With [...]
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Exploration of the Yoga Sutra – Nirodha
The Yoga Sutra are one of the most studied texts in yoga. Reverend Jaganath Carrera describes the yoga sutra as: "the science of joy and a blueprint for living a deeply satisfying life. It is a timeless spiritual classic whose appeal is founded on a profound and unerring understanding of the human condition. Not simply [...]
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Is there more to yoga than just physical fitness?
Before I get started I LOVE a hardcore workout. The kind you are so sweaty and tired that you have no time to think about the noise in your head. However, yoga is holistic and has so many other sides to discover. Yoga texts talk about the "kosha" model. These are the layers of a [...]
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Snowday Meditation
Snow meditation. As the snow falls from the sky and blankets the earth. Wrapping it in a deep slumber. The plants sleep, the animals hibernate. So too can we take a moment to find deep rest. Take time to make yourself very comfortable and supported in a reclined position. Use as many props, blankets as [...]
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Just Like Me!
“Realizing that the other person is also just like me is the basis on which you can develop compassion, not only towards those around you but also towards your enemy. Normally, when we think about our enemy, we think about harming him. Instead, try to remember that the enemy is also a human being, just […]
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Om Asatoma – Prayer for Peace Mantra
Om asatoma sadgamaya Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya Mrtyor ma amrtam gamaya Om shanti shanti shanti ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः This purifying mantra was originally chanted as part of a sacrifice ritual to promote the well-being of humanity. Lead me from falsehood to truth (alternatively Lead […]
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Ho’oponopono – To Set Right
Ho’oponopono – “To Set Right” A practice of reconciliation and forgiveness from Hawaii and practiced widely in the Pacific islands and now integrated by Spiritual Healers. The basis is that illness is caused by a negative emotion such as anger. To heal, it is necessary to confess the error or transgression because it is when one […]
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