“If you send out goodness from yourself, or if you share that which is happy or good within you, it will all come back to you multiplied ten thousand times. In the kingdom of love there is no competition; there is no possessiveness or control. The more love you give away, the more love you Read More
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The Bearable Lightness of Yoga
At a Yoga of Parenting workshop the other day, a participant said she thought she was looking for more calm, and realized it was lightness she was seeking. What is the relationship between feeling calm and feeling a sense of lightness? They are sisters, and they are both born of safety.
As The Leaves Turn
“The smile that flickers on a baby’s lips when he sleeps- does anyone know where it was born? Yes, there is a rumor that a young pale beam of a crescent moon touched the edge of a vanishing autumn cloud, and there the smile was first born in the dream of a dew-washed morning.” Rabindranath Read More
Contagion: In Praise of Emotional Diversity
“I caught the happy virus last night When I was out singing beneath the stars. It is remarkably contagious–So kiss me.” Hafiz Have you ever felt energetic and happy and then moments later, for no apparent reason, felt down, lethargic or angry? It could be that you “caught” someone else’s mood. Scientists are learning Read More