“There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering, by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment, … like a laborious mosaic.” Read More
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YOGA IS A WARM BATH FOR YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
Come bathe yourself in the sounds of your own breath, and the feelings of your body as it moves and stretches. Bathe yourself in the deep relaxation that comes with being absorbed in this present moment surrounded by a loving and supportive group of other parents. The Yoga of Parenting Workshop, led by Alison, is Read More
The Moon Waxes and Wanes and No One Complains
“I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing.”–Daniel Hillel Each one of us walks around carrying bits and pieces of personality that we would like to drop off at the recycle center. We lose patience, are less generous than we want to be, worry, get angry….on and on. We know about Read More
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.