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Spring in the Garden

I just couldn’t resist an “extra” post today to celebrate the signs of spring. Yesterday I dropped Bob off at the YMCA and took my camera to the local botanical garden. Shocked at the explosion of color since my last visit I ended up taking over 100 photos. You will be seeing a numberContinue reading “Spring in the Garden”

Thought for Todqy

“If every eight year old in the world is taught meditation we will eliminate violence from the world in one generation.” — His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Thought for Today

“None of the truest things in life — like love or faith — was arrived at by thinking, indeed, on could almost define the things that mattered as the ones that came as suddenly as thunder.” — Pico Iyer

Thought for Today

“Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Choices: Learn, Understand, Be Wise

Bob’s latest post on Espirational Faith.

Thought for Today

“Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool. All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things. You will see many strange and wonderfulContinue reading “Thought for Today”

A Gentle Invitation

Yoga practice was coming to an end. I was stretched out on the living room floor in Shivasana listening to Shelley Nicole’s warm, soothing voice wrap things up. Then I felt warm air in my right ear followed by what I thought was whispering. Trying to understand the words, I realized it was heavyContinue reading “A Gentle Invitation”

Thought for Today

“Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?” -Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Gentle Mindful Yoga

Corey Roos of Healthy Mind Yoga is one of my favorite online yoga teachers. Yoga can be a great way to practice mindfulness, intentionally paying attention to our experience in the present moment with an open and accepting attitude. This gentle class, suitable for beginner lasts about 30 minutes and concludes with a mindfulness meditation.