Unconditionally Yoga

I'll be honest, I didn't want to chant to this deity. When you read on Laksmi, she is the perfect woman and wife, goddess of beauty , fertility and abundance. Less nuance than Sarasvati. But I have had her mantra going through my head for 5 days now. Specifically this version by Steve Gold . So here we are. But I dug a little deeper , like read further down the wikipedia page and she isn't just about being "the ideal Hindu wife, exemplifying loyalty and devotion to her h

For January I often lean into Genesha, after chanting to Shiva in December and letting go of my "stuff" sometimes I want some extra help getting past a few more things, and if you have obstacles in your life this is the guy to call upon. I've written about Ganesha here where you can learn about his story and my love of cake. I still love cake. First let me say that my letting go of what no longer served me last month served me well. On December 11 we got a text from our

It is hard to believe that it is the 8th time that I have approached the end of the year since I started this little website. When I started this, I was working full time in a special needs preschool and this time of the year was often challenging with kids being excited and families being busy. And I tried to make the holidays perfect for my family too. I did all the shopping for my immediate family, baked, wrapped and decorated. Then in the second year of having this we

Years ago when I started this journey, before I even took my yoga teacher training I did the Brene Brown course "Daring Greatly" . One of the first things we did was choose words for our sign post. The words I chose were Compassion and Joy. If I am feeling those two things I am on the right path. In the past I am talked a lot about compassion. We've chanted Karuna Hum, or I am compassion in sanskrit. I want to talk about joy. The topic has shown up a as a discussion poi

When I looked for a new mantra to teach this month, I first searched sanskrit mantra for October and it is the the festival of Durga this...

I hate to mention it, but summer is almost over. The equinox is only a few weeks away. The days are noticeably getting shorter. So I...

Today marks 7 years since my brain hemorrhage . In the past I have often picked a word for the next year, like a big year long intention....

I find this simple statement comforting! As my yoga philosophy group is finishing up the way we make ourselves miserable, this is my key...

Driving back to Cochrane from our home at the lake yesterday we listened to a podcast calle "The Happiness Lab" and in particular one...

We put the house we are currently living in on up for sale a couple weeks ago. So far we have had a grand total of zero showings. 😕 ...

Parvati As I contemplated what to pick for this month's mantra, I reached for the internet and found out that they are celebrating Durga...

So remember when I was facing my fears and doing the things I avoid? And I went to the dentist? ( read about it here if you don't ) ...

I chant to Durga this month. Groundedness. Stregnth. Steadfastness. Invincibility .

In the latest installment of "ways I make myself miserable" or "exploring the kleshas" lets talk about making friends as an adult. The...

Let's make this year a year of compassion, connection, and uncondtional love. Lets start a movement. It starts here and now.

I was so good the last couple months getting this done before the beginning of the month. This time I came down with a head cold last...

In the last few months I have thought a lot about how we define ourseles, the stories we carry around and the labels we wear. In my...

How we create our own stories that make us miserable

In the summer I set an intention for a week to follow a budhist practice of mindfulness of the impermanene. At the risk of sounding...

Okay first lets acknowledge that is isn't het the first of the month and I have chosen, recorded and now writting about September's...