Stillness within one’s body and silence within one’s mind are outcomes of a dedicated yoga practice that includes asanas (postures), pratyahara (sensory withdrawal), pranayama (breath regulation), and meditation (absorption). There are many wholesome reasons for choosing such a path. Primarily,…
In two previous posts, Tailbone-sacral and Sacral-lumbar joints, I wrote about the significance of moving beyond our physical reliance on the Annamaya Kosha (muscular-skeletal flexibility and strength). In our youth, our bodies can respond and heal more readily from the…
In this life cycle of seasons and snowy months, winter is the time for hibernation (rest and reflection), and January is the month for stocktaking. Each year, I spend the month of January reflecting on my past year, pondering my…
Real depth doesn’t come from sheer force (grunt yoga), but from the delicate art of balancing effort and surrender. “Effortless effort”, as described by B.K.S. Iyengar, refers to a state of yoga practice where physical exertion (stability) is balanced with a calm,…
Over the lifespan of human existence, many ‘thought models’ have emerged through which we attempt to understand who we are — psychological, biological, social, philosophical, yogic, religious, etc. In more recent history, as technologies accelerated the synthesis and integration of…
by guest blogger, Chloe Pearson Some days you wake up hollow. Nothing’s wrong, but everything feels just out of reach. That morning coffee doesn’t hit right, the mirror glares back too honestly, and the weight of the day ahead flattens…
Can you be friends with those you teach, mentor or coach? Some would say you can be friendly but must retain a professional distance. For what purpose, I wonder. Respect? Authority? Power? Ethics? When I consider the mentors I am…
As the decades pass with technology continuing to accelerate change and demand innovation, increasingly sophisticated skill training is required at younger and younger developmental ages. This was not so evident in my youth. As a 20-year old psychology student in…
When I read the following blog title in Inc.com, ‘Collaboration’ Creates Mediocrity, Not Excellence, According to Science, I was stunned. Probably for two reasons, the first being I’ve spent nearly 30 years in business successfully collaborating and co-creating and the…
In 2015, newly-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named 15 women and 15 men to his cabinet. Unbelievably, the media questioned him as to why, and his simple response “Because it’s 2015”, made international headlines and lit up social media. Trudeau’s…
In this era of interconnected, volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (iVUCA) challenges, disruptive products and services are much sought after. These innovative devices, ideas or processes disrupt existing methods by creating entirely new markets for solving the challenges emerging in…
If I polled people, myself included, as to whether they were taught to recognize and successfully navigate their emotions, they would all likely answer the same — “No way.” In fact, children and adults are still trained to suppress rather than express emotion. The evidence is present in such statements made to young males as — “Boys don’t cry” or to adult women — “If you want their respect, don’t let them see your tears.”
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