Today, I remind myself not to be buffeted by narratives of the past or belittled by negative opinions in the present. Although neither serve any valuable purpose, it took me many years to shed the social conditioning associated with pleasing…
This is my first blog following a five-day yoga retreat I led for a group of committed students. As always, after such a deep experience, we all need time to rest, recuperate and reflect on its impact. Over the millennia,…
Photo by Jeremy Williamson As new COVID cases continue emerging due to reduced physical restrictions, fear, anger and blame also mount. Physical freedom has been challenged, and many construe this as an assault on their personal freedoms. However, this is…
Most reliable health sources tell us we are not at the end of COVID 19, and the consequence of reducing physical distancing means an increase in reported cases. The rush for economic results has already proven this warning to be…
My heart is full having shared a Folk Festival virtual viewing with dearly loved friends. Note the Folk Festival wrist bands. This welcome gathering was safely allowed due to 10 days without the appearance of new COVID-19 cases. In the…
Each week another once taken-for-granted freedom returns as the number of COVID-19 cases declines. For our quarantined three months, a sense of suspended animation left time for us to experience a new normal. Although this journey appeared to be occurring…
As our national birthday approaches, our provincial borders begin to accommodate greater travel due to relaxing COVID 19 physical distancing restrictions. The heat of summer is upon us and with it brings the celebration of graduations and vacations. Positively speaking,…
Not everyone can do yoga poses, but everyone can do yoga actions. Our Creating Space: Yoga Actions books are the foundation of both our 200-hour Teacher Training and 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training programs. We offer these training packages through yoga studios to individuals interested…
In order to discover what his constituents’ health concerns were, Vivek Murthy, former US Surgeon General, went on a “listening tour” to many of his American communities. The stories he heard, in answer to his question “How can I be of help?”, uncovered what Murthy coined as a loneliness epidemic.
Alas, once again a militaristic, command and control style of governance is prevailing over Indigenous and Canadian relations. Early Monday morning, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested demonstrators at the rail blockade in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, near Belleville, Ontario. The…
Harry Chapin: image by Cindy Funk All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. Bill Hicks Brian Wilson‘s 1966 song lyrics, “I’m pickin’ up good vibrations, she’s giving me excitations. Good, good, good – good vibrations,” eludes to one of…
image source: CBC Recently, I wrote a blog titled “Lessons on Love” in which I implied a correlation between a country’s culture of loving kindness and its citizens’ happiness and quality of life. In the two lists of top 10…
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