If you are anything like me, making a plan and having an agenda to follow can feel very grounding. Having a plan gives us a starting point, and helps us to see how we might reach our goal. How can anything happen if you don't first imagine, then plan it? Whether...
Wisdom from a sweet thoughtful man. "I go out to the park and I might just meditate. You know you got to let things go. Holding onto anger will only stagnate your growth and development. I try not to go backwards, I try to go forwards..."
The kind act of a man on a train who doesn't know he's being filmed makes her cry! And now we can all feel the love by watching this video. It makes you think - what joy it's possible to give someone for so little. Inspiring!
by Jennifer Reis, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, Kripalu School of Yoga faculty. The rhythms of the seasons and nature gloriously expressed through her Five Elements also live within our own bodies. Tuning into these forces can help give clues about...
by Jennifer Reis, Integrative Yoga Therapist Here are ideas for some of the most important ways I've found to live fully embodied. Above all, remember that your body is a gift from beyond, a mystery to honor, respect and listen to. Practicing Body Scan daily by...
"The first duty of love is to listen." ~ Paul Tillich Listening is a skill that has not always come easy to me. I have had the opportunity to grow over the years with the help of some very skillful teachers and methods at Kripalu Center, where for the last twenty...
One of my favorite teachers and writers is Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh who has created a beautiful affirmation for deep listening that is the root of understanding, joy and can help to eliminate suffering in our interactions with one another to live together...
This morning as I gazed out the kitchen window, I was amazed to see the most lit up juicy-pink sunrise, rolling like waves over the mountain, to warm the baron and colorless landscape. Beauty abounds! Even in this cold dark place, beauty can warm and heal, as it...
Beauty in connection and relationship. A touching video of sweet children who agreed to be blindfolded then search for and find their mothers in a small group of women. This one made me cry! Just to let you know - they all find their mothers.
DEAR GOD Dear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened. my divine love, my love, please let us touch your face. Rabia of Basra (c. 717-801) female Islamic Saint from the Sufi...
