By Dr. Kaiya Ansorge What is a koan? A koan is a phrase or word that is used in meditation to train the mind. Usually, the koan is somewhat puzzling in order to invite the mind to open in unusual ways. In fact, the term is often translated as “riddle.” Koan literature involves enigmatic sayings or questions that, when meditated upon continuously, are meant to resolve in specific ways that indicate the path of insight for the … [Read more...] about Riddled with Wonder: How to Incorporate Koan Meditation into Your Practice and Your Life
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Out of the Darkness and Into the Light: How My Military Transition Helped My Yoga Practice in the Pandemic
By Alicia Dill Starting in 2013, I’ve been practicing regularly at the same hot yoga studio two to three times per week. Hot yoga gives me intensity, focus, mindfulness, and dripping heat you feel in your bones even in the dead of winter. While holding a complicated pose well past your comfort zone, you start to comprehend all those buzzwords you’ve heard tossed around. The point where you are working mind, body, and soul. Where you forget your own name and everything else that led you to … [Read more...] about Out of the Darkness and Into the Light: How My Military Transition Helped My Yoga Practice in the Pandemic
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