Dissatisfaction, discontentment, and out-and-out unhappiness are a surprisingly ubiquitous feature of modern life. Mental health issues are a growing public health concern, rates of stress, anxiety and depression are rising sharply among the UK’s teenage girls and the United States has become 5% unhappier over the past 10 years. All this comes despite the fact that, objectively speaking, modern humans in wealthy countries are probably some of the luckiest people that have ever lived. There are … [Read more...] about Is Information Overload Making it Harder to be Happy?
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Minimizing On and Off the Mat
I recently moved into a granny flat close to the yoga studio where I teach. Although the circumstances for my sudden move were complicated, it was the simplest house-hunting experience of my adult life. I found the ad in the morning, and walked around the sixties-built room with Brady Bunch shelves and shaggy, mustard yellow carpet in the afternoon. The elderly owner Jim, with silver hair and Viking-blue eyes, evaluated me from the porch of the main house. He told me of the roses, figs, and … [Read more...] about Minimizing On and Off the Mat
The simplicity of yoga…
A photo posted by Daily Cup of Yoga (@dailycupofyoga) on Jun 21, 2016 at 4:28pm PDT //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js Yoga is the essence of simplicity. Stand tall, Take a deep breath, Exhale, Close your eyes, Inhale, Exhale, Bend at the waist, Reach for your toes, Take another deep breath, Let the air out, Inhale, Stand tall. That's yoga. Do it--any time, any place. Keep it simple. ------------------------ To get the latest updates follow Daily Cup of Yoga on Bloglovin. … [Read more...] about The simplicity of yoga…
What We Have is Enough–Moving Beyond Mental Scarcity
I often meditate on trusting that I will have enough. Enough of what? Well, enough courage, enough inner strength, enough wisdom, enough energy, enough love, enough happiness, enough peace, and yes, enough money. When life becomes intense, the prism of mental scarcity often grows and distorts our view. We start to think that we are going to run out. However, we cannot attract abundance if we think this way. Abundance and Scarcity are mutually exclusive entities. Do you suffer from what … [Read more...] about What We Have is Enough–Moving Beyond Mental Scarcity
Yoga…in a perfect world
Found these insightful ruminations on Tumblr about one yogini's (julia lee yoga) realization about the essence of a yoga practice: In a perfect world (or in a world where money grows from trees), yoga would be freely accessible to all. There would be no such thing as $100 spandex pants or exorbitant yearly pass prices. Unfortunately, the world is not a perfect place – nor does money grow from trees. Let’s face it – I’m far from rich. In fact, I’m on the opposite end of the spectrum. I’m a … [Read more...] about Yoga…in a perfect world
Time to Simplify and De-Junkify!
Yoga for Dummies, p. 277 Yoga encourages you to cultivate the virtue of greedlessness in all matters. The Sanskrit word for this is aparigraha, whcih means literally "not grasping all round." The yoga practitioner who is well-trained in the art of greedlessness is said to understand the deeper reason for his or her life. Behind this traditional wisdom lies a profound experience: As you loosen your grip on material possessions, you also let go of the ego, which is doing the gripping or … [Read more...] about Time to Simplify and De-Junkify!
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