"Poem 133: The Summer Day", by Mary Oliver
A dear student mentioned this poem in class a few days ago (thank you for reminding us of this one, Eileen!): Poem 133: The Summer Day...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Mar 5
- 1 min
"Make Your Practice a Symphony", by A. G. Mohan
I am a lifelong student of yoga, and recently enrolled in a program called "Deepen Your Yoga Practice", with Chase Bossart and faculty,...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Feb 26
- 1 min
"Why Are Your Poems So Dark?", by Linda Pastan
Toni Goodman shared this poem with us in her Poetry Circle, honoring Linda Pastan, a few days after she died. Toni writes: "Linda Pastan,...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Feb 20
- 1 min
"I Live My Life In Widening Circles", by Rainer Maria Rilke
Lately, I have been reading a text by Albert Einstein in my classes, and he says the words "widening our circle of compassion", which...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Jan 2
- 1 min
"For Presence", by John O'Donohue
I often read poetry by John O'Donohue in class, and I love particularly the beginning of this blessing: "May you awaken to the mystery of...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
"What Is The Body?", by Jelaluddin Rumi
An invisible bird flies over, but casts a quick shadow. What is the body? That shadow of a shadow of your love, that somehow contains the...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Sep 18, 2022
- 1 min
"Fork In The Road", by Yogi Berra
In class we were talking about choice, and when we find a fork in the road, and I of course mentioned the great quote by Yogi Berra:...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Aug 28, 2022
- 1 min
"Poem Of The One World", by Mary Oliver
My friend Toni Goodman shared this beautiful Mary Oliver poem with us. Thank you Toni, my poetry mentor! Poem of the One World Mary...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Aug 4, 2022
- 1 min
"You have endured...", Poem by Morgan Harper Nichols
We have a wonderful community of engaged people in my online yoga classes, and last Monday one of the students mentioned this poem in the...
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susanalabordeblaj
- May 22, 2022
- 1 min
"Mindful", by Mary Oliver
Thanks again Mary Oliver! Mindful Mary Oliver Everyday I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight, that leaves me...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Inspiration Everywhere, Songs That Inspire Me
I love it when I listen to inspiring songs, with surprisingly (to me) inspiring lyrics as well. One can find inspiration everywhere. This...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Mar 27, 2022
- 1 min
Lao Tzu> More Quotes
I'm looking for short, simple & powerful quotes to read in class. Here are a few more, attributed to Lao Tzu. Which one speaks to you...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Mar 21, 2022
- 1 min
"Small Kindnesses", by Danushka Laméris
My friend Toni Goodman just shared this beautiful poem with us. It arrives right on time to me, in this a much needed world. I hope that...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Feb 20, 2022
- 1 min
Lao Tzu> Quotes
Thank you goodreads.com for these easily available quotes. “Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures....
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susanalabordeblaj
- Feb 6, 2022
- 1 min
"Our task must be to free ourselves...", by Albert Einstein
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Jan 30, 2022
- 1 min
"Kiss The Earth", by Tich Nhat Hanh
Last week I mentioned this quotation in class: "Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet" And here is this beautiful poem by...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
"This Is The Only Moment", by Tich Nhat Hanh
"Breathing in, I calm body and mind Breathing out, I smile Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment" - Tich Nhat...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Jan 22, 2022
- 1 min
"I Have Arrived, I Am Home", by Tich Nhat Hanh
Honoring and thanking Tich Nhat Hanh, I will be borrowing his words during my yoga sessions. I have arrived I am home Listen to Tich Nhat...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Jan 22, 2022
- 1 min
Gary Kraftsow teaches "cakravakrasana"
It was a joy to get together this morning with my group through Zoom for our Q&A session. One of the questions was about the "goose...
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susanalabordeblaj
- Jan 15, 2022
- 1 min
"Heal At the Pace...", by Yung Pueblo
I recently bought the book Clarity & Connection, by Yung Pueblo, and the first thing that I have been doing in the morning is to open it...
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