Reviewing my posts around the Holidays, I read "Preparing the Heart for the Holidays" , where I share part of a poem that Tara Brach shared in her talk. Here is the full poem. Peace Is This Moment Without Judgment by Dorothy Hunt ​ Do you think peace requires an end to war? Or tigers eating only vegetables? Does peace require an absence from your boss, your spouse, yourself?... Do you think peace will come some other place than here? Some other time than Now? In some other he

Path by Jack Hirschman Go to your broken heart. If you think you don’t have one, get one. To get one, be sincere. Learn sincerity of intent by letting life enter because you’re helpless, really, to do otherwise. Even as you try escaping, let it take you and tear you open like a letter sent like a sentence inside you've waited for all your life though you’ve committed nothing. Let it send you up. Let it break you, heart. Broken-heartedness is the beginning of all real receptio

During our Yoga Therapy for Brain Health session today, I shared this quote, which is originally in Spanish: "You may not know it, but your brain dances with you every time you move. When a song comes on and you let the body respond, something profound happens inside you, your neurons begin to synchronize as if they were following the same beat. Dancing is not just moving your body, it is a dialogue between mind, emotion and rhythm, and science confirms it. Dancing can heal y

If you ever feel that your efforts are falling short, read these quotes. The truth is that any intentional movement toward presence, even when you relapse into trance, interrupts old patterning and serves your healing - Tara Brach On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear. - Bhagavad Gita Read same quote by Tara Brach with link to one of her articles on this