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The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths

Posted on March 19, 2016 by

As I was working on my journaling and discussion for the next class in my Butterfly Journal workshop today, I went to an old blog post from 2012 to check on a reference I wanted to make about the Buddha’s … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Journal: Expansion (Month 8, Entry 2)

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

In Entry 1 for the eighth month of Butterfly Journal I discussed empathy, compassion, the differences between the two, and how both connect us to in this interconnected web of existence. Since posting that post, I have been both observing and contemplating … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Journal: Expansion (Month 8, Entry 1)

Posted on January 10, 2016 by

As compassion for ourselves, others, and the planet develops and grows, we begin to feel ourselves expand. Just by our decision to embark upon this journey of spiritual transformation, we took the first steps to leave the state of contraction … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Journal: Compassion (Month 7, Late Entry)

Posted on December 24, 2015 by

Butterfly Journal, month 7 prompt: We’ve all grown over the past half-year. We’ve come to understand ourselves better by looking deep within. From this depth of understanding, we can now begin to grow outwards into our personal environment and into the … Continue reading →

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Quantum Yoga & Samadhi: Our Interconnectedness

Posted on February 10, 2015 by

The ultimate goal of a yoga practice and the eighth limb of the eight limbs of yoga is Samadhi, which is often described as a complete meditative state of oneness. But what does this mean? It is often thought of … Continue reading →

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The Buddhist Teaching Hidden Under the Robe of the Ghost of Christmas Present

Posted on December 10, 2014 by

Most know or have at least heard of the story of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ novel, A Christmas Carol. In the story Scrooge learned through a night of nightmares (or time travel) and self-reflection that being greedy and miserly only brought him … Continue reading →

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Saint Francis and World Animal Day

Posted on October 4, 2014 by

Today is both the Feast of Saint Francis and World Animal Day! I have been very blessed to have shared my entire life with many animals. Since birth my life has been filled with animals and full because of animals. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to B.K.S. Iyengar

Posted on August 20, 2014 by

Originally posted on Shambhala Blog:
The great, perhaps the greatest living yoga master, B.K.S. Iyengar died today in Pune, India, at the delightfully advanced age of 95. There will be many public tributes and even more private tributes as his…

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Butterfly Journal 11th Month: Love (Entry #2)

Posted on July 29, 2014 by

In the last journal entry on Love, I discussed what love truly is: the highest vibrational act of unconditional selflessness, compassion, and responsibility. This quote by Hafiz, a Persian poet, sums up what love is perfectly: Even after all this … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Journal 11th Month: Love (Entry #1)

Posted on July 7, 2014 by

Month 11 prompt: What a journey this has been! We have turned within ourselves for deep self-evaluation. We have developed skills and tools to continue to understand ourselves and our relationships with others and the planet. We have begun to reach … Continue reading →

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