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Tag Archives: yoga poem
Two Yoga Poems by Amy Caldwell
AMNESIA Once again I’ve confused rigidity for strength, domination for embodiment. I’ve missed opportunities for appreciation for acceptance for love. We know in our minds. We feel in our hearts. And yet we forget. We get lost, confused. Amnesia of … Continue reading
Posted in Music + Art, Reflections
Tagged acceptance, ahimsa, be here now, be love, belief, breath, healing, love, meditation, off the mat, poetry, relationship, self-love, spirit, spiritual awakening, Yoga, yoga poem
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Life is Fragile: A Yoga Teacher’s Poem
by Amy Caldwell Life is fragile enjoy each day make time to be grateful joyful playful We know this life is temporary why not live like it’s our last day Be kind love see the good don’t sweat the small … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged be here now, become one, connection, ephemeral, eternity, fragile, human, interconnection, life, meditation, on being, peace, poetry, Yoga, Yoga One, yoga poem, yoga teacher
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The Yoga of Parenthood
by Laura McCorry The Yoga of Parenthood I’m a yoga teacher who doesn’t do yoga at home. At least, not in the way many people understand yoga – I don’t unroll my mat in the living room while the toddler … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Yoga 101
Tagged awareness, body positivity, childhood, don't forget to breathe, focus, love, meditation, opt outside, parenting, poetry, root to rise, self-care, Tapas, toddler, Yoga, yoga at home, yoga poem, yoga teacher, yoga with kids
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Mantra Monday: Spiritual Survival
by Olivia Cecchettini I turn on the news and all I hear is violence and it stuns my heart because I have cultivated a life of peace. It’s astounding to me that we are still killing each other over race, … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Reflections
Tagged be the change, common humanity, compassion, connection, hope, inner life, mantra, Mantra Monday, mental health, peace, poetry, spirit, spirituality, suffering, Yoga, yoga poem
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Om, A Yoga Teacher’s Poem
guest post by Arati Lane Om Yoga was back then, in my youth, the stuff you did with the body Bending, stretching and breathing And I knew how to do that and shine and be happy So easy, like playing … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged breath, light, love, off the mat, poetry, relationships, wisdom, Yoga, yoga and parenthood, yoga for life, yoga philosophy, yoga poem, yoga teacher
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Yes to You: A Yoga Teacher’s Poem
by Monique Minahan I don’t teach you yoga. You are yoga. You are that sweet exhale, that expansive inhale that pause in between. You are that unified breath, that connected mind and body, the observer and the observed. What I … Continue reading
Posted in Music + Art, Reflections
Tagged be here now, become one, breathe, connect, flow, meditation, mind-body connection, observe, remember, say yes, self-acceptance, transformation, Yoga, Yoga One, yoga poem, yoga poetry
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