July 2010
95 posts
“The brain becomes like a temple where the Enlightenment consciousness awakens....”
– Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath
today has finally come! we are meeting our good friends at sunset in encinitas for our very first satsang with this great Kriya Yoga Master. I am already feeling some pretty intense energy sensations, almost like sparks flying off my subtle body. or butterflies in the...
mountain man - honeybee
I am really loving these...
teketashine-deactivated20121122 asked: my spirit quaRTz wants to come into your life. Do you have a mailing address?
“Each time a divine incarnation comes to us, it is not to bring new truths or to...”
– The Mantram Handbook, by Eknath Easwaran (via tangiblenostalgia)
yesss, exactly!
“God alone is Truth, Happiness, Bliss. Do not set your hopes on anything except...”
– Sri Anandamayi Ma
“It is only natural that ever more bliss should be experienced while practising...”
– Sri Anandamayi Ma
bliss yoga is bliss, pt 2
supta baddha konasana on rolled wool blankets
adho mukha mandukasana/bhekasana (down-frog!)
aroma of gardenia & jasmine
nadi sodhana (& other pranayama)
dark room full of beauties
savasana that is long enough to dive into Bliss
bright stars in the sweet air above the palm trees afterwards
“wanderlusting is an organic pull beyond your every day life. the open road calls...”
– shiva rea (via julialeeyoga)
k, I’m so envious of everyone who is able to attend wanderlust this year. must summon all my mudita powers to wish y’all a wonderful time! wish I was there - next year! x
गुरु पूर्णिमा
I’ve been moving closer to it, but tonight I feel really connected to the lovely celebration of guru purnima, the gratitude and the reverence that we bestow on those who devote themselves to teaching, to bringing us into the light and guiding us to the bounty of these self-illuminating ideas and movements. what an honor it is to learn!
tonight t & I attended bhava’s deep healing...
“Admit something.
Everyone you see, you say to them, “Love me.”
Of course you...”
– Hafiz
mountain man - animal tracks
“Grace is not a thing to come to you. It is ever showering on you. You have...”
– Swami Ramdas
I just used the xx's self-titled record in the...
having a huge blast with the swiss teens another teacher palmed off on me because she didn’t get along with them. I think they’re the best students I’ve ever had. it just goes to show you… well, something.
dharmachakra mudra
it’s such a beautiful way to begin & end a practice! the left palm is tuned inward (toward the body), the right outward, and the circles formed by the thumbs and index fingers of each hand touch one another.
the wheels of dharma turn. we are reborn. we learn, and then we teach. truth flows headlong through the light of the ages, something clicks & aligns in our...
“We have to take the whole universe as the expression of the one Self. Then only...”
– Swami Ramdas
“The whole universe is indeed a blissful manifestation of Sri Ram. Every form in...”
– Swami Ramdas
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
steve gold - baba hanuman
a while ago I...
currently reading
gem trails of southern california, j mitchell
plant spirit medicine, e cowan
the way of the shaman, m harner
healing myths, healing magic, d epstein
vegan with a vengeance (cookbook), i moskowitz
always love to hear your fiction recs, too!
winterslove asked: i would like to hear more about your time at earthwise valley. have you posted about it in the past? i'm studying environmental sustainability and organic farming in school and i've worked with nearby organic farms and farmers markets for two years now. i've been considering traveling with the wwoof program to finish up a few credits i need for school but i haven't gotten my...
∞ ∞ ∞: The description of the farm I am moving to... →
We are about paradigm shift on every level, primarily spiritual, but also mental, emotional, physical and sensual. Here we move from me to we, from the present to the eternal, from the ego mind to the “source”. Being nourished py plants, the forrest, gardens, meaningful works, love, respect,…
wwoofing was the best experience of my life (this is where I went). I will be doing it again...
“You are searching for something without understanding that it is within you....”
– Swami Rama
“Self-realization means the realization that your true Self is not the ego, but...”
– Paramhansa Yogananda (via laurenagy)
gracia plena
this afternoon I met with the manager and owner of the yoga studio that does work exchange in la jolla. they are a self-described mecca of yoga, with over eighty classes a week, forty teachers, spacious studios (three!) and a wide range of workshops with star teachers and visiting yogi & yogini celebrities. I have to admit that I really did have some preconceptions about practicing yoga in la...
just did a whole abdomen-down vinyasa sequence...
she always insists on ‘playing’ with/on/under me when I practice in the living room but now it’s gone too far.
“But what is it then that sits in my heart, that breathes so quietly, and without...”
– Mary Oliver (via awakeinthedream)
instant reblog for the most bad-ass poet in the world <3 <3
theworldpulse asked: also, i just saw the exchange between you and lingerlonger on going glassesless (perhaps not a word, but nonetheless delightful to the tongue) - and i've thought about this a bit before, but really don't know how i would go about this. at the moment, i can only begin to make out the words i'm typing at a distance of a hand-length away. i guess my question is: how do i begin?
theworldpulse asked: thank you for the warm wishes, jen. may your weekend be filled with light and Love. :)
what's the mantra atop your tumblr? why'd you choose it? can i give you a huge e-hug for being/sharing precisely who you are? really? THANK YOU! hehehe.
what's the mantra atop your tumblr? why'd you choose it? can i give you a huge e-hug for being/sharing precisely who you are? really? THANK YOU! hehehe.
more on bandhas →
It thus should be made clear that the bandhas are not physical locks, but energy locks which connect and harmonize one’s vital energy with the inner constellations, the outer constellations, and the universal eternal source of all energy. In order to learn about this activation and harmonization, we have to learn about the subtle energy, inside, outside, and non-dual...
practice makes perfect!
you better believe I had the best yoga practice in months today. I learned so many new things, including jump-back from bakasana to chatauranga dandasana— I laughed when I fell onto my stomach the first time because it felt so good to try! and try again!— parsvottanasana vi to astavarkasana, which is easier than it looks, and pincha mayurasana to vrishikasana (scorpion!), which was...
“The yogi who knows that the entire splendor of the universe is his, who rises to...”
– Ishvarapratyabijna, 11-12
takagi masakatsu - birdland
“When the doors of perception are cleansed, man will see things as they truly...”
– William Blake (via modemminds)
Anonymous asked: hi where are you studying yoga?
i mean practicing it
i mean practicing it
little yoga highlights
I explored a new studio this afternoon. its name, the little yoga studio, instilled a very false sense of triviality because it was a hell of a workout. this was very hot vinyasa, a fiery, fiery challenge for mind, body, and spirit. having tried it plenty of times now, I really just think hot yoga is not for me. give me a sweet cool breeze any day. give me the smell of the ocean on the wind or the...
