Category: yoga
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Theory vs. Practice
When it comes to learning and implementing new ideas, I’m an enthusiastic scholar, but I’m often slow to put things into practice. I’m learning that part of this is thanks to my Human Design – I’m a Reflector, if you know that system. But I digress… One of my favorite genres to read is self-help…
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Starcat’s Favorites: Summer Sunshine
At last, it’s here! Glorious summer! I know, I know, it’s not everyone’s favorite time of year. So many people can’t tolerate the heat. But me? I love it! So, I’m celebrating. Last weekend I attended my best friend’s daughter’s graduation party, at the beach. It was such fun! It’s so fun to be able…
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I Don’t Mind
There’s a quote that’s been rolling around in my head for a few months. In his later years, the Indian sage and spiritual teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti gave a talk in which he offered to share his secret to living a joyful and fulfilled life. “This is my secret,” he told a rapt audience. “I…
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Sovereignty & Synchronicity: Some Thoughts
My Word of the Year for 2020 was SOVEREIGN. I know we’re in a whole new year (my Word for 2021 is MAGICK!), but I’ve still been experimenting with the concept and practice of sovereignty. To me, being sovereign is about being centered in your own experience, and leading from a place of grace and…
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Starcat’s Favorites: The Forest
One of the things I’ve been enjoying most during this time of sheltering in place is walking in the woods behind our home. I’m blessed to live on family land that was my grandmother’s. She died when I was just 15, but even before that, I remember her saying how she wanted the land to…
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Starcat’s Favorites: Staying Healthy
A lot of people I know have been down for the count this winter, with various viruses. We’ve had relatively mild weather here in Maine, yet there is a lot of sickness going around. Personally, I’ve been blessed with good health this season. What have I been doing to stay well? Wash my hands a…
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What Is Enlightenment?
What is enlightenment? Yeah, I know, big topic for a random midweek post. But it’s something I’ve been pondering lately. A friend and I tend to have impromptu metaphysical discussions when we find each other in the same space. As a martial artist, he comes at it from a perspective I find interesting. In a…
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Dharma – It’s Complicated
I had one of those moments this past weekend where it was like: “This. This is an essential part of the work I’m meant to be doing in this world.” Have you ever experienced that? It’s such a powerful feeling. I’ve felt it before, while writing (which can seem like such a solitary activity, though…
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Starcat’s Favorites: Transformation
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We’re already almost finished with the first month of 2019, but I’m finding that I’m still processing 2018. Can you relate? It was a hugely transformational year for me and my family. We became empty-nesters. Quester broke his ankle, badly, and had to have (not one but two) surgeries. BlackLion got a new job outside…
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Fun With Fitness
Writing, as I’ve mentioned before, is a pretty sedentary career. I know, because I’ve gained some weight over the past few years, as I focus more on my writing and book midwife work. So for my birthday in September, I told my son I was interested in getting a fitness tracker, and he gifted me…