Winning the Shame Blame Game!
November 8, 2011 in Authenticity, Emotional Processing, Empowerment, Inner Power, Jungian Psychology, Keepin' It Real, Positive Psychology, Psychotherapy, Self Development, Self-Confidence, Stress Relief, Truth, v-logs, videos, Yoga for Emotions, Yoga Psychology
Having a healthy ego (a healthy sense of Self) is to fully acknowledge or ‘own’ both our positive attributes and our weaknesses or faults.
If we don’t have this balanced sense of ego – where we have nothing to prove and nothing to hide – it’s easy to get caught in the Shame-Blame Game. If someone is criticizing us or click to continue….
High Ego vs. Low Ego – Ahamkara
October 31, 2011 in Authenticity, Communication, Emotional Processing, Empowerment, Inner Power, Inspiration, Positive Psychology, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Self-Confidence, Stress Relief, videos, Yoga Psychology
Often in our spiritual teachings or yoga studies, we hear a lot about ‘slaying the ego’ or ‘transcending the ego’ as if the ego is a ‘bad’ thing and something that we should battle to the ground proudly brandishing its heart on our sword.
Thankfully, there is another, very liberating option!
THE EGO IS NOT A MISTAKE
The Ego is click to continue….
Karma Yoga: Give A Litte Love
October 19, 2011 in Authenticity, Inner Power, Inspiration, Self Development, videos, Yoga for Emotions
Selflessly giving our time, attention and energy to someone else is one of the quickest ways to feel better. In yoga, this is a whole school of yoga called Karma Yoga – the yoga of selfless service.
Identify one person in your life that could use your help. Determine one place that you could go out of your way to click to continue….
How (and Why) to Ask for Help
October 9, 2011 in Authenticity, Communication, Empowerment, Feminine Power, Inner Power, Keepin' It Real, Positive Psychology, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Stress Relief, Truth, v-logs, videos
HOW TO ASK FOR HELP
Determine one are of your life where you could really use some support or help. Your assignment this week: ask someone in your life for help with this. Think of someone who may be a little more adept in this area and ask for their advice, insight or support.
When we ask for help, it click to continue….
The Power of Stillness – Priestess Mantra
October 3, 2011 in Authenticity, Empowerment, Feminine Power, Inner Power, Inspiration, Priestess, Self Development, Self-Confidence, Stress Relief, Taoism, Truth, v-logs, videos
“I AMPLIFY, IN STILLNESS.”
~ The Mantra of the Priestess
How to tap your deepest intuition and stay connected to your deepest wisdom: This is a simple mantra and mudra that I learned in my Priestess Training with Ariel Spilsbury several years ago. It’s quick practice you can do anywhere and anytime to drop into your deepest wisdom immediately.
Satsang: Why Your 5 Best Friends Are Key to Your Success
September 29, 2011 in Authenticity, Communication, Emotional Processing, Empowerment, Gurus + Mentors, Inner Power, Inspiration, Keepin' It Real, Mentors, Relationships, Self Development, Self-Confidence, Stress Relief, Truth, v-logs, videos, Yoga for Emotions, Yoga Psychology
A clear indication of how you are proceeding on the path to achieving your goals….look at the five people closest to you in your life. Take an fearless inventory of who you spend the most time with and talk to the most. Do they carry the same values and priorities that you do?
By osmosis, we pick up on the click to continue….
Let Your Light Shine w/ Ashley Turner + Kelly Morris
September 23, 2011 in Authenticity, Emotional Processing, Empowerment, Events, Feminine Power, Grief + Loss, Inner Power, Keepin' It Real, Power Yoga, Self Development, Spirituality, Yoga for Emotions
MONDAY, OCTOBER 03
7:00 – 9:30 pm
The Shala | New York, NY 10003
815 Broadway (and 12th) | (212) 979-9988
Price: $40 advance/ $45 at door
Sign Up: call (212) 979-9988
PIERCING THE SHADOW WITH THE LIGHT
Stop Sugarcoating!
August 30, 2011 in Authenticity, Communication, Inner Power, Keepin' It Real, Self Development, Self-Confidence, v-logs, videos, Yoga Psychology
This week, I got some great advice to STOP SUGARCOATING in my life. I was up against how I’d been pretending things were better than they were and sort of floating along thinking things would magically change. This is a big trick of the Shadow. To stay unseen, the Shadow (the part of any situation we’d rather not acknowledge) seduces click to continue….
Rules for Self-Development
August 12, 2011 in Authenticity, Communication, Empowerment, Gurus, Gurus + Mentors, Inner Power, Inspiration, Mentors, Pranayama, Ram Dass, Retreats, Self Development, Spirituality, Stress Relief, Truth, Yoga for Emotions, Yoga Psychology, Yoga Sutras
I came across these guidelines for joyful living today in my early morning sadhana (spiritual practice), digging them out from an old primer. A simple protocol for living a sattvic (balanced, vital) life – from my 1st yoga teacher training with Baba Hari Dass from Mount Madonna Center near Watsonville, CA.
For those of you unfamiliar with
Single and waiting for a relationship?
August 9, 2011 in Authenticity, Emotional Processing, Empowerment, Inner Power, Positive Psychology, Relationships, Self-Confidence, v-logs, videos
This question comes courtesy of Jacqueline from North Carolina:
What to do when you are waiting for a relationship?
Are you single and waiting for your man or woman to show up? What do you do while you are waiting for your partnership, boyfriend or girlfriend?
Here are 4 steps to lead you out of THE WAITING GAME!
