Gentlemen, do you know that many of us (ladies) enjoy receiving a beautiful bouquet as a way to be shown your love? I fall in love again whenever my husband, Jesse, comes home with his arms full of roses. It may sound cliché to you, but this playful and active way of showing consideration and … Read more
there are no prerequisites for love Conscious loving is the vital key to the success of all relationships. The practice of mindfulness and yoga helps you understand there are no prerequisites for love. In other words, loving another human being is about ‘conscious’ loving and, in particular, not fearing or running when you are upset … Read more
experiencing abundance in the spiritual life What do yoga and financial success have in common? Along the yogic path of self-inquiry, we may begin to see that what we believe inwardly is what we experience outwardly. The degree to which we find it difficult to unconditionally love outwardly reflects the degree to which we don’t … Read more
can you have romantic love after a spiritual awakening? I will burn for you Feel pain for you I will twist the knife and bleed my aching heart And tear it apart. … Read more
we could see a yoga class as therapy and we could see the breath as our therapist Last week I did some ground work on the state of my relationship with my partner. And thanks to the internet, I got overcharged with all kinds of characteristics my relationship had to cover, in order for it to be a … Read more
a poetic exploration of patanjali’s yoga sutra 1.20 I was on a roll writing about the sutras for several months and then the world took a very interesting turn and I just had to stop writing. I began to get very quiet, deeply listening and observing the behaviors and conversations that were happening around and … Read more
consciously love Love is a conscious act, to really love another involves a level of mindfulness that, needless to say is not always this blissful state of mind and butterflies in the stomach. It takes a certain level of creativity and the ability to interpret another to create a balanced relationship between two beings. When I … Read more
insight on love and passion The hour I knew I would leave my job in a neuroscience laboratory with unshakeable certainty, I began a mad dash. I embarked on the existentially terrifying journey of blindly and frantically dipping into the bottomless Pandora’s box of options to find my true passion. – Everyone has passion; I had … Read more
authentic love or societal love Do we understand the power of true nature? Does it contribute to or hinder our experiences in love? Do we truly know and believe in our selves? Everyone is seeking external advice regarding love and relationship. Society and the projected opinions of mass media seem to think they know how … Read more
Self-study opens up possibility Your teacher can open the door, but you must enter by yourself. -Chinese Proverb Svadhyaya is a sanskrit word that means “self-study.” In the eight-limbed path, it is one of yoga’s five Niyamas and it is fundamental in yogic philosophies. Svadhyaya takes real effort in order to gain greater insight into our own true … Read more