Category: Beautiful Rituals

* Another great book … by Judith Hanson Lasater, PT & PhD, one of the first generation of yoga teachers in America, learning directly from B.K.S. Iyengar.

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Mentioned in the last post about attaining desires not assuring happiness – to that affect, apparently there’s a reference by St Teresa of Avila about the unhappiness caused by wishes being granted… as in this proverb my former co-worker often used –  “Be careful what you wish for”…

I might have mentioned something about my take on prayers vs. mantras… No one taught me that but I feel it so in my heart. Hope I did not offend anyone into religion. It’s all good.

“We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified”

– Aesop (c. 550 BC)

“When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers”

– Oscar Wilde in An Ideal Husband (1895)

“Granting our wish one of fate’s saddest jokes is.”

– James Russell Lowell

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Jean and Brenna taught me “Maha Mrityunjaya” mantra and to quote them –  “The vibration of the Mantra empowers us to overcome all obstacles while empowering the healer- within.”  Thank you for your teachings Jean and Brenna:)  Over time, 108 times recited and it’s sinking in:)  Things take a little more time for me as with all fermented nourishment…(does wine count as fermented nutrient ?)   Flow-yin (not throw-in:)  practice whenever possible, daily restorative/meditation… what a healing and energizing balance. This formula works for me; but we are all different; your formula may be completely different and that’s what you find out during your restorative practice through reflection; introspection and meditation – what equation works and what doesn’t – what we should keep trying and strive for; what we should simply drop when it does not serve us. To know that distinction.  Taking a little time-out for self-care… we all deserve it.