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Thoughts to Share

Thoughts to Share is an on-going blog (with a few breaks) since 2012. It's mostly written by me, Augusta, and sometimes David joins us with his writings. If you sign up for our newsletter, you'll get a notification of each new post.

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DOing and BEing

It’s almost Christmas! It’s also the Winter Solstice – a time of longer nights and shorter days, a time of naturally turning inward....

Sharpen Your Axe

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… The Woodcutter (an old teaching story)Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job...

Tugboats and Heart Tugs

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… “We are too busy listening to our thoughts that we don’t hear the wonderful sounds surrounding...

A Powerful Ripple

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… Ripples touch places we cannot know or see. ~August Kantra My heart is full, my mind is ignited, and...

My Journey to and Through Yoga Teacher Training

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… We don’t do yoga to get better at doing yoga. We do yoga to get better at doing Life! ~Augusta Kantra...

Minimal Cleanup

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… Nature is our greatest teacher. ~ Edna Walling A hurricane has fierce winds and produces massive...

Bittersweet Milestones

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… “We work to recognize the things we need to gracefully allow to end so that we may make room in our...

Scan for Joy

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… Here is a story from Pema Chodron’s book “The Places That Scare You”: Once, a cook at Gampo Abbey was...

Walk It Off

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… “I’m Not Saying We Shouldn’t Be Angry” ~by Rosemerry Wahtola TrommerI’m not saying we shouldn’t be...

Out of Challenge Comes Change

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… “I do not understand the mystery of grace — only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us...

Yoga Is Slow Medicine

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… Yoga is the science and the practice of bringing the mind, body and spirit into union. Yoga is more...

Greener Grass

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… The grass is always greener where you water it. ~David Kantra When my husband said this. I thought...

End Well & Blessing for 2017

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… Each time we come to an ending, we are offered the opportunity to begin again – a new beginning. The...

Blessing in the Chaos

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… Blessing in the Chaos To all that is chaotic in you, let there come silence. Let there be a calming...

Necessity Is the Mother of Invention

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… “Necessity is the mother of invention.” ~Proverbial saying I was watching a TED talk the other...

Caught in a Well

Here’s a tale I’d like to share… There once was a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard...

Run Away Thoughts

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… Kristin Neff, in her book Self-Compassion , tells this story: Once, when her mother and mother-in-law...

The Next Right Step

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. ~Lao Tzu Sometimes, you’re taking steps toward...

You Get What You “Pay” For

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… Energy is the currency of the universe. When you ‘pay’ attention to something you buy that...

A Kind Soul

Here’s a thought I’d like to share… “I don’t want gemstones or gold. I want… a steady hand. A kind soul.” ~ Shana Abe David turns 60 on...

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