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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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What Are You Giving Up?
When we choose to give up something, we are also choosing to be willing to bump up against the habit energy we have around that thing.
A New Year’s Blessing for You
Starting over is not an option that is given to us, but we can begin again at any moment we remember to do so.
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
When we pause to take care of our personal lives, our bodies, our spiritual lives, we are better able to do the work of our lives.
Tugboats and Heart Tugs
I often feel “visited” by my heart’s stirrings, and I always feel grateful for the practice that allows me to connect with that sound.
A Powerful Ripple
Mindful and mindfulness are words we hear all the time nowadays, but the urgency of these concepts is more palpable than ever.
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
We only grow when we’re uncomfortable. It’s a lesson I need to hear when my own heart is clinging.
Scan for Joy
Scanning for happiness doesn’t negate those things that are difficult, but it infuses them with the “magic" of the moment.
Walk It Off
When feel our feelings and remain steadfast to the intention to act from a centered, balanced place, we meet the world with kindness.
Out of Challenge Comes Change
Sometimes discomfort is just traction. And without traction, we don’t move.
Yoga Is Slow Medicine
Yoga wasn’t a place to hide. It was a place to be found. Every practice, I’d come face to face with what was going on in my body.
End Well & Blessing for 2017
Each time we come to an ending, we are offered the opportunity to begin again – a new beginning.
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
We actually have more ability to create solutions when we are a bit frustrated.
Caught in a Well
If we face our problems and respond to them positively our challenges will helpus rise up and move on.
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...
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