by Samantha on March 27, 2009
Twisting takes us inward. This can be either wonderful, as in a deeply cleansing Asana/Pose, or…it can be a convoluted inner angst, a nightmare of repeated wounding we inflict upon ourselves. When we are unable to release ‘old story,’ when we return time and again to defend against change, to see only the one side [...]
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Aires,
Mars,
Parivritta Parsvakonasana,
Pitta Dosha,
twist
by Samantha on March 18, 2009
This equinox calls us to grow our inner light as powerfully as we respond to the the outer transformation of spring. Those of us who have been in snow’s lock-down, become joy-crazy with the warmth in this light. Even if we have not been held in repressive freezes, it is time to release the dark [...]
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Aires,
cycles,
desire,
Equinox,
inner light,
Mars,
Pitta Dosha,
re-birth,
Self-Realization,
Solstice,
Urdhva Upavistha Konasana
by Samantha on March 12, 2009
Yesterday I took a running spill, coming down hard on lower spine and posterior hip. It forced me toward new thought: One, I need to slow down. Two, it is time to restructure. Bones, ruled by Saturn, hold the physical body in place. Saturn, watch-dogs our boundaries, asking if we have sensible rules & regulations [...]
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accidents,
devil,
doorways,
ego,
Headstand,
Kapha,
Neptune,
Pisces,
POV,
Saturn,
Sirsasana,
spring,
structure,
Tarot,
testing,
Vata
by Samantha on March 3, 2009
I heard myself whining the other day and thought, “You wuse.” I then had judgment added to remorse. All of that weight when I could have had a V-8. I could have had a ‘WoW’ moment instead of a whine-one. I was complaining that someone had backed out on my expectations. I could have seen [...]
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body-gratitude,
Dwi Pada Sirsasana,
Natarajasana,
Pisces,
rasa-tastes,
rituals,
The Wow Factor,
Two Feet Behind The Head Pose,
vipaka,
virya