Thoughts Provoked On Breathing
From the monthly archives:
Faced With Decisions of change, which way do you leap? How large is this shift? Which trajectory to choose? Since we are all in the frying pan this summer, we sizzle, for the heat’s on high! It is no longer a question of ‘if,’ only how and when, and where these ‘alternate routes,’ these high [...]
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The Summer Solstice occurs usually June 21st, at zero degrees of Cancer, the day the Sun reaches its greatest Northern declination. The sun seems to literally standstill,(sol/sun sistere/to stand still) for three days, a time when the Ancients celebrated through the night(s.) From this point, the pole begins its tilt in the opposite direction, making [...]
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Any poses, and or eating habits that support good digestion, feed Cancer needs, as the Moon rules the stomach in the physical body. Her body appreciates deep twists because they quiet her hidden nervousness, bringing a sense of well being to the core Being the first of the water signs, Cancer understanding of the world [...]
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We near the Solstice Standstill, the western hemisphere’s longest day. This was a celebration of life, and its richness, nights when the ancestors called down the Gods through dance and love making, asking for good crops, and plentiful hunts. It remains a celebration when we may connect more vibrantly to the earth and her waters, [...]
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To expand daily life and make it more livable, I vote for ritual, instead of chores. Or, chores as loving ritual. I vote for celebration instead of speed and mayhem, or… celebration of speed. Being caught in the crosshairs of too many chores and too little time is the crazy-making struggle. In olde days, ritual [...]
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The weather is only half the heat we are contending with this summer. If ever there was a time to learn about ‘turning the other cheek,’ it is now. And what, pray tell, does that phrase conjure? If I slug you, do you ignore me? If I patronize, or lie, do you then roll over? [...]
Read more Burn Baby, Burn
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If you have an inborn metabolic pattern, ‘prakruti,’ primarily of fire, then you express in terms of the Pitta Dosha. This constitution rules the emotions as well as the physical. Pitta types tend to be like Aires; impatient, more aggressive, and bent on greater achievement. Taking quiet time to go inward, to emit long exhales [...]
Read more Vata Notes From Weekly ‘Breaths’ for Spring
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