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Useable art
By day, I’m a graphic designer. And that is an applicable use of art these days. I design programs, invitations, email marketing, direct marketing, all sorts of stuff that is used. It’s not something...
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The answer to everything seems to be: Meditation
Maybe it’s because I do yoga and that tends to influence the randomness I read on the internet, but most articles I read seem to suggest that meditation is the key. Everywhere I look there is new...
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Meditation
I have been reading a lot on meditation lately. In a previous post I mentioned some of the benefits of mediation and really, those were just scratching the surface. And yet I still couldn’t decide why...
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But a series of moments
What is this thing called life? The existence we walked through day by day hour by hour minute by minute? And is it really the second by second that counts? I often begin a yoga class, scanning myself...
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Lines of focus
Breath in. Breath out. I’m watching the breath, being the breath, embracing the breath. Breath leads my focus. It’s where the meditation begins. Going deeper into the breath narrows my focus....
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This IS your life. It already started
“This is your life. It already started.” These words brushed across my ear as I was stretching my body into a forward fold. I had just spent the last couple of hours painting. I was trying to stand and...
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Living an artistic life
I was chatting with my friend the other day about how much I dislike laundry. I actually have that conversation frequently. It’s one of my least favorite activities…right up there along any other...
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Take a Break
Take a break. Just breathe. Be present for a few moments. Close your eyes if you’d like. Relax the shoulders back and down. Take a huge breath in, suspend it for a moment, and then release it out....
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It’s been a while
It’s been a while. I was even a little nervous. What was it going to be like? Was it going to be hard? Was I even going to be able to make it for the entire hour? I have this crick in my neck, my back...
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For the first week of January, I danced in the realms of intention and resolution. I looked at the definitions, I talked in class about them, began and ended each class with the Sankalpa Mudra and...
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