Contraction vs Expansion Contraction is a state of resistance, tension, a need to control or protect. Expansion is a belief or faith that regardless the circumstance, all is well, and it is safe to be open. Contraction is rigid and impermeable. Expansion is soft and fluid. Contraction feels like the weight of a bull [...]
Congratulations! Investigating yoga teacher training is an exciting time. Immersing yourself in training is transformative in so many ways. As you look into training programs there are a few things to know and consider. There are many trainings in Encinitas and San Diego. It’s important to ask yourself the right questions making sure you [...]
I'd been on the table for half an hour before I started to cry. And even then, it wasn't a sob or sound of any sort, neither something I welcomed nor attempted to suppress. It was just tears, streaming down the sides of my face. And I just let them. Why not feel sad? [...]
It wasn't all that long after suddenly realizing I wasn't doing the things I wanted to do in life all that often, making a list of those things, putting fairly diligent awareness on them for a few days, as explained in The Mind's Destructive Games, and putting them in my top desk drawer, before [...]
Recently, in Letting Go of What No Longer Serves Us, I shared about trying things a little differently as a way to spark growth and change. After ripping every article of clothing I have out of the closets and drawers, piling them into a mountain on the floor, and returning nothing that didn't "spark [...]
Today I did what everyone says not to do. It is one month until Halloween, and I bought a Halloween dress that is so tight that dancing will not be an option for me on Halloween. Neither will breathing. At least, not if it fits me that night the way if it fits me [...]
Today, I am burning things. It is not particularly cold out, but I am burning things anyway. Marie Kondo style, I am "ninjaing" through the paperwork in my house that neither brings me joy nor is needed any longer, a process I begain to outline in Letting Go of What No Longer Serves Us. [...]
I am struck by how many things I have done and kept in my life in anticipation that a bad thing might happen. Just take a moment and ask yourself, how much of what you have in your house, and in your life in general, is kept there because a bad thing might happen? Insurance [...]
In addition to the clutter clearing rampage I've been on in my house, I mentioned earlier on that I had decided to take on a fitness challenge. Basically, a few injuries and a few extra pounds took me to the point whereby eventually, I felt physically uncomfortable in my body. It looked fine on the [...]
Ah, transformation. What is it, really? For me, it turns out that it is letting go. When I started this personal transformation blogging exploration, what I said I wanted to see was how to make some real progress in my life, and to see if radically changing my approach would radically change the results. [...]
