Last week, one of my students asked me, “Why do I not choose to love myself?” I found myself laughing in response. After affirming to her that I was not laughing at her, rather I was laughing at myself with her, I slowly responded to her question. “Shaneeka, I ask that question to myself every [...]
“Wow, that was a conversation that could have significantly changed the way we relate to each other. Instead, your deep listening allowed for me to experience insight into something I am still carrying around and had no idea how it was impacting my perception of things,” I announced enthusiastically, while still hugging on my dear [...]
I actually enjoy the way people laugh when we at Rushing to Yoga let them know we believe the answer to peace is to love oneself – not love of Ego self, but love of the pure essence of self – the love of the essence of Self that connects us to each other. When I [...]
Do you ever notice how frustrated you can become when you believe your thoughts are true and you don’t like what you are thinking? Or have you noticed when you believe that someone else’s thoughts (shared with you through their actions or their words) are true and how unhappy they can make you if you [...]
Last Saturday, I left my home in a bit of a hurry. I had so many errands to run and I’d allotted myself far too little time to do them. Packing all the items I needed to return and exchange into my trusty, fire engine red Jeep Wrangler, I climbed inside to discover that my [...]
Many authors have written that what you focus your attention on becomes more apparent in your life. And what you set your intention upon refines the focus of your energy of attention in a very precise manner. What is the difference? Well, it often depends on you and your perspective and how you move through [...]
Albert Einstein’s mathematical equation for energy is well recognized. Even so, what does Einstein’s equation of E=mc2 have to do with love? (If you are a physicist, you may want to stop reading now, as this simplified explanation may cause you pain. If you are not a physicist, please read on…) If everything in the [...]
