by Elise | Sep 1, 2017 | Anxiety, Attitude, Buddhism, calm your mind, Depression, Dukkha, Fight or flight, Freedom, Love, meditation, mindful, Nelson Mandela, Personal Growth, Power, Resiliency, self care, self-discipline, Stories, Stress, Victim, Vipassana, Yoga
“As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself… Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.” ― Nelson Mandela I’ll admit to you...
by Elise | Dec 8, 2013 | Anxiety, calm your mind, Empowerment, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Love, Mark Whitwell, Masahide, Nelson Mandela, Pema Chodron, Personal Growth, Rejuvenate, Resiliency, Rise from ashes, Root Chakra, Stress, Teachers, Yoga
A week ago I sat at a Thanksgiving table decked out with wine glasses laced with gold bows, gold trimmed plates, an overspilling cornucopia centerpiece, and piles of excess food that wouldn’t be touched by our group of ten that evening. In the midst of the trappings...