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Observations on Multitasking

by darla August 31, 2010

Fellow yogi and teacher Jamie Elmer shares her observations on multitasking. She notes that multitasking helps the ego feel more important. “Look at how important I am. I have a million things to do all at once,” the ego thinks. But in reality when we instead have single pointed focus, we feel calmer and are [...]

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The Kindness of a Stranger | Zen Moments

by darla October 9, 2008

With all the political and economic turmoil going on in the USA this month, it’s sometimes easy to become jaded, angry, and fearful. When I stumbled across this article about Senator Obama, it made me wonder if perhaps I have missed opportunities myself to reach out to a stranger and offer a helping hand. Read [...]

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India, The Birthplace of Yoga

by darla October 1, 2008

You often hear of Western yogis that travel to India in order to learn from the masters of yoga. Have you ever thought of traveling to India yourself? And, if so, where would you go? Mumbai? Darjeeling? Calcutta? And, what would you do? Practice yoga? Stay in an ashram? Search for your guru? If you’ve [...]

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