Meditation reminder: Stay. Meditation can be so many things, but today it was just plain uncomfortable for me. The thoughts are a struggle, my body aches, my mind wandered, my body wanted to fidget, I felt annoyed by everything- I just felt uncomfortable. I wanted to quit over and over,

What???? Happiness is the not the goal?? Nope! Happiness is not always the goal – although its an awesome feeling we all should have. And the emotion of  Sadness should not be always be avoided – although it feels pretty icky. Contentment through it all (Santosha) is the goal. A

Where you are is exactly where you are supposed to be, learning what you are supposed to learn. It couldn’t happen any other way – or it would have. I don’t talk about my childhood very often. In fact, I stopped because I couldn’t manage the reactions of others and

Stoke Your Inner Fire: Building Focus and Discipline In Sanskrit, Tapas most simply means heat or passion and discipline. Yogis use practices to stoke the “fire in the belly” literally. Located around the navel in the area of the solar plexus is a source of personal power and governs self-esteem,