John O’ Donahue’s book Anam Cara was my first introduction to Celtic Wisdom and since that time, over a decade, now I have encountered and explored many other wisdom traditions, now including, the Yoga Sutra and the spiritual teachings of yoga. While I appreciate and am grateful for a comprehensive viewpoint, I consider the Druidic and Celtic perspective to be my home base. In that light I would like to share with you Samhain; Etymology, Philosophy, Traditions, as well as a Special Samhain inspired Yoga Sequence, Shaman Music Ritual, Guided Meditation, and Samhain ASMR.
Month: October 2016
What is ASMR?
What is ASMR? ASMR or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response is essentially the relaxation tingles felt first in the scalp and moves through the spine and into the body when in a state of… Read more “What is ASMR?”
Can we treat ourselves with patience and kindness like we would a child?
Our minds need exercise just as much as our bodies. The workings of the mind are more elusive than the body but equally if not more important to our overall well-being. I believe that our minds are strengthened through learning and seeking. The more we know thee more we can trust ourselves to let go.
Etymology of Yoga
“Now, the teachings of yoga. Yoga is to still the patterning of consciousness. Then pure awareness can abide in its very nature. Otherwise awareness takes itself to be the patterns of consciousness.”
Welcome
“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t happened yet.”
to make an ending is to make a beginning. T.S.Eliot
The Beginning The journey begins on an inauspicious day in August when I found a link on Pinterest for an article by Living Beauty entitled How To Make Yoga… Read more “to make an ending is to make a beginning. T.S.Eliot”
Each of us brings something alive in the world that no one else can –John O’Donohue
Emergence is being, an awareness of what is already known or coming into view and it represents the stillness before the journey into and through self- love and self care
Unutterable and nameless is that which torments and delights my soul and is also the hunger of my belly –Friedrich Nietzsche
Vehemence is a display of strong feeling or passion and thus it is the power word for our actions associated with achieving the ultimate wellness of Body, Mind, and Spirit.
vehemence & emergence 