Tag Archives: Meditation

  By Raquel Jex Forsgren, Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT – Most everyone will tell you that if you can reach the point of forgiveness toward another person or yourself that a “weight will lift from your shoulders.” With the holidays upon us, the topic of forgiveness is front and center, as …

By Raquel Jex Forsgren, Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT “Are you one of those yogis?” A question that I frequently hear after I tell someone what I do for a living. I can hear in the tone that it’s a bit of a loaded question. I admit that it used to ruffle …

Metaphysically Fit Fest Saturday, July 21, 2018, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Free hugs, henna, live music, life readings and drumming are just a few of the things you will find at the Metaphysically Fit Fest. But, according to the founder and organizer Tairi Grace and a number of participants, …

Interview By Janae Jean and Spencer Schluter – For this mid-month interview, we had the pleasure of speaking with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel. Elizabeth is a Buddhist teacher and author of The Logic of Faith: The Buddhist Path to Finding Certainty Beyond Belief and Doubt and The Power of An Open Question: …

By Shelley Russell – “Take one yoga class, by the body, three times per week.” There is a growing number of parents, a quiet army who are saying no. No to children being overdiagnosed, overtreated and medicated. Families who are rejecting processed foods offered to the masses and deciding to …

By Bharat Kalra – When I talk about “my body,” I am declaring that I am separate from my body. When I say “my mind,” I am declaring that I am not my mind. But, if I am not my mind or body, then what am I? Long ago, human …

Interview by Janae Jean & Spencer Schluter – Our February mid-month podcast guest is Ian Simkins of the Beauty In The Common project. Ian currently serves as pastor at Community Christian Church in Naperville, Ill. He has spoken across the United States and around the world, toured the United States with …

By Heather Kellogg – Community = Attitudes + Interests + Goals It’s Wednesday, my alarm went off at 5:30 am. As I was getting ready for work, I laid down on my hardwood bedroom floor. “UGH, my back” I pulled myself back up and finished getting ready for my day. …

by Katarzyna (Kasia) Szumal – A few days ago I took my bike ride on my favorite Cal-Sag trail, and I could not believe my eyes when I saw so many leaves had fallen down from trees. Even though it is September, and the temperature is still in the 90s; …

By Shannon Chada Love & Light – Yoga for The Crown Chakra This month we rise to greet our Crown Chakra. Sahasrara is Sanskrit for “the lotus flower of 1000 petals,” and it is our connection to higher realms and The Divine. Located at the top of our head, the …