Winter Solstice Blessings! Winter is a time to nurture our body, mind, and spirit. Winter Solstice (Latin meaning: sol “sun”, sistere “to stand still”) represents the longest night of the year and is celebrated for the following renewal of sunlight. The Solstice celebrations (Winter & Summer) can provide a time for reflection, ritual, renewal, and …
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” ~ Dalai Lama First of all I would like to thank you, cherished reader, for your interest in my articles, for connecting with me, sharing your experiences and providing me with valuable feedback. One of you asked me to write about ways to start …
As we are heading closer to the American holiday “Thanksgiving”, I am dedicating the blogs leading up to it, to Gratitude. Practicing gratitude rewards us with fulfillment, happiness, and abundance. When we appreciate all our blessings, we attract more of those in to our lives. Today, I would like to to explore with you, where …
You may have noticed that a regular yoga practice blesses you with many benefits. The practice of yoga touches us on many levels and we carry what we learn and experience on our mats with us into our daily lives. Once I discovered the transformational powers of yoga I was hooked. This ancient practice has …
Halloween is just around the corner and many houses are decorated with carved pumpkins, ghosts, and spiders. But did you know that Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic festival “Samhain”? “Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half” of the year. Traditionally, …