Here is another article I wrote for the Valley Voice... enjoy!
I found a wonderful quote.
When I read it,
my heart swelled with love...
“Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that- it lights the whole world. “ –Hafiz
Everything we do can bring positive or negative energy back into our lives and into the lives of others.
Everyday we are faced with decisions that can make life better; for us and others. Simple acts such as holding a door open for someone to smiling when making eye contact can cause a chain reaction of bliss that will come back to you. Sending the positive action or energy into the world not only fills the world with love, but rights the wrongs of others and ourselves. The laws of karma are taught in different ways to all of us at some time. The hard part is doing good things while expecting nothing in return. This does not mean that the goodness does not return, it means that we do not tag the good act before we send it out.
To turn inwards, grab bliss and send it out into the world can be hard. A simple yoga pose to help us approach this action is Ardha Chandasana or Half Moon pose. Start in standing Mountain Pose and move into Triangle pose. From here, with one hand on the floor or a block, lift your top hand to the sky and then lift your top leg, opening your hip. While in this pose, your chest is open, your top arm and leg reach out. Send the energy and bliss through your arm and out the tips of your fingers into the world. This pose will open your heart and soul.
“Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that- it lights the whole world. “ –Hafiz
Everything we do can bring positive or negative energy back into our lives and into the lives of others.
Everyday we are faced with decisions that can make life better; for us and others. Simple acts such as holding a door open for someone to smiling when making eye contact can cause a chain reaction of bliss that will come back to you. Sending the positive action or energy into the world not only fills the world with love, but rights the wrongs of others and ourselves. The laws of karma are taught in different ways to all of us at some time. The hard part is doing good things while expecting nothing in return. This does not mean that the goodness does not return, it means that we do not tag the good act before we send it out.
To turn inwards, grab bliss and send it out into the world can be hard. A simple yoga pose to help us approach this action is Ardha Chandasana or Half Moon pose. Start in standing Mountain Pose and move into Triangle pose. From here, with one hand on the floor or a block, lift your top hand to the sky and then lift your top leg, opening your hip. While in this pose, your chest is open, your top arm and leg reach out. Send the energy and bliss through your arm and out the tips of your fingers into the world. This pose will open your heart and soul.
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